by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal
Communication: the key to success! Since it’s the beginning of the school year, I’ve decided to share my best advice for improving communication with your child’s therapist. Parents sometimes feel helpless because they don’t know...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal
I can’t believe that Back to School is around the corner. In honor of back to school this year, I’ve decided to share my 5 best back-to-school tips! They may seem simple, but they work! So here goes! 1) For the child who doesn’t hold their pencil...
by Miss Jaime | Gross Motor Skills, Long Island, Sensory Processing
One of my favorite things about Occupational Therapy is that there are no limits to how you can help a patient achieve their goals. It depends on what the patient wants to achieve and what they are interested in. You can use activities like gardening, scrapbooking, or...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Spaghetti and Meatball Spacing I am so excited to share my “spaghetti and meatball” lesson on Handwriting with Katherine’s Summer Fun Series. I am honored to be featured as a guest blogger for this fun and informative series of posts. Check out...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Today, I will be blogging about the importance of incorporating motor skills into literacy centers for children. Common Core standards have increased the expectations we are placing on our little ones. As an Occupational Therapist, one of my concerns is that the...
