3 Evidence-Based Reasons Why Spending Time Outdoors Helps Children’s Vision Did you know that children aged 10 to 16 now spend only 12.6 minutes a day on vigorous outdoor activity compared with 10.4 waking hours being relatively sedentary? Or what about the fact that almost 50% of preschoolers do not experience even one parent-supervised outdoor play […]
Springtime Exercises – Let’s Egg-ercise! Spring has sprung so now it is time for all the kids to spring up and get moving more! These FREE Springtime exercises – Let’s Egg-ercise can be downloaded at the end of the post. Movement breaks throughout the day are so important to give children an outlet for physical […]
Gross Motor Skill Delays, Behavior and Quality of Life for Children with Autism Physical Therapy published research to determine the associations between gross motor skill delays, behavior and quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using a cross-sectional, retrospective analysis data was collected from 3253 children (2-6 years old) with ASD. The […]
Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment When it comes to the use of adaptive equipment, it is very important to have high standards for goal writing and data collection. Adaptive equipment spans across a huge range from gait trainers to pencil grips with everything in between. How many times have you seen adaptive equipment that […]
Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity Freebie Here is a cute, fun activity for Spring – Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity Freebie. Challenge children’s visual-spatial skills and visual motor skills. Download and print out the activity below. The object of the activity is for the child to copy the caterpillars onto […]
How to Help Children Improve Executive Functioning Executive functions are a popular “buzz word” right now and with good reason. In a nutshell, executive functions include the following skills: inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, reasoning, problem-solving and planning. These super-important skills can be improved with training which is good news since they are necessary […]
Idiopathic Toe Walking and ADHD Recent research examined the relationship between idiopathic toe walking and ADHD. Idiopathic toe walking was defined as a gait pattern with no contact between the heels and the ground in children older than 3 years. The study included 312 children diagnosed with ADHD, with a normal neurological examination, with no alterations in MRI […]
How to Help Students Transition Between Activities Transition means change. Many students can have difficulty moving from one activity to the next. In early childhood classrooms, transitions from playtime to clean up time can be challenging. For older students, moving from recess back to the classroom can be disruptive and hard to manage. Whatever the […]
Classrooms are busy places! A student’s visual focus and attention can dart around the room due to the many distractions. Other students, teachers, doors opening, windows, lights, bulletin boards, whiteboards, computer screens, the list goes on and on of what can disrupt students’ visual focus and attention. There are many different strategies to help students […]
How to Teach Organizational Skills to High School Students Do you work with older students who struggle with organizational and time management skills for large assignments or projects? Many students with ADHD can have a difficult time managing assignments, taking notes, and staying on task. These skills can be taught to help students be independent […]