Here is a sample of some pages from the Wax String Activity book. These activities encourage visual perceptual skills, eye hand coordination and kinesthetic learning. Head on over to YourTherapySource at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/waxsample.html [subscribe2]
Preventive Medicine published a systemic review on physically active (PA) lessons to increase physical activity during academic time. For a study to be included in the review is must have included the following criteria: 1. classroom lessons containing both PA and educational elements; 2. intervention studies featuring a control group or within-subjects baseline measurement period; […]
Researchers from Switzerland have created a robot to help children improve their handwriting. It really looks motivating and fun. The goal is for the child to act as the teacher to help the robot improve it’s handwriting but the end result is that the child improves his/her own handwriting as well. I have seen other […]
Pediatric Neurology published research on 47 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy for ophthalmic disorders and their association with neurological disorders. All children were recommended to have comprehensive ophthalmic exams. The following assessments were completed: Gross Motor Function Classification System, Gross Motor Function Measure the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II. The results indicated the following: 1. ametropia (abnormal […]
Longitudinal research was published evaluating the development of 20 children at risk for developing autism (older sibling diagnosed with autism). Each child was completed motor, face processing, IQ and diagnostic assessments at 9 months and 40 months of age and an additional follow up assessments at ages 5-7 years old. The results indicated the following: […]
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Here is a simple activity to set up that incorporates fine motor and visual motor skills. 1. Download the template for the activity at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freeeasyvisual.html 2. Ask the child to put stickers in each box. If you do not have stickers, the child can cut out different shapes. Glue the shapes in each box. 3. Ask […]
The Journal of Psychophysiology investigated the relationship between physical fitness and resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations in 28 children (23 boys and 5 girls) with ADHD. In addition, each child completed a battery of physical fitness assessments including flexibility, muscular endurance, power, and agility tests. The results indicated the following: 1. ADHD children with higher […]
What are rubrics? Rubrics are an excellent tool for school based therapists to utilize throughout the school year for ongoing assessment of a student’s skills. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a specific task. A skill is broken down into different components and a numerical value is given to each component. The […]
Recent research was published to investigate the physical status and feeding behavior among 23 children with autism, ages 5-16 years old (higher enrollment of males). A 3 day food record was collected using a parent questionnaire, the Brief Assessment of Mealtime Behavior Inventory, the Food Preference Inventory and nutrient intake. Physical status was evaluated using height, […]