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Conductive Education program includes a structured and
consistent Daily Routine which allows individuals to become
comfortable and learn faster. A CE Daily Routine includes
all aspects of an individual’s life, and is set up toward
the achievement of group and individual goals. A CE Daily
Routine generally includes programs focusing on the
development of gross and fine motor skills, balance,
coordination, and self-care skills (toilet training,
self-feeding, hand-washing), all while working toward
cognitive, social, emotional, and speech/language
development.
The programs are run with small groups of individuals held together by a conductor. The conductor,
who has been trained for 4+ years in areas of psychology,
sciences, special education methodology and conductive
pedagogy, is responsible
for the structure, rhythm and tempo of each session. The
mode of teaching is verbal, with the conductor verbalizing
instructions for each activity as it is being done. The
group
members are encouraged to join in with the verbalizing, which
may be in the form of counting or saying a word which
emphasizes the action (e.g. 'I bend my right leg. I bend it.
I bend it.').
Activities vary from simple to more difficult, with an
emphasis on the accomplishment of a task. The sessions are
goal oriented, although the means to accomplishment may
differ with each individual. Each activity is directed
towards a specific function which is commonly difficult for the
individual.
The conductor is responsible for keeping the tempo of the
session as well as being motivating and encouraging. 'Rhythmical
intention' is used to maintain motivation and helps people
initiate the movement and continue to move through the
task smoothly. Practice is viewed not as a mechanistic
repetition of meaningless motor acts but as a conscious
process of learning optimal motor solutions to particular
problems.
     
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