Animal Detectives Activity – Freebie
Print this free activity to encourage visual perceptual skills, proprioceptive input and physical activity. You can download it at YourTherapySource.com.
Archive for month: July, 2012
Daily Reports Improve Productivity
A recent study indicated that providing students with daily report cards on their progress was beneficial. Sixty three elementary students, mostly white male with ADHD, received daily reports and a control group did not receive daily reports. Significant improvements where seen in productivity and following the classroom rules in the group that received the daily […]
Pencil Grasp and Handwriting
The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal published research on the effect of pencil grasp on handwriting speed and legibility in 120 fourth grade students after a 10 minute copy task. A standardized handwriting assessment was completed before and after a 10 minute copy task by typically developing students and students with handwriting issues. The results indicated […]
Bell Maze
Here is a simple, super cheap activity to make. Clean a recycled Styrofoam meat tray. Cut a pipe cleaner in half and then fold it in half. Poke the pipe cleaners into the tray to make a small arch. You can put the pipe cleaners in any order you wish. Toss a jingle bell into […]
Orthotic Use and Down Syndrome
A single subject, alternating treatment design was used to analyze the effectiveness of two different supramalleolar orthotics. Two children with Down syndrome each participated in three phases: without orthotics, SureStep orthotic and the DAFO #4 orthotic. Using the Gross Motor Function Measure, results indicated improvements in both children with the SureStep orthotic and child #1 […]