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Dino Island training program for attention and executive function<\/p>\n
Our highest priority is to improve the well-being and success of children with special needs and their families. We proceed with care and compassion and strive to create a positive impact for all of those that are impacted by neurodevelopmental concerns or are in their circle of care.<\/p>\n
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Dino Island (DI) is a cognitive intervention designed to improve attention and EF abilities in children, which combines the appeal of tablet-based gaming with the effectiveness of an in-person, interventionist-child structure. Dino Island represents the latest iteration in a long-line of validated cognitive interventions based on neuroscientific approaches to rehabilitation\/habilitation of cognitive abilities.<\/p>\n
The previous iteration of Dino Island (Carribean Quest) when delivered in schools by support workers, led to gains in children in attention and executive functions, which were seen in their daily lives in the areas of self-regulation, self-monitoring, metacognitive awareness, and academic fluency.<\/p>\n
DI was developed with the specific goals of being effective, affordable, and accessible to for all children and families. The unique self-adjusting design enables the program to automatically stay at the appropriate difficulty level for each specific child, while the platform\u2019s game format fosters ongoing child engagement.<\/p>\n
A companion website provides \u2018interventionist\u2019 training that is tailored to non- professionals (e.g., parents, teachers, support workers) by introducing evidence-based strategies for teaching problem-solving techniques (i.e., \u2018metacognitive strategies\u2019) to children, which helps generalize the target skills to other areas of the child\u2019s life (e.g., classroom, home, peer interactions). This training program provides new knowledge and skills in the interventionist to support children with NDDs. It also builds capacity within community systems by reducing the need for specialized health and education professionals.<\/p>\n
DI is designed with the goal of permitting remote and\/or resource-limited communities to address needs that might otherwise go unmet, thus reducing burdens upon individuals, families, and broader systems. Dino Island is currently undergoing clinical validation research with a range of different children and families across Canada. Because Dino Island mainly targets the areas of attention and EF, each of these areas is briefly described below. Through this intervention, these key areas are improved as children learn and practice new skills, taking advantage of the brain\u2019s ability to change and improve over time, a concept known as \u2018neuroplasticity.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/youtu.be\/ELpfYCZa87g<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Research” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Why are attention and executive functions important?<\/b><\/p>\n Attention and Executive Functions (EF) are important for self-control, self-regulation, flexibility, perseverance, school\/work success, making\/keeping friends, and mental\/psychological health. Attention and EF problems are common in children for a variety of reasons, and failure to address these concerns may lead to long term difficulties with learning, health, and quality of life. While a number of cognitive training programs have sought to address these needs, those currently available have been shown to be ineffective, expensive, and\/or inaccessible to those in remote communities or without access to specialized professionals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Executive Function<\/b><\/p>\n