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Rhythmic Movement Training and Rhythmic Movement Courses

Rhythmic Movement Training and Courses

Rhythmic Movement Training and Courses What is Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT)?  It is a movement based, primitive (infant or neo-natal) reflex integration program that uses developmental movements, gentle isometric pressure and self-awareness to rebuild the foundations necessary to help overcome sensory, emotional and behavioral challenges for children and adults. (this post contains affiliate links) Who provides […]

Lacing Activities for Children

Lacing Activities for Children

Lacing Activities for Children Lacing activities help children develop fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, motor planning and visual perceptual skills.  In addition, lacing helps children practice the precursor skills for shoe tying and sewing.  You can start simple and have children practice lacing large beads progressing to smaller beads on a thread.  If you want […]

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How to Integrate Therapy Goals Into The Curriculum

Therapy Goals Curriculum

How to Integrate Therapy Goals Into The Curriculum Curriculum refers to the lessons and materials that students will interact with to reach educational goals.  Most elementary and high schools follow a specific curriculum for each subject.  In general, a curriculum includes goals, instructional methodology, materials and assessments to measure progress. Therapy goals can be established […]

Functional Power Training Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Functional Power Training Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Functional Power Training Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy Did you know that 60-70% of ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy are integrated into their community, schools and recreational activities?  These children strive to participate in the same activities as their typical developing friends and peers. It can be very difficult though due to decreased walking […]

Instruction Influences Handwriting Automaticity in Children

INstruction influences handwriting automaticity in children

Instruction Influences Handwriting Automaticity in Children Reading and Writing published research on handwriting automaticity of 177 Australian children in 23 classrooms at the end of kindergarten and the amount and type of writing instruction they experienced before entering first grade.  Individual child level data (e.g., handwriting automaticity and word-reading skills) were collected and teachers were […]

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Motor Learning in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Motor Learning in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Motor Learning in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy Disability and Rehabilitation published research to examine explicit and implicit learning in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.  The study compared the motor learning of children with left and right unilateral cerebral palsy and typically developing children while they shuffled disks toward a target using a prism-adaptation design.  Each […]