by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Sensory Processing
By Miss Jaime, O.T. Activity by: Amanda Spielberg OTPs know a secret that we want to broadcast to all parents, teachers, and adults with kids in their lives: Playing makes learning fun! Kids learn while playing! As we start the summer break, let’s talk about kids...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Grip/Grasp, Seasonal
1. Make a simple gift! Use fine motor skills with simple gifts kids can make using simple items such as stringing beads onto a pipe cleaner to create a bracelet. 2. Reduce • Reuse • Recycle! Teach your kids to recycle gift boxes, bags, tissue paper. ...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Grip/Grasp, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Primitive Reflexes
A bunch of people emailed us and asked on social media: “What causes an inefficient pencil grasp, anyway?” There’s no easy answer to this one. A few reasons for an inefficient or maladaptive pencil grasp are: Overexposure or increased access to...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
If you’re working with your child on their coordination, there are toys on the market to improve their fine motor skills. Let’s first talk about what motor coordination and in-hand manipulation are. Motor skills are your ability to move yourself and other objects, and...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, MotorMonday
Letter Recognition and Motor Memory are critical stepping stones of handwriting. Our kids process visual cues from multiple sources to help them develop Letter Recognition. Once they can recognize letters, they can begin the process of learning to write. Motor Memory...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, MotorMonday
The DVPT-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 DVPT-3 is a great eval tool for elementary school kids. There are 5 subtests, which result in three composite scores...
