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Just as we suspected…
Pediatric therapists are frequently quoted as saying young children’s motor skills are declining. Little ones enter school age with decreased fine motor and gross motor skills. We say “based on my experiences” or “in my clinical opinion” children’s motor skills are suffering. There is speculation that it is due to “bucket baby syndrome” – too […]
How to Help Students Develop Sensory Strategies that Work
For many students with sensory processing disorder, it is of utmost importance to determine how to help students develop sensory strategies that work to function more efficiently at school. Of course, there are some students who are not able to express their needs and observational skills and data collection are critical. Regardless, all students should […]
School-Related Fine Motor Skills – Understanding the Components
When you search the internet, scour social media and review your textbooks, there are thousands of fine motor activities available to improve children’s fine motor skills. It can become completely overwhelming just to decide what activity to choose to help a specific child. It is important to understand the components of school-related fine motor skills. Just […]
November 2018 Issue of the Your Therapy Source Digital Magazine for OTs and PTs
The November 2018 issues of the Your Therapy Source Digital Magazine for OTs and PTs has been posted. This 40-page FREE digital magazine includes recent research, tips, and activity ideas. Table of Contents: 3 BEHAVIORS LINKED TO HIGHER MENTAL ABILITY IN CHILDRENWEIGHTED LAP PAD USE AND ENGAGEMENT IN CLASS – SINGLE CASE STUDY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OF […]
10 Common Principles to Guide School-Based Practice
Inclusive education can provide wonderful opportunities for students with disabilities although research indicates that academic success and participation is limited. Recently, Child: Care, Health and Development published a review to look closely at the current evidence and determined 10 common principles to guide school-based practice and offer useful strategies for implementation of those principles in the school setting. […]
Thanksgiving Fine Motor FUN- Free Printable Mini Pack
Are you looking for some FREE Thanksgiving fine motor fun? This free printable mini pack includes 2 different Flip and Fill fine motor games with a Thanksgiving theme. You can download it at the bottom of the post for FREE! How to Play the Thanksgiving Fine Motor FUN Game Ways to Modify the Thanksgiving Fine […]
Sensory Versus Behavior Checklist
If you are a school-based Occupational Therapist, teacher, or a parent of a child with sensory processing difficulties, then you often ponder the question when a child “misbehaves” was it due to sensory concerns or behavior. This FREE sensory versus behavior checklist can act as a guide when you observe a child’s behavior (download at […]
If Handwriting is Becoming Obsolete Why Do We Care?
“Computer technology is going to replace handwriting”, we hear it all the time. Yet our children in school have to write and when they do they are often frustrated and resistive. If handwriting is becoming obsolete why do we care? We need to stop and ask, “why the frustration”? “what is stopping him/her from being […]
Printable Yoga Worksheet for Kids – FREE
Are your students up for a physical and visual challenge? If yes, this printable yoga worksheet for kids is perfect and it is FREE! The Move and Match printable yoga worksheet for kids instructs them to move their body like each yoga pose and then draw a line matching the yoga pose to the correct […]
School-Based Physical Therapy Services in the United States
Recently, Physical Therapy published research on school-based physical therapy services in the United States. A prospective observational cohort study was completed to determine the school-based services that students received and what activities and interventions physical therapists implemented. In addition, the researchers explored if services differed based on the student’s functional gross motor ability and age. Methodology […]