Early motor skills may affect language development Hayley Leonard, Goldsmiths, University of London and Elisabeth L Hill, Goldsmiths, University of London Learning to sit up, crawl and walk are all major milestones in a child’s early development – and parents often record these actions in baby diaries, photographs and videos. Developing motor skills allows the […]
The Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology compared muscle activity patterns using an electronic tablet when performing a tracing task and copying figures in sitting on a horizontal plane and when standing in front of a wall on a vertical plane in 35, five to six year old children. The results showed the following: 1. different […]
Clinical Rehabilitation published research on 30 children with spastic hemiplegia cerebral palsy to determine the the effect of additional backward walking training on postural control. The intervention consisted of random assignment into two equal groups where both groups received a traditional physical therapy program for 12 weeks and the experimental group also received backward walking training which […]
Did you know that research indicates that students who drew or doodled while learning had improved memory recall over students who did not? If you need to practice drawing skills, visual perceptual skills, visual motor skills and handwriting practice give some of these activities a try. You can download the sample pages here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/doodlediariesfree.html Reference: Drawing to Learn in Science, Science […]
Download this free summer sunglasses activity to create a cute craft while practicing handwriting and scissor skills. There are step by step directions as well. You can download the craftivity here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freesunglasses.html [subscribe2]
Recent research studied survey responses, interviews and basic self care assessments of basic daily tasks, such as bathing, brushing their teeth, cleaning and preparing meals, of 81 adults with moderate to severe autism. The results indicated the following: 1. only 45% were employed. 2. after taking into account symptom severity and communication ability, having good self-care […]
Here is a free sample page to challenge visual discrimination and visual motor skills from Summer Visual Perceptual Puzzles. Download it here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/vpsummerfreebie.html
The Journal of Physical Therapy Science published research on the effects of a visual perceptual intervention on visual-motor integration and activities of daily living performance of 56 children with cerebral palsy. Each child with cerebral palsy participated in a visual perceptual intervention for 8 weeks, 3 times a week, for 30 minutes per session. The […]
Grab a tissue and watch this heart warming video about how a special dog helped a 6 year old boy during his therapy sessions. [subscribe2]
More and more research indicates that children with strong self regulation skills in preschool and kindergarten do significantly better on math, reading and vocabulary skills. In addition, children who lack self regulation exhibit excessive weight gain. Below are 3 group games to help children develop self regulation skills. These activities work great for indoor recess […]