Expectations of Goal Achievement As school-based therapists, teachers, and parents do you communicate effectively the expectations of goal achievement? This is a difficult skill to master and consistently apply to all students. Writing the goal is only the basic starting point for the overall outcome. There are many steps that need to take place before you […]
Ice Cream Cone Letter Freebie If you are looking for some quick, multisensory prewriting practice, download this ice cream cone letter freebie from the Ice Cream Multisensory Prewriting Practice packet. This one-page black and white PDF includes the letters A through L in a dotted font. Here are a few multisensory activity ideas for the […]
Motor Skill Interventions versus Play-Based Lessons for Preschoolers Preschools provide many opportunities for play and motor skill development. Recent research attempted to answer the question regarding the outcomes of motor skill interventions versus play-based lessons for preschoolers. The study participants included 149 Hispanic pre-K children from low socioeconomic status. All of the children were evaluated […]
Interceptive Timing, Eye-Hand Coordination, and Academic Skills in Children Psychological Science recently published research on interceptive timing, eye-hand coordination, and academic skills in children. The study collected objective measures of interceptive timing, general motor skills, and national standardized academic attainment from 309 school children ages 5 through 11. What is interceptive timing? Interceptive timing is your sensory […]
Physical Activity and Math Skills in Elementary School The Journal of Physical Activity and Health published research on physical activity and math skills in elementary school. In the study, a group of eighty-five 4th-grade students were randomly assigned to a physically active group or a classroom group. The physically active group of students participated in […]
July 2018 Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs The July 2018 Digital Magazine for Pediatric OTs and PTs has been posted. Here is the table of contents for this month’s issue. Read up on recent research, activity ideas, freebies and more! Your Therapy Source Digital Magazine July 2018 EYE TRACKING AND VISUAL MOTOR SKILLS […]
5 Strategies to Support Gross Motor Skills in the Classroom Embedding motor skill activities into the preschool classroom is so important to help children develop postural control, locomotor skills, and coordination skills. When children are able to maintain an upright posture, participate in physical activities and demonstrate eye-hand coordination skills, it is beneficial for functional learning in school. […]
Visual discrimination skills involve the ability to determine differences and similarities between objects to help us to understand and interpret the environment around us. Visual discrimination activities are designed to help children improve their ability to see the differences between similar objects. There are many different ways to perform visual discrimination activities, and they can be […]
Is Your Opinion Valued at IEP Meetings? Do you go to IEP meetings and leave feeling like your opinion was heard and valued? Or perhaps you leave feeling defeated and that no one listened to you. For the past two months, we asked the question is your opinion valued at IEP meetings? Two hundred fifty […]
Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy and Motor Planning Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy and motor planning. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging was used on 9 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy pre and post 50 hours of HABIT training (hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy). Further evaluation of bimanual coordination and motor performance was completed […]