About Us
Diksa was founded in the year 2000 to contribute to the field of specific learning disabilities using a three pronged approach.
1. Holistic development of the child as a complete individual
2.
Training and mentoring teachers in the field
3.
Equipping parents with the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary in parenting their children
Services
Diksa offers the following services to its three constituents:
1. One-to-one remediation in reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic.
This involves customized lesson plans and tutoring for each child for a minimum of two to three hours a week for a sustained period of at least two years.
Children undergoing this remediation have mild to moderate level of learning difficulties and come from main stream schools.
This is preceded by a parent interview and an assessment.
Diksa uses a five level framework to group the children according to their capabilities, irrespective of their age or class of study. This is meant to provide us a prognosis of the effort intensity and duration required for the child.
2. Pull-out programme for moderate to severe dyslexic children from main stream schools
Our pull out programme is for children in primary schools where the level of difficulty is severe.
This programme is normally run in collaboration with schools.
Children come to the centre during schools hours for remediation.
Diksa works constantly with the school and the parents to assess progress.
Normally children who make progress in the pull-out programme graduate to evening one-on-one remediation.
3. Teacher training programme
Sudha offers teacher training under the aegis of diksa as well as other special schools. The teacher training consists of twenty five sessions of theoretical inputs and is supported by practical training under supervision.
4. Assessment and screening services for diagnosis of dyslexia
Diksa offers informal assessment and screening tests for dyslexia. An assessment is a mandatory prerequisite to avail of special concessions for Board exams. An assessment is also an important aid in designing lesson plans for the child.
5. Parent workshops
Diksa offers workshops for parents to enhance their awareness about the field and also provide a platform for peer sharing of success stories. Workshops also focus on equipping parents with special skills in parenting.
6. Instrumental enrichment programme to enhance the learning propensity of children and young adults
Diksa offers a thinking skills workshop for children and young adults based on Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment (F.I.E) Program.
The workshop is meant to enhance the cognitive processing of the child and young adult and thereby upgrade his or her I.Q.
The methodology involves the use of the fourteen instruments of the Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment Program. These instruments are structured and sequential paper- pencil activities.
Our teaching methodology includes
- Structured phonics
- Graded comprehension activities
- Brain gym exercises
- Thinking and reasoning skills activities
- Language arts and vocabulary work
- Graded math activities
- Games and worksheets
- Teaching second language
- The Instrumental Enrichment program
Our referral network
- Occupational therapy
- Yoga & Relaxation
- Reiki
- Speech Therapy
- Homeopathy for ADHD
- Counseling
- Special schools for full-time intervention
Diksa currently supports 32 children covering the pull-out programme and the one-to-one remediation work.
Diksa has a dedicated team of ten teachers.
Diksa is a private not for profit trust.
Diksa
- Lalitha
- Sujatha
- Vanaja
- Malathy
- Sushma
- Padmaja
- Deepa
- Anuradha
- Sudha
- Ramya
Sudha founded diksa in the year 2000.
Sudha Ganesh is a post-graduate in child development and family relations. She completed her masters from Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed (S.I.E.T) College in 1990.
Sudha started her career with Alpha to Omega Learning Centre, a centre for children with learning difficulties, founded by Mrs. Lalitha Ramanujan who is a pioneer in the field.
Her early years at Alpha to Omega gave her rich experience and exposure to working with children with various types of disabilities in learning.
Sudha's professional training includes the following:
- Teacher Training at Alpha to Omega Learning Centre & Madras Dyslexia Association
- Diploma in Structural Cognitive Modifiability (I.E), ICELP Jerusalem
- Certificate from Three in One Concepts in Basic One Brain & Tools of the Trade
- Strategies Intervention model, Kansas University
- Montessori Method of teaching Math
In her career, Sudha has trained over 200 children and over 100 teachers and has seen with joy their growing up to take on careers that they enjoy and are in line with their true potential.
Sudha has conducted tutor training at full-time schools like Sankalp, S.I.E.T dyslexia centre and V-Excel.