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Fundamental Motor Skills, Executive Function Skills, and Reading

Fundamental Motor Skills, Executive Function Skills, and Reading Learning and Individual Differences published research on the association between fundamental motor skills, executive function skills, and reading. The study included 145 socioeconomically disadvantaged kindergarteners of diverse ethnicity. Each participant was assessed with the following: The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function–Preschool Version to measure executive function skills, PE Metrics™ […]

January 24, 2018/by yourtherapysource

Executive Functions, Motor Abilities and Daily Functioning in Children

Executive Functions, Motor Abilities and Daily Functioning in Children The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention published research on the contribution of executive functions beyond motor ability to the participation in daily life activities of children. The participants included 22 children (5–6 years old) who received occupational therapy services and 22 typically developing peers […]

October 4, 2017/by yourtherapysource

coordination, executive function, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Link Between Visual Motor, Object Manipulation Skills, Executive Function and Social Behavior

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport published research on 92, three to five year old children to establish a link between early visual-motor integration skills and executive function and a link between early object manipulation skills and social behaviors in the classroom during the preschool years. Each participant was evaluated for visual-motor integration skills, object manipulation skills, […]

October 18, 2016/by yourtherapysource

ADHD, executive function, exercise, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Physical Exercise and Functional Outcomes in Children with ADHD

The Journal of Attention Disorders published a meta-analysis on the possible beneficial effects of exercise in alleviating ADHD functional outcomes in children. After searching various databases, 10 studies for a total of 300 participants on the effects of physical exercise on motor skills and executive functions in children with ADHD were included. The analysis revealed the […]

July 28, 2016/by yourtherapysource

executive function, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Q&A: Looking for Free Worksheets for Memory, Decision Making and Planning

I received this question from a reader and thought it would be beneficial to post a Q&A for everyone to read. Question: I am looking for free worksheets or handouts for memory, problem solving, decision making, and planning. Do you have any of these? Answer: Sure, we have some free worksheets about these topics. […]

July 12, 2016/by yourtherapysource

motor memory, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, executive function, motor learning

Why Do Children Need Opportunities to Use New Motor Skills They Learn?

During therapy sessions, we frequently break down activities into smaller parts or chunks to make it easier for children to learn new motor or life skills. As the child progresses with those individual parts of the skill, the child then practices the entire activity as a whole. Sometimes this is done in an isolated environment […]

June 28, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

executive function, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

5 Best Answers to a Child’s Questions to Encourage Executive Functioning Skills

Today’s post is by a guest blogger, Paige Hays, OTR. She is an occupational therapist who provides in-home, pediatric occupational therapy services in the south metro area of the Twin Cities, MN through Paige Hays, Therapy Services, LLC. She is a mother of 2 girls, avid DIYer, and a highly skilled and experienced OT. She specializes in […]

March 23, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

ADHD, executive function, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, physical activity in children

Physical Activity, Affect and Executive Functioning in Boys with ADHD

The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on two studies to investigate the role of physical activity on the affect and executive functioning of children with symptoms of ADHD. One study explored the association between physical activity and affect in the daily lives of children with varying degrees of hyperactivity. The second study randomly assigned children […]

January 19, 2016/by Your Therapy Source

pediatric physical therapy, ADHD, executive function, pediatric occupational therapy

ADHD, Motor Activity and Executive Functions

Research in Developmental Disabilities published a study on the motor activity of boys (age 8–12 years) with (n = 19) and without (n = 18) ADHD during different executive function tasks. Motor activity was objectively measured during two working memory tasks, a choice reaction time task (less demand on executive functions) and a reaction time […]

October 8, 2015/by Your Therapy Source

executive function, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, working memory

Proprioceptive Training Improves Working Memory

A pilot study published in Perceptual and Motor Skills examined whether regular classroom instruction, yoga or proprioceptive training improved working memory in individuals 18-59 years old. The experimental group participated in proprioceptive activities along with one other factor ie locomotion or navigation. Some of the tasks were climbing trees, walking on a balance beam, carrying […]

September 1, 2015/2 Comments/by Your Therapy Source

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