MTSS and Sensory Processing Challenges: How Can We Help?

Children with sensory processing challenges often struggle to focus, regulate emotions, or engage in classroom activities, impacting their academic success and social interactions. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is a framework that helps address these challenges by providing tiered levels of intervention tailored to each student’s needs. By combining sensory, regulation, and relational strategies, MTSS […]

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Child Development – Drawing Stages

Drawing is more than just a fun activity for children—it’s a gateway to their cognitive, emotional, and physical development. From the first scribbles to detailed artistic representations, children’s drawings reveal their growing understanding of the world, fine motor control, and creativity. For occupational therapists, special educators, and parents, understanding child development drawing stages provides valuable […]

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Motor Skills and Academic Achievement: A Winning Combination for Learning

Motor skills are more than just physical abilities—they’re essential tools that play a foundational role in academic achievement for children and adolescents. A recent systematic review highlights the strong connections between motor skills and academic achievement, providing valuable insights for occupational therapists, physical therapists, teachers, and parents. Gross and Fine Motor Skills: A Foundation for […]

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Why Handwriting Still Matters in a Digital World

As classrooms increasingly shift toward digital tools, one to one computers, and voice to text, the role of traditional handwriting has come into question. Typing on keyboards or touchscreens is faster and more efficient for many tasks, but emerging research shows that handwriting offers significant benefits for the brain. Understanding these benefits is essential for […]

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Free Gingerbread Men Finish the Picture

The Gingerbread Visual Motor Printable is a perfect activity to help children practice essential fine motor and visual perceptual skills while enjoying a festive theme. This one-page worksheet, available for free download at the bottom of this post, challenges kids to complete gingerbread drawings by adding missing details. It’s also part of a larger packet […]

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Vision and Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor disability that impacts one side of the body. For children with this condition, challenges often extend beyond motor skills, affecting their visual and perceptual functions. Understanding these visual difficulties is crucial for healthcare providers, educators, and parents working with these children. Learn more about vision and unilateral cerebral […]

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Home-Based Interventions to Build Social-Emotional Skills and Manage Challenging Behavior in Young Children

Young children with developmental delays or disabilities often struggle with social-emotional skills and managing challenging behaviors, such as aggression, tantrums, and self-injury. Research shows these difficulties, if untreated, can lead to poor long-term outcomes, including lower academic performance, social exclusion, and increased caregiver stress. However, home-based interventions to build social-emotional skills, which involve training caregivers […]

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Free Christmas Headband Printable

This Free Christmas Headband Printable is the perfect activity to spread some holiday spirit! Kids can enjoy coloring, cutting, and assembling their very own Christmas-themed headbands featuring Santa Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees, and more. This simple Christmas craft is a great free resource to keep young kids entertained while fostering creativity and fine motor skills. These printable […]

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