The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published research on a handwriting and writing program co-taught by teachers and occupational therapists for first-grade students. The study consisted of 4 classrooms (n = 80) receiving the Write Start co-teaching program, and four (n = 58) receiving regular handwriting and writing instruction. The co-teaching consisted of 2 teachers […]
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Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders published a study of 26 boys with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and 17 typically developing children and their ability to regulate the size and consistency of fundamental handwriting movements when using writing guides. Each participant wrote a series of four cursive letter l’s using 10 mm and 40 mm writing […]
The British Journal Of Occupational Therapy published research to determine what parents view as important, relevant, and understandable in occupational therapy assessment reports, and to explore evidence for best clinical report-writing practices in pediatrics. This study comprised of only 10 parents but in-depth interviews were carried out to determine parent perspectives on reports written for their children. […]
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on the relationship between segmental control of the trunk and the corresponding gross motor function in 92 children with cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification Levels I to V). Each participant was assessed with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI), and the […]
“Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements”. – Maria Montessori [subscribe2] Play – Move – Develop : 100 reproducible games and activity ideas to encourage motor skill development and learning in children. Great resource for fun, home exercise program activities. Find out more at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/playmove.html
Previous research has indicated differences in handwriting based on gender such as girls have often been shown to write faster and more legibly both in elementary school and in higher grades. Although some research on the underlying components of handwriting has been done to determine why these differences may exist, very little has been explored regarding […]
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published a systemic review to to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of exercise interventions that may improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy. Six databases were searched using the following keywords: (‘cerebral palsy’ OR ‘brain injury’); AND (‘posture’ OR ‘balance’ OR ‘postural balance’ ); AND (‘intervention’ OR ‘therapy’ OR […]
Instructional Science published research on the potential effect of an experimental visual–spatial intervention procedure and possible training benefits of two prompts: one group received training with verbal and visual prompts, a second group training with visual prompts only, while a third, control group did not receive any training. The results indicated the following: 1. the […]
As pediatric occupational and physical therapists we always need to remember that one of the most important, if not the MOST important, aspect of our job is to educate. We need to let students, teachers, school staff and parents know what we do and why we do it. Without buy in from all team members […]