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Is Your Opinion Valued at IEP Meetings? Survey Results
Is Your Opinion Valued at IEP Meetings? Do you go to IEP meetings and leave feeling like your opinion was heard and valued? Or perhaps you leave feeling defeated and that no one listened to you. For the past two months, we asked the question is your opinion valued at IEP meetings? Two hundred fifty […]
Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy and Motor Planning
Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy and Motor Planning Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy and motor planning. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging was used on 9 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy pre and post 50 hours of HABIT training (hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy). Further evaluation of bimanual coordination and motor performance was completed […]
How to Facilitate Play Skills in Children with Autism
How to Facilitate Play Skills in Children with Autism Playtime helps all children develop communication, social, cognitive, and motor skills. For children with autism, difficulties with language, social skills, and motor skills may be present. In addition, pretend play skills can be delayed. Parents, teachers, and therapists need to learn how to facilitate play skills in children […]
Love this Life Inspirational Coloring Page Freebie
Love this Life Inspirational Coloring Page Freebie Do you enjoy coloring? I do find it relaxing and calming unless they are too intricate. For some, if you were to color just one page it would take hours and hours. This FREE Love this Life inspirational coloring page freebie is simple with a beautiful message and […]
Grip Strength of Children – What does the data say?
Grip Strength of Children Decreased grip strength is frequently present in children referred to occupational and physical therapy. How do you measure the grip strength of children during your evaluations or annual reassessments? Do you use clinical observation to determine if the child’s handgrip strength is poor, fair or normal? Perhaps you assess functional skills […]
Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course – Movement and Learning
Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course – Movement and Learning Did you know research has shown that 5-20 minute movement breaks can positively many aspects of learning? This sidewalk chalk obstacle course includes aerobic activity, balance skills, proprioceptive input, outdoor time and academic concepts! It is super easy to set up. How to Create the Sidewalk Chalk […]
DIY Summer Bucket List Handwriting Freebie
DIY Summer Bucket List Handwriting Freebie It is hard to believe that summer is finally here! Encourage children to enjoy all that summer has to offer and create a DIY summer bucket list. A bucket list should include all the activities, games, crafts, etc. that the child would like to complete this summer. There are […]
Key Components of Effective Interventions for Self-Regulation
Key Components of Effective Interventions for Self-Regulation Did you know that research indicates that self-regulation skills develop over time? Did you know that research also shows that self-regulation skills can improve with effective interventions? Research indicates that there are key components of effective interventions for self-regulation. Here are 4 questions regarding effective interventions for self-regulation: […]
Summer Visual Scanning Activity – How Fast Can You Find It?
Summer Visual Scanning Activity – How Fast Can You Find It? This Summer visual scanning activity is super fun to see how fast you can find all the different summer objects. This freebie challenges visual scanning, visual discrimination, and visual motor skills. How to Complete the Summer Visual Scanning Activity Start the time. Scan from left […]
Wii Training for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Wii Training for Children with Cerebral Palsy Are you familiar with the Nintendo Wii? The Wii is a commercially available interactive computer game consisting of fun activities that provide immediate feedback and progress the user to more advanced levels. The WiiFit also comes with a balance board to challenge postural control and balance while measuring success. Using […]