Here is a cute freebie from Who Are You? – a new owl themed handwriting and drawing activity packet. Use it to track student’s progress throughout the year and create an adorable keepsake while you are at it. Download the sample page, Who Are You in September? here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/whoareyoufreebie.html and find out more about the complete […]
Here is a cute freebie from Back to School Visual Perceptual Puzzles, the newest download from Your Therapy Source Inc. Practice visual motor skills and copying skills on lunch boxes. You can download the freebie at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/vpschoolfreebie. [subscribe2] Back to School Visual Perceptual Puzzles – Download of 12 visual motor, visual spatial, visual closure and visual perceptual challenges […]
Here is the second is a new series of motivational posters. This one obviously focuses on many of the activities and skills that occupational therapists work on with children. You can get more information about the poster here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/posterOTcollage.html to purchase the high quality, full color 11″x17″ Occupational Therapy Collage poster for $5 plus $3 shipping. […]
Human Movement Science published research on wrist-joint position, finger muscle length, grip strength and prolonged handwriting. The study looked at two groups – control group of 22 young adults ages 18-24 (no pain while handwriting) and 18 young adults who do experience pain while handwriting. Each participant completed a writing task for 30 min […]
Journal of Attention Disorders published research on 49 children newly diagnosed with ADHD to determine how motor and attention skills influence handwriting performance. The children were evaluated for handwriting performance before and after 3 months of stimulant use. The results indicated the following: 1. handwriting legibility and speed improved significantly at follow-up evaluation after the […]
Here is a freebie to practice working memory skills. This freebie is one of the Level 1 exercises. Working Memory Exercises encourage: visual memory skills working memory skills handwriting practice executive function skills You can download the activity at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/workingmemoryfreebie.html You can find out more information about the Working Memory Exercises Level 1 and Level 2 […]
Human Movement Science published research demonstrating that deficits in the specific motor activity of handwriting are associated with developmental dyslexia. The subjects were evaluated for linguistic and writing performance and included children with developmental dyslexia, with and without handwriting problems (dysgraphia) and children with typical development. Using a digitized tablet, the quantitative kinematic variables of […]
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 […]
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]