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Free Webcasts on Assistive Technology and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Do you sometimes feel lost when it comes to assistive technology? The UC Davis Mind Institute offers a collection of FREE webcasts that were previously recorded. Check out the website. There are various topics such as app recommendations for individuals with disabilities, SLP and OT collaboration and technology and autism. These videos can be found […]
Motor Planning, Physical Activity and Coordination Activity for Fall
Here is a Fall or Halloween activity to encourage eye hand coordination, bilateral coordination, motor planning and gross motor skills in children.1. Create the bat, spider and ghost. For the bat and spider we used half a recycled toilet paper roll, duct tape, google eyes and glued on some wings or 8 legs. The ghost […]
Jump Jump Froggy App for iPhone and iPad
Here is a fun FREE app called Jump Jump Froggy. Download the app and open it up.There are 4 ways to play –Graph Hopper: Jump in place and it raises the graph. Great activity to combine math (graphing) with movement! Also, nice visual to show children progress over time with jumping skills.Jump Jump Froggy: Jump […]
Improving Executive, Attention, and Motor Skills Preschool Children With ADHD with Parent and Child Groups
The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on 29 (4 to 5 year old) children and their parents who participated in group sessions with 3-5 children per group. The training sessions consisted of introducing games that would help to enhance inhibitory control, working memory, attention, visual spatial skills, planning skills and motor skills. The parents […]
Complete the Name Puzzles
Here is a super simple but super effective name recognition activity. Begin with writing the child’s name on an index card. Write it a second time on another index card. Cut the first letter of the name off of the index card creating a two piece puzzle to create the name. If the child can […]
Changes in Fine Motor Control Through Teenage Years
The Journal of Neurophysiology and the Journal of Neuroscience published research on 130 typically developing children ages 4 to 16 using a new tool to precisely measure fine motor control. The findings indicated that even the 16 year old teenagers were continuing to improve fine motor skills. This ability was not only tied to brain […]
Free Life Skills Checklist
Head on over to get a free sample school routine life skill checklist to track quarterly progress towards life skills goals. You can enter the data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and the graph will automatically create a visual representation of progress. You can edit the spreadsheet to add or remove life skill goals. It […]
Importance of Block Play in Preschoolers
Child Development published research on the importance of block play in over one hundred preschoolers. The children in the study who were better at copying block patterns were also better at early math skills. Copying block pattern consisted of knowing whether a block went above or below with the blocks properly aligned. The results also indicated that children from […]
Visual Perceptual and Attention Skills in Moderately Preterm Children
Pediatrics published research on 248 moderately preterm (born at 32-35 weeks gestation) and 130 full term, seven year old children. The children underwent various assessments including IQ, memory, attention, visual perception, motor skills, visual motor skills, and parental report of executive functioning. The following results were recorded: moderately preterm group performed significantly worse on total and performance IQ, […]
Jack-O-Lantern Challenge Maze
Try this Jack-O-Lantern challenge maze. Draw a line through the matching pumpkin from start to finish. This activity encourages visual motor and higher level visual discrimination skills. You can download it for free athttps://www.yourtherapysource.com/freejackolanternmaze.html