Educational Psychology Review published a research review on handwriting instruction. A meta-analysis was completed on experimental intervention studies with K-12 students to determine if teaching handwriting enhanced legibility and fluency and resulted in better writing performance. The results indicated the following: when compared to no instruction or non-handwriting instructional conditions, teaching handwriting resulted in statistically […]
Here is a penguin activity that includes scissor skills, sequencing, motor planning, visual motor skills and following directions! All on one piece of paper (translation: NO PREP activity). This penguin activity is from the Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw – Arctic Animals. Print out this activity and the child can cut, sequence, paste and […]
I always find it interesting to go back and see what were the top 10 Your Therapy Source blog posts from the previous year. So hopefully you will enjoy seeing what everyone else is reading. Here you go….the TOP 10 YOUR THERAPY SOURCE BLOG POSTS FROM 2016: 10. Five Gross Motor Activities for Small Spaces 9. […]
Ever notice how as pediatric occupational therapists and physical therapists, we observe children through a different lens than most? You may see and analyze a child’s actions very differently than the teacher in the room or the parent at home. This observational skill seems to improve vastly when you become a parent yourself and watch […]
The Journal of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published observational research on self regulation skills and developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The study included 15 children, with and without DCD and examined the differences in children’s use of self-regulatory and metacognitive skill during motor learning. The self regulatory behavior of the participants was observed using […]
Here is a FREE ultimate visual motor challenge with two difficulty levels. Can you copy the lines and shapes exactly onto the blank grid? The color version is slightly easier than the black and white version. The colors are easier to distinguish differences but you must match each color to the correct line and shape […]
Here is a free step by step tiger circle project (download link at bottom) from the digital packet, Step By Step Circle Animals. Just print this NO PREP activity and get started. This is from the Step By Step Circle Animal Projects digital download. It includes 12 projects to practice coloring, cutting and pasting […]
Young children and students continue to spend more and more time keyboarding for written expression. Whether it be at home before children are school aged or sitting long hours typing away throughout a child’s educational career or even as adults, the work station must be set up efficiently to allow for proper positioning while keyboarding. […]
Physical Therapy published a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of interventions for improving gait speed in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twenty four studies were divided into three categories of interventions: gait training (n=8), resistance training (n=9), and miscellaneous (n=7). The analysis indicated that: gait training was effective in increasing gait speed. resistance […]
