Resource Centre Via Nova

Via Nova School is a Resource Centre. Email for enquires. [email protected]

Welcome to the Via Nova Schools’ Resource Centre

At Via Nova School, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where every learner can thrive. Our Resource Centre offers a range of comprehensive services designed to support students, parents, and educators in addressing and overcoming learning barriers. Here’s an overview of the valuable offerings available:

❤️Services for Learners❤

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Parental Guidance: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
We provide support and resources for parents, helping them navigate challenges and enhance their child’s learning experience. Speech- and Occupational Therapy Assessments: 👩🏻‍🏫
Our qualified professionals conduct assessments to identify speech and occupational barriers, establishing tailored interventions to assist learners in developing essential skills. IQ & Vinelands Assessments: 🧠
We offer IQ assessments to help understand a child's cognitive abilities, providing insights that inform personalized educational strategies. Hearing Screenings: 🦻🏻
Regular hearing screenings are conducted to ensure that auditory challenges do not impede learning, with referrals made to specialists as needed. School Readiness Assessments: 🏫
We evaluate readiness for school, helping to identify areas where additional support may be needed to promote a successful transition into the educational environment. Scholastic Assessments: 🧑🏻👧🏻
These assessments help to monitor academic progress and identify specific learning difficulties, ensuring that support is aligned with each learner’s needs. Home Programs: 🏡
We develop individualized home programs to assist learners with learning barriers, facilitating progress outside of the classroom. Our Toy Library is an invaluable resource, featuring toys designed to promote perceptual and sensory development. Professional Development for Staff👨🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫

The Resource Centre also serves as a vital training hub for educators, equipping them with essential skills to identify and address barriers to learning effectively. Our training focuses on:

• Early Identification of Barriers to Learning: Empowering educators with techniques to recognize potential issues early on.

• SIAS Process (Screening, Identification, Assessment, and Support): Training staff in this integral process ensures that every learner receives the necessary support.

• DCAPS Curriculum: Professional development includes guidance on implementing the DCAPS curriculum to address diverse learning needs effectively. Commitment to Inclusive Education:-
At Via Nova Schools’ Resource Centre, our mission is to ensure that each student has access to the support they need to succeed academically and socially. We believe in a collaborative approach, engaging parents, educators, and specialists in creating a nurturing educational environment. For more information about our services or to schedule an assessment, please contact us on [email protected]

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of our learners!

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04/02/2026

We often call it bad behaviour.
What it really is, is stress.

When children are overwhelmed, upset, or overloaded, their brains are not choosing to be difficult. They are struggling to cope. Scolding, punishment, and demands in those moments do not teach skills. They add pressure to a system that is already overloaded.

Telling a child to calm down when they cannot, pushing for good behaviour during distress, or ignoring sensory overload often makes things worse. Not because adults do not care, but because we are taught that control equals support. It does not.

Children do better when they feel safe, not when they feel managed. They calm when demands drop. They learn when emotions settle. Regulation comes before reasoning, every time.

If we want better behaviour, we have to start with better support. That means asking what is behind the behaviour, not how to stop it. It means responding with care instead of control. And it means remembering that children are not giving us a hard time, they are having a hard time.

This shift changes everything for children, families, and professionals.

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Neat pincer skills are a fine motor skill used in daily tasks like picking up small objects, turning the page of a book, threading a needle, picking up lint from your shirt, etc.

When we work on these skills in OT sessions, we should emphasize precision, control, and finger isolation, not speed. Quality of movement is more important than quantity.

MORE information and activity ideas: https://www.theottoolbox.com/neat-pincer-grasp-activities