NILD Zimbabwe

Helping those who learn differently

What is NILD Educational Therapy® ?

The goal of NILD Educational Therapy is to enable people with learning difficulties to learn effectively and independently. The techniques used and the gains made by students have been backed up by solid research.

At NILD Zimbabwe, we aim to provide specialist professional training to teachers and therapists in order to help “students that learn differently”. We offer specialist courses and workshops to teachers working in schools and privately. NILD Zimbabwe have been training teachers since 2012.

“NILD is endorsed and accredited by leading experts and organisations in the field of education, and our methods are praised by parents, students and teachers who have seen lasting results. “

How NILD differs
from tutoring

Empower students to learn independently with NILD Educational Therapy

Nild Educational Therapy

Can Students with Learning Difficulties Thrive?

We believe that all students can learn and that the brain is open to modification at all stages of development (neuroplasticity or brain plasticity). We provide direct and focused educational treatment for cognitive systems that need stimulation to reach their full potential.

NILD therapy aims at building confidence and competence in the students, so that they can learn independently and regain lost self-esteem.

Parent Testimonials

We highly recommend NILD therapy and are very grateful to Lorna McCosh for her commitment to assisting children with learning disabilities and to the NILD progamme.”

Bridget

I can honestly say that lessons learnt from NILD are for life. She has really appreciated the concept and uses it every day. At the school prize giving, 2 years after our graduation from NILD, she was awarded the ‘English’ prize, even though she is dyslexic. Much gratitude to NILD and those teaching it. Needless to say I have recommended it to many people and would do so in a heartbeat.”

Michelle

My son has been attending extra lessons/remedial sessions since he was in Grade 2 and has struggled academically through his school career. He has continually found it difficult to understand what he is reading and to comprehend the questions asked. In the 3rd term of Form 3 he began his NILD programme. His reading age has since improved by 8 years after 6 terms of NILD. He is so happy to be able to read and understand. His English teacher cannot believe his progress in terms of reading, writing and understanding topics. I highly recommend NILD to any dyslexic child. My son has had huge encouragement and support by his amazing NILD tutor, Lorna McCosh.

Mrs S

“I honestly think it is the most incredible and rewarding programme, for both the student and the therapist.

Every session gives me a sense of accomplishment and I feel like I am making a real difference to the lives of my students. I hope that you will consider doing the course. It really has been life changing for me and I can’t recommend it highly enough.”

Nicola Savo – Head of Learning Support – Hellenic Primary School

Consultation

What is an Educational Therapist?

WHY BECOME AN NILD EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST?

Our therapists are trained through rigorous, graduate-level courses. They are mentored, participate in professional development, and complete a certification process. They are skilled professionals involved in an intervention with a long history of success!

Training educators – Developing minds – Changing lives.

NILD ZIMBABWE

BECOME A PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED NILD EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST

Our therapists are trained through rigorous, graduate-level courses. They are mentored, participate in professional development, and complete a certification process. They are skilled professionals involved in an intervention with a long history of success!

Student Reviews

“When I found out about NILD and knew it could help me I thought I’d give it a try, and little did I know it would change my life and actually make me want to succeed at school. I highly recommend NILD for changing my life and helping me so much and thank you Lorna”.

Ben

“I have been doing NILD for almost one year and I have improved so much! At first I hated NILD and now I like it as it is fun and helps me a lot. I never used to read for fun because I could not, but now I do every night and I have finished two books in one week. NILD is great!”

Neha

“NILD is a very helpful and enjoyable way to help people with learning disabilities like dyslexia, and for me NILD has helped me get better at spelling and reading which I used to be horrible at! I have done NILD for two and a half years and I have found it fun and I have seen my spelling, reading, writing and math improve over this time. NILD is a great thing for people with learning disabilities, in my opinion, to help them improve.”

Daniel

NILD Partnership Schools

NILD is represented in many of our private schools – look for the NILD partnership plaque in schools working in partnership with NILD

 “helping those who learn differently”.

Management

SEARCH & TEACH®

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" -Benjamin Franklin

SEARCH & TEACH® is a 30 minute screening instrument for children from nursery school, Grades One and Two (60-80 months). SEARCH & TEACH’s strength as an early intervention programme lies in identifying children with perceptual immaturities. Those skills have been found to be a prerequisite for academic learning.

Children who are lagging behind in this area will struggle to become proficient readers.

“The strength of SEARCH & TEACH® is in early intervention. This twofold approach offers educators an effective tool for catching learning disorders at the beginning of a child’s academic career, before the downward spiral of failure begins. With proper and timely identification and intervention, many children can be spared the lifelong consequences of learning disorders.”

Rosa A. Hagin, Ph.D
(Psychologist and developer of the SEARCH & TEACH® programme)
NILD Zimbabwe introduced SEARCH & TEACH® to Zimbabwean nursery and primary schools in 2011. SEARCH & TEACH® is offered by a number of schools and nursery schools in Zimbabwe, who work in partnership with NILD to help young children with perceptual weaknesses.

How NILD Techniques Rewire the Brain.

A sneak peek into NILD educational therapy techniques

5 videos showing our innovative techniques in action.