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Lined Paper and Letter Formation in First Graders
A recent study in the Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention assessed two groups of first grade students with the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment. The first group printed on a four-lined writing grid that included top, middle, base, and descender guidelines. The second group printed on double lined paper that provided middle and base […]
Halloween Sensory Motor Group Game
Play this Halloween sensory motor group game to encourage locomotor and listening skills. You can view or download the lesson plan at YourTherapySource.
Loopz Motor Planning Game and App Review
There are more and more active games coming out on the market. LoopzTM is a toy available in stores ranging from $35 to $50 (Walmart, Target, ToysRUs, etc) and online that is a great tool to practice motor planning and coordination skills. It is a set of four arches that has lights in each arch. […]
Toothpick Pincer Grasp Activity
Here is a super simple and super economical activity to encourage the pincer grasp. Recycle and clean a Styrofoam tray. Draw some simple shapes, letters, numbers or just let the child make a free form sculpture. Put the toothpicks next to the tray in a container. Poke the toothpicks into the tray around the shapes […]
ADHD, Exercise and Learning
A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics recognizes the benefits of exercise to improve academic abilities in children with ADHD. In this study, 40 children total (20 with ADHD 20 without ADHD), ages 8 -10 years old spent 20 minutes walking briskly on a treadmill or 20 minutes reading. This was followed by […]
Pediatric OT and PT for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Research will be published on the focus and amount of pediatric occupational and physical therapy services for 399 children, ages 2-6 years old, with cerebral palsy. Parents completed a questionnaire over the telephone with therapists reporting the child’s Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level. The results indicated the following regarding the amount of services: […]
Halloween Freebies
Download this free Mummy pose from Halloween Poses. Go on a Monster Halloween Handwriting Hunt with this freebie.
Postural Control and Ankle Foot Orthotics
Recent research studied the effects of ankle foot orthotics on trunk postural control and lower limb coordination in 20 children (ages 4-12) with and without cerebral palsy. The results of tridimensional trunk kinematics and thigh, shank, and foot elevation angles while walking barefoot and with ankle foot orthotics indicated the following: significantly greater trunk excursions […]
Visual Monitoring and Handwriting
The Edie Neurolearning Blog posted information on some research on the brain basis of dysgraphia. It appears to be very interesting although there is not a reference. It confirms what many pediatric therapists observe – many children require extensive visual monitoring of letter formation. Functional MRI’s compared “good writers” with “bad writers”. The testing revealed that […]
Immersion in the Skill
Here is something to try that does not have to necessarily do with swimming – immersion in one particular motor skill. When we are teaching a child a new motor skill or perhaps working on refining a motor skill, try bombarding the child with the skill. Here are some examples: The goal is to write […]