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3 Evidence-Based Interventions to Help Students with Written Expression
Evidence-Based Interventions to Help Students with Written Expression Did you know that between 6.9% and 14.7% of students have specific writing disabilities, with and without reading problems? In addition, students who do not have a specific writing disability also struggle. A National Assessment of Educational Progress writing test indicated that 74% of eighth-grade students and 73% […]
Fine Motor Skills and Vocabulary Development
Fine Motor Skills and Vocabulary Development Recently, The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology published research examining the fine motor skills and vocabulary development in 90 preschool children. Two experiments were carried out assessing the response latencies to 45 lexical items along with fine motor skills, reasoning, and general receptive/expressive vocabulary. The 45 lexical items consisted […]
How Many Birds Can You Find Visual Perceptual Activity
How Many Birds Can You Find Visual Perceptual Activity Up for a visual perceptual challenge? This fun freebie is perfect for Valentine’s Day or any time of year if you are a cat lover. You can download the How Many Birds Can You Find Visual Perceptual Activity for free at the end of this post. Once […]
5 Easy Data Collection Ideas to Try Right Now
5 Easy Data Collection Ideas to Try Right Now We asked and you answered! Our current survey asked you “What are some of the biggest struggles you have with data collection as a pediatric therapist?” So many of you have responded NO TIME! Isn’t that the truth. School-based therapists’ schedules are jammed packed sometimes across […]
February Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs
February Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs The February Digital Magazine for Pediatric Occupational and Physical Therapists has been posted. When you sign up for our email newsletter you will get access to the FREE digital magazine. You can sign up below to receive articles on: SENSORY PROCESSING AND PRETEND PLAY GIRLS WITH AUTISM STRUGGLE […]
New Resource for OTs on Rhythmic Movement
New Resource for OTs on Rhythmic Movement Are you in search of evidence-based resource for OTs on Rhythmic Movement? Sonia Story, who offers the Sensory and Brain Foundations Courses has put together an AMAZING white paper entitled Evidence for OT Practice. (This post contains affiliate links). You can learn more and register for the Brain […]
I Can Go Up High Movement Song
I Can Go Up High Movement Song Are you in search of a quick movement activity that requires no equipment? Maybe the children that you work with need body awareness, motor planning, and coordination practice. You will want to download this freebie – I Can Go Up High Movement Song. This movement song challenges body […]
Fine Motor Skills and Reading
Fine Motor Skills and Reading Prior to kindergarten, fine motor skills are important for school readiness. Research indicates that fine motor skills play a role in cognition and language development. The Journal of Research in Reading recently investigated the relationship between fine motor skills and reading development in 144 kindergartners in Germany. Each child was […]
Rhythmic Auditory Cueing and Gait
Rhythmic Auditory Cueing and Gait Rhythmic auditory cueing provides a uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat or accent to offer an external cue for to influence motor execution. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment published a research review to analyze the effects of rhythmic auditory cueing on spatiotemporal and kinematic parameters of gait in people with cerebral palsy. After reviewing […]
Fundamental Motor Skills, Executive Function Skills, and Reading
Fundamental Motor Skills, Executive Function Skills, and Reading Learning and Individual Differences published research on the association between fundamental motor skills, executive function skills, and reading. The study included 145 socioeconomically disadvantaged kindergarteners of diverse ethnicity. Each participant was assessed with the following: The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function–Preschool Version to measure executive function skills, PE Metrics™ […]