Zaner-Bloser has proposed Written Language Production Standards for Handwriting and Keyboarding. These standards offer developmentally appropriate, research–based indicators to integrate handwriting and keyboarding into the curriculum. From the Zaner-Bloser website it states that the standards are: “research-based and includes basic letter formation and keyboarding indicators included in the Common Core State Standards for English […]
The development in children of fundamental motor skills such as ball handling and locomotor skills need to be learned, practiced and practiced some more. A recent research review in Child: Care, Health and Development aimed to determine the effectiveness of motor skill interventions in children. The results indicated the following: 1. A significant positive effect […]
Since occupational therapist’s may teach tooth brushing for self care here are two recent research studies of interest that were published: 1. The results from a study of 176 individuals (76 had spastic cerebral palsy and 89 had no neurological impairment) indicated that intellectual disability can be considered a contributing factor for the development of dental […]
If you can not view the May 2012 issue below visit www.YourTherapySource.com/magazine to download it as a pdf. Open publication – Free publishing – More autism
There is an OT, Kristin Roll, from Minnesota who is collecting information on a child’s ability to complete self-care and home/community related skills in order to create a standardized test. She hopes that this test will assist families in getting occupational therapy services covered for their children. She is self funding this study. Here is […]
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology have made a free virtual issue entitled “Evaluating Interventions in Cerebral Palsy”. The editors selected relevant and contemporary papers on interventions for cerebral palsy. There is free access to full text articles on many topics including internet based physical activity interventions, constraint therapy, supported treadmill training, context therapy, bracing, taping […]
How cute are these little monsters? Practice some fine motor skills and hand strengthening making these cuties. All you need is creativity, imagination and some clay/theraputty, googly eyes and cut up pipe cleaners. If you need more activities for clay check out these ebooks: Creative Clay Activities and Clay Play Mats. Like the monster theme? […]
CVS Community Care Grants are once again available this year for children with disabilities. They support grants for children under 21 with disabilities. The focus should be on at least one of the following: (1) health and rehabilitation services and (2) enabling and encouraging physical movement and play. There are also separate grants for underinsured […]
There was a new app released this week for the iPad titled Chalk Walk ($3.99). It states that it helps children develop the pincer grasp. After testing out this app, it does encourage the use of a pincer grasp in children. It goes through various levels of visual motor patterns for a child to follow. […]
Recent research indicates that when children are given choices of what toys to play with physical activity time increases especially in girls. One aspect of the study gave children one active toy to play with which resulted in boys increasing active play time by 1.3 times more than girls. Another part of the study gave […]