Selfie Elf Challenge – Get Kids Moving Are you up for a challenge to get the kids moving? Download this FREE Selfie Elf Challenge at the end of the post. See if the children can match the elf poses EXACTLY with their bodies and snap a photo. Show the picture to the child and see […]
Orthographic Processing and Handwriting Handwriting evaluations usually include legibility, speed, spacing and pencil grip but do you consider orthographic processing? Orthographic processing is the ability to understand and recognize writing components such as spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Students with weak orthographic processing rely very heavily on sounding out common words that should be in memory, which can result […]
Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs – December 2017 Edition After a short hiatus, the Your Therapy Source digital magazine is back up and running. The magazine is a great way to catch up on recent research, activity ideas and freebies from the previous month all in one location. View this month’s edition below. […]
Young People’s Attitudes About Standing Frames As therapists, we frequently recommend standing frames for children with cerebral palsy or other developmental disorders. A question to ask yourself is do you frequently check for ease and comfort of use with the client? This is a question that needs to be asked over and over again. Children […]
Elephant Holiday Hat – Scissor and Fine Motor Activity This adorable holiday hat is FREE from Your Therapy Source. It is one of the templates from the Holiday Hat collection. Children can practice coloring, scissor skills and pasting. Step by step visual directions are included for the children to learn how to create the Elephant […]
Gross Motor Skills, Postural Stability, and Autism Research indicates that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently exhibit deficits in gross motor skills and postural stability. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders published research examining the relationship between gross motor skills, postural stability, and autism. The participants included 11 children with ASD and 11 children without […]
Directionality Worksheet – Which Way is the Animal Facing? Learning the concepts of left versus right can be very challenging for a child. Even as an adult, many of us second guess ourselves when asked which way is right or left. This skill is extremely important since many functional activities such as reading, counting, and […]
For Black Friday and Cyber Monday we are offering three different coupons. They are active until 11/27/17. Use the codes below when you check out to get your Cyber Week deals! Coupon can not be combined. Happy Thanksgiving to all from Your Therapy Source. We are so grateful for the amazing customers and following we […]
Color Cut Glue for December – Scissor Skills Practice Everyone seems to LOVE these simple, black and white scissor projects. They are one of the most downloaded freebies on the website right now. Here is the color cut glue for December. It includes three black and white activity pages to practice coloring, cutting out simple […]
Less Affected Hand in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy When working with children who have hemiplegia, do you address the less affected hand in unilateral cerebral palsy? Or do you assume that the less affected hand is within normal limits for typical child development? Sometimes, the difference between the hands, gives the impression that the less affected […]