Monthly Archive
January 1, 2008
Rock Bowling is a sensory motor activty idea that encourages proprioceptive input, tactile input, fine motor skills and eye hand coordination. Get outdoors and get playing! From Your Therapy Source dup32919...
January 1, 2008
OT, SPD
Here is a fun activity that encourages upper extremity muscle strengthening, proprioceptive input and tactile input. Go to Your Therapy Source for more pediatric therapy resources...
by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Regular physical activity and physical fitness are especially important in maintaining the health and well being of people of all ages. Research clearly indicates that virtually all individuals, including those with disabilities, can gain…...
January 1, 2008
On average one child a week is diagnosed with Batten Disease in the US. It destroys brain cells, leading to a progessive loss of vision, memory and motors skills. It is always fatal. There is no cure....
By: Gillon, G. (2002, December 03). The ASHA Leader. Rapidly reading words on a page is a process most of us take for granted. When we were youngsters, we progressed from speaking our native language to reading and writing with relative ease. Yet,…...
January 1, 2008
Based in New York City, Our Time Theatre Company is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing an artistic home for young people who stutter. Watch this great video about the Our Time Theatre Company and visit their website to learn more or…...
Hammer, D. (2009, September 22). The ASHA Leader. School-based speech-language pathologists face unique challenges in treating students diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Demanding caseloads often require creative intervention strategies to meet the needs of children with this complex motor speech…...
Here is a fun bilateral coordination activity. Hang a string across a room with a paper clip on it. Put another piece of string on a balloon or soft ball. Hang the balloon from the paper clip. Using a bat or a…...
January 1, 2008
This is the third book in the series “Children’s Speech and Literacy Difficulties” and is based on research and practice with school-age children with persisting speech and associated difficulties. It focuses on the psycholinguistic nature of their difficulties, how to design intervention…...
January 1, 2008
Nice video about Ben Comen, a cross country runner with CP....