OT Tools – Miss Jaime, O.T. https://missjaimeot.com Helping You to Help Your Kids Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://missjaimeot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-favicon2-32x32.png OT Tools – Miss Jaime, O.T. https://missjaimeot.com 32 32 Handy Tips for Parents & Teachers Digital Handouts eBook https://missjaimeot.com/product/handy-tips-for-parents-teachers-digital-handouts-ebook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=handy-tips-for-parents-teachers-digital-handouts-ebook https://missjaimeot.com/product/handy-tips-for-parents-teachers-digital-handouts-ebook/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:49:05 +0000 https://missjaimeot.com/?post_type=product&p=54367 From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Parent-Teacher Handouts to Support the Whole School Community

Reclaim precious time in your schedule while actually increasing your impact. These 100+ printable pages of evidence-based handouts create consistency between therapy sessions, classroom implementation, and home practice. The ultimate sensory-motor reinforcement system!

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]]> MJOT Handy Tips for Parents & Teachers Digital Handouts eBook is the complete school-based OTP resource collection

Transform your school-based occupational therapy practice with this comprehensive 130+ page resource packet designed specifically for busy OT practitioners serving multiple buildings and hundreds of students. This evidence-based collection provides ready-to-use handouts, communication tools, and intervention strategies that extend your reach far beyond the therapy room.

🧠 What’s Included:

  • 130+ Professional Handouts covering all major OT intervention areas
  • Seasonal Carry-Over Activities (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Holiday)
  • Parent-Teacher Communication Forms for seamless collaboration
  • Progress Monitoring Tools including visual dashboards and goal trackers
  • Evidence-Based Strategies for MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) implementation
  • Teletherapy-Compatible Resources for hybrid service delivery
  • Assistive Technology cheat sheets
  • Shoe-tying visual prompts
  • Bilateral coordination game ideas
  • Self-care and dressing tips
  • Executive function supports
  • Written work organization strategies
  • Parent-teacher conference prep forms
  • Visual goal tracking templates
  • ✔ And so much more!

Look at the Table of Contents!

💡 Coverage Areas:

  • Accommodations & Equipment (10+ handouts)
  • Fine & Gross Motor Skills Development
  • Handwriting & Pre-Writing Skills (20+ resources)
  • Sensory Processing Support & Regulation
  • Executive Function & Self-Care Training
  • Visual-Motor & Visual Perception Activities
  • Positioning & Seating Guidelines
  • Social Skills & Participation Support
  • Assistive Technology Integration
  • Core Strength & Postural Control

🗝Key Features:

  • Print-ready PDF format with professional layout
  • Minimal explanation needed – designed for quick implementation
  • Suitable for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions
  • Copyright compliant for professional use
  • Customizable forms and trackers
  • Evidence-based recommendations throughout

✨ Perfect For:

  • School-based occupational therapists
  • Pediatric OT practitioners
  • Special education teams
  • Related service providers
  • Private practice therapists working with school-age children

This comprehensive 8.5×11″ US Letter toolkit eliminates hours of resource creation while ensuring consistent, professional communication across all your school sites.

These handouts speak for you, helping families and teachers follow through so you can focus on what matters most: supporting students and empowering the adults who care for them.

Print the whole 8.5×11″ US document eBook or print pages as needed.

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This comprehensive advocacy packet provides essential resources for occupational and physical therapy practitioners fighting for equity within the New York State education system. Created by Jaime Spencer, MS, OTR/L (Miss Jaime, O.T.), this 19-page downloadable PDF handout is formatted as an 8.5×11-inch U.S. letter size document that’s ready to print or use digitally.

The packet thoroughly explains how OT and PT practitioners in NY State schools are currently excluded from the “pupil personnel” category in the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives, unlike other Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISPs). This exclusion creates significant inequities in career advancement opportunities, pay scales, retirement benefits, and pension availability.

