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New Book on Idiopathic Toe Walking
Renowned Occupational Therapist, Ileana S. McCaigue, OTR/L and author of Typical Classroom Sensory-Based Problem Behaviors & Suggested Therapeutic Interventions and Autism Sleeps™, has written a new book entitled Taming Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Treatment Guide for Parents and Therapists. This new book provides a non-invasive, efficient and effective sensory treatment strategy for children and adolescents that display atypical toe […]
Balance and Coordination of Boys with Intellectual Disability
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly published research examining the balance and coordination of 123 boys (ages 8-18) with intellectual disability (ID) but without Down syndrome. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) was used to measure 6 items for balance, 5 items for upper limb coordination, and 6 items for bilateral coordination. The results indicated the […]
Influence of Time Pressure on Handwriting in Children with ASD
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders published research on the influence of time pressure on the handwriting of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of the current study was to determine the handwriting profile of children with ASD across both non-speeded and speeded conditions, with particular focus on spacing difficulties and handwriting errors. In […]
Are You Ready to Work Clip Chart Freebie
Are you ready to work? Are You Ready To Work Clip Chart helps students to identify their state of regulation and ability to learn using visual supports. Each color category represents different emotions or levels of alertness. The students can decide how they are feeling and clip the clothes pin to the correct color. The […]
Where is the Therapist Clip Charts
Check out these adorable, new Where is the Therapist clip charts to indicate where you are in the school building. Therapists are frequently traveling throughout the school from classroom to classroom or traveling from school to school. These signs will certainly come in handy for when school staff needs to ask a question or stop […]
Food Tactile Play and Food Preferences
As parents and teachers, how many times have you said to children, “stop playing with your food”? There is evidence based research indicating an association between food tactile play and food preferences in children. A recent experimental study examining preschool children and their parents, indicated that children in a sensory fruits and vegetable play condition […]
Prewriting Lines and Strokes Hot Air Balloon
Complete this picture of the hot air balloon while practicing prewriting lines and strokes. This is a free printable that you can download below to practice diagonal and curved lines. It is from the Prewriting Handwriting Activity Pages packet. After the child completes the picture, he/she can color or paint it. DOWNLOAD PREWRITING LINES AND […]
Results from Handwriting and Keyboarding Survey
The Handwriting and Keyboarding survey has ended with over 200 responses. The purpose of this survey was to get the opinions of pediatric therapists, parents and teachers on handwriting versus keyboarding. Here are the overall responses with comments at the bottom. Please don’t forget to answer the current survey when you are done reading this […]
Free St. Patrick’s Day Handwriting Pages
Need free, green, festive St. Patrick’s Day handwriting pages? Here are two sample pages from the St. Patrick’s Day Handwriting Packet. On page one, you can laminate and cut apart the words cards for a quick, handwriting warm up. Page two is a handwriting template with 1 inch lines and a green highlighted bottom line. […]
New Fine Motor Building Blocks: Plus-Plus
I found this fun, new fine motor building blocks, Plus-Plus, at the Toy Fair 2017 in NYC. Each building block is a small double plus sign that interlocks together. You can use your imagination and creativity to create endless possibilities. Children will have to use fine motor and visual motor skills to connect the blocks […]