by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, MotorMonday
“BAM!” That’s my over-the-top announcement for the start spot when I teach kids how to write a letter. It’s important to emphasize where you start a letter. It helps your kids to remember the start spot! When demonstrating how to form a letter,...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, MotorMonday
Learning how to write clearly and legibly is an important skill that we use throughout life. Placing the letters properly on the lines is an important part of legibility. In this video, I share ways to assess and progress monitor Letter Placement and even write a...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, OT Advocacy
This week, in honor of Occupational Therapy Month, I’m sharing my journey as an OT advocate. When I decided to be a school OT, I didn’t realize that I literally had NO chance of advancing past being a school OT. After the shock of the realization wore off,...
by Miss Jaime | Babys and Toddlers, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
As your child begins to learn how to write and draw, it’s crucial to teach them how to hold a crayon and get a solid “pencil grip.” Whether you’re seeing your child practice at school or daycare, or you’re working with them on it at home, it’s important to develop...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, OT Advocacy
The USA School-based OTs and PTs Looking for Change Coalition is group of passionate school OTps and PTs that are advocating for educational credentialing—this means that we want to be considered “teachers” just like social workers, psychologists, school...
by Miss Jaime | MotorMonday, Vision
The BOT-2 is a unique evaluation tool because it actually includes motor and manipulation tasks. It’s a must-have for every school district and clinic, but too expensive for therapists to purchase on their own. It can be difficult to explain standardized test...
