Develop Learning(ppt)
                     Develop Learning
SET YOUR 
CHILD FREE
FROM 
LEARNING 
DIFFICULTIE
S
ABOUT (Our 
Story)
Welcome to The Developmental Learning Centre.
My name is Rosemary Murphy and alongside being a mother, wife and teacher, I am the 
founder of the Developmental Learning Centre. I began my career path at the tender 
age of 4 when I entered a small primary school as their youngest pupil. From the first 
day I loved school so much that I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up!
I trained as a teacher at Waikato University and began my first job in 1970 teaching a 
delightful class of 7 year olds in the Far North. As the years passed by I moved out of 
classroom teaching and specialised in the remediation of children with learning 
difficulties. However, not content with the ‘What’ of learning difficulties, I found myself 
asking more and more the ‘Why’ question. This led me to a three year course of study 
with The Institute for Learning Difficulties, gaining my Grad. Dip. in Educational Studies 
(Learning Difficulties) in 2003.
I started working with Developmental Movement Therapy and Auditory Retraining 
Therapy from a small spare room of a school in 2000. Before long, I was receiving 
referrals from other schools and my waiting list became so long, I needed to find 
another practitioner and a new space. A brainstorming, mind-mapping session resulted 
in my vision: A child friendly, dedicated centre for children with learning difficulties 
where they could receive the help they needed.
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What is Autism?
Autism (or Autistic Spectrum Disorder) covers a range of developmental 
disorders characterized by widespread abnormalities of social interactions 
and communication, severely restricted interests and highly repetitive 
behavior. This includes individuals who are non- communicative or mute at 
one end of the spectrum and those who are gifted or with genius IQ with mild 
autism at the other. 
How Do I Know If My  Child Has Autism?
An Autistic child will demonstrate some of the following 
characteristics. It is important to note that many of the symptoms 
below are shared with other categories of learning difficulties and 
may indicate common, underlying developmental or auditory 
processing delays. Why not take our FREE online test to understand 
if your child is displaying common symptoms of learning or 
behavioral difficulties and to understand if your child would benefit 
from our natural and holistic therapies.
Dyslexi
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What Is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a significant, persistent difficulty with reading, spelling and writing skills in a child, 
adolescent or adult of normal intelligence. At the Developmental Learning Centre we believe 
that although dyslexia is not an illness, it does have underlying causes. These are obstructions 
or immaturities in the pathways in the brain needed for the development of literacy skills. 
Through our natural and holistic therapies, including Developmental Movement Therapy and 
Auditory Retraining Therapy, we are able to address the underlying causes and set your child 
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A child or adolescent who has normal vision and hearing and appears to be a bright, 
inquisitive learner, but is not developing literacy skills at the expected rate for their age 
and intelligence, will most likely be suffering from some form of dyslexia.
Most likely your child will also have a number of other symptoms besides the obvious 
reading, writing or spelling difficulties. We have developed a checklist of common 
symptoms which you can  take in the form of a quick online test. This will be the first step 
towards accessing help for your child. It will indicate whether they would benefit from a 
full assessment with one of our expert therapists to discover the underlying causes of 
your child’s difficulties.
Dyspraxi
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What Is Dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia is a neurological based disorder. It is the condition in which the 
motor planning system in the brain and body does not function well from 
birth. This means that at some point in the process of planning, carrying out 
that plan and storing that plan for future use, the neurological pathways 
needed for these tasks are not connecting properly.
How Do I Know If My Child Has Dyspraxia?
The effects of Dyspraxia range from very mild to more severe with 
symptoms such as difficulty coordinating movements and an 
inconsistent ability to do motor tasks. The most severe cases are 
usually picked up in early childhood by paediatricians because of 
delays in milestones. Milder cases are picked up by parents or early 
childhood teachers, and the very mild may not be noticed until later 
on in primary school where tasks become more complex and 
demanding.
Contact 
Us
Address:
1412 Cameron 
Road, Greerton, 
Tauranga 3142, 
New Zealand.
Phone:
0800 543 399
Email:
[email protected]
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