As a school-based occupational therapist, I work on fine motor skills with students on a daily basis. In the preschool setting, I frequently educate staff and parents on how to develop scissor skills. In order to cut with scissors a…
The 2019 – 2020 school year started out normal; however, the ending was unexpected. The start of the 2020 – 2021 school year is going to look different and who knows if we will end the same way as it…
With the weather so hot, most families are trying to cool down by going to their local pool or lake, swimming in the backyard, or playing with water toys! But did you know there is a therapeutic benefit when kids…
Click here for Part #1! In the last blog we unpacked the terms phonological and phonemic awareness. Activities were presented to develop the easiest phonological awareness skills. In this posting, phonemic awareness activities, the most challenging, and the last to develop,…
Perhaps you have had a conference with your child’s teacher and the terms phonological or phonemic awareness were echoed several times during the conversation. These lengthy terms were explained, but you were left with more questions and feeling overwhelmed. Let’s…