What’s Included:

  • Detailed background information on the current classification system
  • Problem statement and proposed solutions
  • Supporting research data from Spencer et al. (2024)
  • Comparison charts of SISP duties by job title
  • Visual explanations of the current career pathway barriers
  • Benefits of categorizing OT and PT as Pupil Personnel in NYSED
  • Evidence of what OT/PT practitioners can bring to leadership positions
  • Information on recent legislative proposals (Bills 4820 and 5474)
  • Comprehensive district hiring guide showing which NY districts directly hire therapists
  • QR codes linking to additional resources and advocacy groups

The packet includes several of Jaime’s impactful diagrams and cartoons that—as the expression commonly attributed to Frederick R. Barnard goes—”a picture is worth a thousand words.” These visual aids powerfully illustrate the career limitations and inequities faced by school-based OT and PT practitioners.

This downloadable, printable resource is perfect for OT/PT practitioners, school administrators, education policymakers, and advocacy groups working toward equitable treatment of all school-based therapists. While focused on New York State’s 2025 initiatives, the principles and advocacy strategies apply to practitioners nationwide.

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]]> https://missjaimeot.com/product/advocacy-handout/feed/ 0 OT Organizing Planner & Bonus Toolkit 2024-2026 https://missjaimeot.com/product/ot-organizing-planner-bonus-toolkit-2024-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ot-organizing-planner-bonus-toolkit-2024-2026 https://missjaimeot.com/product/ot-organizing-planner-bonus-toolkit-2024-2026/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:09:26 +0000 https://missjaimeot.com/?post_type=product&p=49423 In this printable OT Organizing Planner & BONUS OT Organizing Toolkit, you'll find 2 printable files containing 138 pages total, of tools that will keep you organized through December, 2026! The planner contains monthly half-page calendars as well as 2-page calendars—print the style(s) you prefer! It also contains parent communication pages, meet your therapist pages, attendance tracking pages, a log to track your communication about a child, and so many more helpful tools. Handy divider pages help you flip to the section you want, and provide a little adult coloring stress relief! Read below for more details, and check out a handful of page images. Print instructions provide our recommended ways to print in the most useful way—be sure you don't miss the instructions.

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]]> Introducing the comprehensive, printable OT Organizing Planner and Bonus Toolkit! Designed specifically for occupational therapists, this planner and toolkit combo is your ultimate companion for staying organized, efficient, and effective in your practice. Due to the extensive content, we’ve split it into two files to ensure smooth downloading without file size issues! 138 pages (total) to keep all your ducks in a nice little row.

OT Organizing Planner (Printable PDF)

Packed with essential tools to keep your day-to-day tasks in order, the OT Organizing Planner (100 pages) includes:

  • To-Do List: Stay on top of your daily tasks and priorities.
  • Short-term Planner & Tools: Organize your therapy sessions with daily, weekly, and monthly planners.
  • Notes Section: Jot down important reminders, ideas, and observations.
  • Monthly Spread Calendar: View and plan your month at a glance.
  • Monthly Planner (Small): A compact version for quick monthly planning.

And we heard you! The planner contains a 2-page month spread! So we encourage you to print (this section especially) double-sided. Then you’ll have a full month, with Sunday-Wednesday on the left side page and Thursday through Saturday on the right side page. And there’s space on both pages for notes.

OT Organizing Toolkit

Complementing the planner, the OT Organizing Toolkit (38 pages) provides additional resources to streamline your workflow:

  • Communications: Includes a Contact Log, Therapy Data Sheet, “Meet Your Therapist” in both English and Spanish and a Session-at-a-Glance form.
  • Attendance & Missed Sessions: Track daily and monthly attendance effortlessly.
  • Caseload Organization: Manage your caseload effectively with dedicated tools.
  • Miscellaneous but Important: Features a Continuing Education Plan and Goal Setting Worksheet to support your professional development.

What free apps will work with this Planner? DocHub (get the Google Plugin) or Adobe Reader—almost any PDF reader or editor should work!

We put so much into this planner that there are now two files to prevent file size limits when downloading! Get your OT Organizing Planner and OT Organizing Toolkit today and experience the ease of a well-organized practice!

Print Instructions

Print instructions provide our recommended way to print your planner in the most useful way—be sure you don’t miss the instructions.

 

 

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