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OT Month—How Can YOU Help Advocate for OTps and PTs?
"Nothing changes if nothing changes." (Donna Barnes, author of Giving Up Junk-Food Relationships) If you and I want things to improve for OTps and PTs in the school setting, doing nothing is not an option we have. It's OK to say it when something is unfair. ...
The DTVP-3 — Occupational Therapy Evaluation Tool
The DTVP-3 is my go-to eval tool. I like that it assesses both visual motor and visual perceptual skills. It's easy to use and easy to score.The DTVP-3 is a great eval tool for elementary school kids. There are 5 subtests, which result in three composite scores...
The TVMS-3 for Testing Visual Motor Integration
The TVMS-3 is a simple school-based OT assessment tool, but it has its pros and cons. Miss Jaime gives a quick overview of the most commonly used tool.The TVMS-3 (Visual-motor integration) is a quick and easy assessment tool that measures how kids can integrate their...
The Pros and Cons of the Beery VMI-6
The Beery VMI is one of the most popular school-based OT assessment tools, but it has its pros and cons. Miss Jaime gives a quick overview of the most commonly used tool.The Beery VMI (Visual-motor integration) is a quick and easy assessment tool that measures how...
Student Spotlight: Kristin Ainsworth
I'm so proud to share this video! It's my first "Student Spotlight". I have the honor of interviewing V101 Graduate Kristin Ainsworth, who started an Ocular-motor skills group as part of an RTI initiative with at-risk 6th graders. Kristin saw a need in her district,...
How to Assess Ocular Motor Skills
School OTps can assess and treat children's ocular motor range of motion. Ocular motor skills are needed to read, play sports, copy from the board, and so much more. Here are some of the most common visual assessment tools that I use when looking at a child's visual...