Helping children to succeed using The INPP Method - February 26, 2008

INPP specialises in identifying physical factors which can underlie the learning problems which are often a feature of Dyslexia, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD or Dyspraxia) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and which show up as under-achievement.

The INPP Method does not seek to replace conventional assessements carried out by Educational Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Therapists or specialist teaching methods used to support individuals with specific learning difficulties. However, The INPP Method does provide a system of identifying underlying physical factors that contribute to under-achievement and devises physical programmes to correct the problems.

The INPP Method can be accessed in two ways:
1. Parents bring their child to INPP for an initial consultation, full assessment and exercise programme. The exercises need to be carried out for 5 - 10 minutes a day a for period of about 12 months. Progress is monitored at return visits every 2 months, and the programme adjusted accordingly. Exercises are individually tailored to the results of the assessment. For information on the clinical programme for children or adults see www.inpp.org.uk/individual assessment.

2. The INPP Schools Programme
This is a more general programme using physical exercises with a whole class of children on a daily basis in schools, under the supervision of a teacher who has attended an INPP approved training day in its use. Teachers are instructed how to carry out a short battery of tests to assess balance and coordination at the beginning and end of the programme and to compare these results with educational baseline assessment. This programme has been the subject of a number of independent published studies in schools. See www.inpp.org./research.

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2008-2009 Post Graduate Course in INPP Theory, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuro-Developmental Disorders -

Applications for training courses in The INPP Method for 2008-2009 are now being received.
If you would like to apply for this training course please note the closing date for applications is 30th July 2008.
Information on our training can be viewed on www.inpp.org.uk/training, or email us for detailed syllabus at mail@inpp.org.uk.
If you would like to apply for this course, please complete the registration form at the end of the syllabus document and return to mail@inpp.org.uk with a full curriculum vitae

This course commences on 27th October 2008.
For students attending from the UK and Europe the course dates are:
Module 1 27th - 31st October 2008
Module 2 19th - 23rd January 2009
Module 3 20th - 24th April 2009
Module 4 22nd - 24th June 2009

For students attending the condensed course from long haul overseas the dates are:
Modules 1 - 3 27th October -14th November 008 (Monday to Friday only)
Module 4 - 22nd - 24th June 2009

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Training days in the use of The INPP Programme for Schools 2008 -

Dates for I day courses in the use of The INPP Programme for Schools 2008:

23rd May 2008
20th June 2008
12th September 2008
17th October 2008

Course fee £110 plus VAT

Please note this course can also be delivered as in-service training to groups of schools by prior arrangement. For details of fees for in-service training contact INPP:01244 311414.mail@inpp.org.uk

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Does the DDAT programme provide a cure for dyslexia? - February 5, 2008

INPP is frequently asked, what are the differences between The INPP Method and The Dore (DDAT) Programme?

Information about the background to a number of programmes aimed at improving balance and coordination can be found at www.inpp.org.uk/publications. “Cerebellar theory should not be discounted in response to aggressive marketing strategy”. Research based on the use of The INPP Programme in Schools can be found at www.inpp.org.uk/research.Child Care in Practice. 2005. 11/4: 415-432.

The DDAT programme has been the subject of research recently published in Dyslexia Review. Autumn 2007.19/1: 3- 12 and Rack JP, Snowling MJ, Hulme C, Gibbs S, 2007. “No evidence that an exercise-based treament programme (DDAT) has specific benefits for children with reading diffculties”. Dyslexia: An International Journal of Research and Practice. 12/2:97-104.

INPP stresses that it does not claim that The INPP Method “cures” Dyslexia. The INPP Method aims to identify children for whom neuro-developmental factors are significant underlying factors in their presenting symptoms and to devise physical programmes of remediation aimed at the developmental problems of the individual. Neuro-developmental immaturity is a feature of many specific learning difficulties (dyslexia, developmental coordination disorder and under-achievement) but is not necessarily present in all cases. Most specific learning difficulties are multi-factorial and progress can only be expected in cases where remedial intervention is aimed at the needs of the child. Dyslexia for example often also involves problems with phonological decoding which requires investigation, intervention and teaching as a specific entity. A neuro-developmental programme can offer a solution to one aspect of a number of specific learning difficulties and research has indicated improvements not only in measures of neuro-developmental status but also non-verbal cognitive performance and improved reading in poor readers who also had neuro-developmental delay. It does claim to be a “cure all”.

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