1. Who is a Learning Skills Educator?

A Learning Skills Educator, certified from Academy of Life Skills, imparts remedial instruction to children with Specific Learning Difficulties. Learning Skills Educators plan and implement individualised instruction based on the very successful remedial method “Open Sesame Learning Magic”.
By being a Learning Skills Educator you can transform the lives of children with Specific Learning Difficulties. By your help they can enhance their learning ability and they will become not only successful learners, but also confident individuals, responsible citizens, and above all effective contributors to mankind.

2. Who can become a Learning Skills Educator?

A graduate in any discipline with a Bachelors Degree, and a passion for helping children, can be a Learning Skills Educator, after successfully completing the three level Certificate Course conducted by Academy of Life Skills. The course is imparted in English. 

3. I am a postgraduate student in Psychology and I am excited to be a service entrepreneur. Will participating in the Learning Skills Educator Certification Programme help me to do some fruitful service to the society and at the same time earn for my livelihood?

Yes, of course. “You can earn, while they learn”. The children with specific learning difficulties can overcome their learning difficulties with appropriate remedy at the right time.
Learning Skills Educator Certification is a three level training programme for those who are looking for a complete package to acquire the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to help children with Learning Disability and entrepreneurial knowledge to build a profitable and successful learning centre.
After being a certified Learning Skills Educator from Academy of Life Skills, you can start your practice and transform your passion into profession enhancing your EARNING POTENTIAL.
People like you, who are cognizant of the need of more resource persons in this field, should come forward with a burning zeal.

4. Whether participating in Learning Skills Educator Training will empower me to help my dyslexic son?

Learning Skills Educator Training will help you to understand the various problems of Learning and Attention Disorders. It will help you to develop the skills necessary to assist your ward to develop basic academic skills (academic skills – reading skills, spelling skills, writing skills, handwriting skills, and arithmetic skills) and to learn school subjects in the way he can learn. You can be a continuous motivator as well as a constant advocate for him.

5. I am a school counsellor. I wish to enroll. Can I learn the remedial methods of Learning Disability?

Yes, of course. You can learn the very successful remedial method Open Sesame Learning Magic. You will be able to find out solution to the varying learning needs of your students. You can help them to overcome their difficulties in reading, writing and arithmetic skills. It will help you to manage the Learning Disability and ADHD. You will also learn a number of techniques to resolve emotional and behavioural problems of children.

6. I am a post graduate. I want to change my profession. I am interested in this field. Whether joining this course will give me an opportunity?

Do you like to be with children. Are you looking for a new career? Then working as a Learning Skills Educator could be perfect for you! Learning Skills Educator Certification Course is a three level training programme for those who are looking for a complete package to acquire the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to help children with Learning Difficulties and entrepreneurial knowledge to build a profitable and successful learning centre.
By being a certified Learning Skills Educator from Academy of Life Skills, you can start your practice and transform your passion into profession enhancing your EARNING POTENTIAL. Learning Skills Educator is a profession which gives us great satisfaction. We can enjoy the result of our work each moment - the progress of children in acquiring and using the learning skills. We can share the happiness of children.

7. I am a middle aged graduate/ post graduate home maker (house wife) with a lot of spare time. I wish to enroll. Can this course help me to develop a career?

Read Ans.6.

8. I am a postgraduate and I am working as a tuition teacher. I have seen a lot of children who are orally good but not getting good marks in exam because of their difficulty in reading and spelling. Whether this course will help me to guide these children to score up to their potentiality?

Refer Ans.4 & Ans.6.

9. I am a teacher and I want to know if this course is beneficial for me?

Yes, of course. Participating in Learning Skills Educator Training Course will help you to transform your students with learning difficulties.
One of the main reasons for scholastic backwardness among school children is the Specific Learning Disability. The children with Specific Learning Disability can perform well, if they get help to overcome their difficulties in reading, writing and arithmetic. Knowing Open Sesame Learning Magic empowers you with a powerful tool to enhance the learning ability of your children.

10. I am a primary school teacher. How will this course be helpful for me and my students?

Primary school teachers can identify the Learning Disorder at an earlier stage itself and prevent a huge problem by giving special remedial intervention. Earlier remediation based on Open Sesame Learning Magic will help the children with Specific Learning Difficulties to develop the basic academic skills at the right time and they can move forward through the school system with remarkable academic progress. Teachers like you are the makers of the future. ‘Earlier, the best’ and ‘the best method, at the earliest’ should be the policy regarding remedial intervention to Specific Learning Disability.

11. Is there any age limits to participate in the Learning Skills Educator Training?

No, there is no age limit. Anyone with graduation, who wants to learn about Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD) and the appropriate methods to help the people with SLD can participate in the Learning Skills Educator Training Programme.

12. How is the course conducted?

Training Programme would be conducted at various locations of different states of India. The course is a three level programme. The three levels are not separate courses, but constituents of a single course. The first level gives details about Learning Difficulties. The first two levels are the preparatory steps to learn the methods of remedy. In third level the participant will learn the assessment and methods of remedying the reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic and attention disorders. The participants will learn to do the remedy in reading, writing, and arithmetic using the “Open Sesame Learning Magic”. The certification offers substantial practical knowledge that will allow the educators to make a long lasting effect in the learning ability of the learners.

13. Will there be theory classes only? Are demonstration classes included?

The programme will be interactive. The programme delivery will contain presentation, video demonstration, practices and discussions. Learning Skills Educators receive a solid foundation for imparting remedial instruction. Open Sesame Learning Magic is a systematic remedial programme and the training enables the Learning Skills Educator to customise the programme according to the needs of each child. After the completion of the course the participants will be able to independently manage a child with learning problems. Academy of Life Skills offers ongoing support to Learning Skills Educators. ALS supports you to open Learning Centres. ALS is as close as the telephone, ready to answer your questions and support your needs.

14. What is Open Sesame Learning Magic? How does it work?

Open Sesame Learning Magic is a remedial instruction programme that helps children with Specific Learning Disorder to overcome their difficulties in reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, attention and memory. Learning Skills Educator gives the instruction through one-on-one sessions. It is a systematic programme. By the end of the programme the child becomes a fluent reader and improves his spelling and writing skills. It also helps children to overcome difficulties in basic mathematics. Open Sesame Learning Magic works on the underlying causes of learning difficulties. It helps the learner to enhance his/her processing abilities. The techniques used in Open Sesame Learning Magic helps the learner to develop cognitive strategies to overcome the perceptual difficulties. It is a structured programme. It is flexible enough to customise according to the needs of each learner.