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Academic and Personal Behaviors Necessary for Student Success
There are many academic and personal behaviors necessary for student success that teachers instill in their students. Doing well in school is not all about good grades. Students need foundational skills in order to be successful students. Some examples are persistence, engagement, work habits, organizational skills, communication, collaboration, and self-regulation. Persistence Persistence is one of […]
Does Working on a Vertical Surface Influence the Quality of Tracing or Copying?
As pediatric therapists, we often recommend that students work on vertical surfaces such as a wall, easel or slant board to encourage an increase in wrist extension, elbow and shoulder stability, and upright posture. By modifying the environment by moving tracing, copying, drawing, writing or play to vertical surfaces, you change the muscles that are […]
What Parents and Athletes NEED to Know to Prevent Youth Sports Injuries
If you have children who participate in sports, you know how high the injury rate is today. Many youth start sport specialization at a very young age training in one sport throughout the year. Parents and athletes NEED prevent youth sports injuries by being educated on the current best practices. Research on How to Prevent […]
Sticker Activity Sheet for Fine Motor Skill Development and Strengthening
This sticker activity sheet for fine motor skill development is super cute, hand-drawn and you can download and print it for FREE! Do you need a new activity to engage students to work on the muscles and fine motor skills needed for handwriting? This fine motor development sticker challenge is perfect. The object of the […]
Life with Down Syndrome – Functional Skills Continue to Improve
Recent research indicates that functional skills continue to improve throughout life with Down Syndrome. The American Journal of Medical Genetics published research examining the range of functional abilities found in people with Down syndrome in order to help parents and clinicians. Survey of Life with Down Syndrome A survey was conducted with 2658 parents from […]
January 2019 Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapy
The January 2019 Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapy has been published. And as usual, it is FREE! Table of Contents for the January 2019 Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapy GROWTH MINDSET AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HOW TO SELECT APPROPRIATE TOYS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN HOW TO IMPROVE EMOTIONAL SELF-REGULATION AMONG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND […]
How to Achieve Your Goals in 10 Steps
Do you struggle with goal setting or wonder how to achieve your goals? Whether you have set goals for yourself or your students have set goals, it is important to follow these 10 steps to achieve the goals. Many times we have high aspirations and lofty goals especially at the start of the school year […]
Gross Motor Skill Activities to Help Children Develop Play Skills
Fred Rogers once said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning, but for children, play is serious learning.” Children need to play to learn. In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, children are struggling to develop the foundational skills for play. In order for children to be successful with play, […]
Best Sellers of 2018
Another year is coming to a close. Each year at YourTherapySource, we like to recap the best sellers and the top blog posts. First of all, let me state that we are very grateful for our amazing customers. We are always receiving positive feedback about our products which makes our job here so fulfilling. Since […]
Top Read Blogposts of 2018
Each year we like to do a recap on the top read blogposts of 2018 that were published in 2018. How many have you checked out? #10 – Sensory Versus Behavior Checklist #9 – Free Fine Motor And Executive Functioning Skills Activities for Fall #8 – Dysgraphia – Types, Symptoms and How to Help #7 – […]