This week’s app is recommended from our Occupational Therapy Team – The app is called: Letter Writer. In our last Occupational Therapy blog post we spoke about a multi-sensory approach to learning letters. Our app of the week is GREAT practice...
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Tactile input is an effective way to teach drawing and writing skills. The tactile system allows for “feeling” the various strokes and flow of movement. This helps children to integrate sensory and motor aspects of writing. It has...
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This week’s app is recommended from our Speech Therapy Team – The app is called: Articulation Flip Books. This app is a great way to practice articulation therapy at the word, phrase or sentence level at home or on the go. Each page reveals...
MoreApp of the Week: Pre-K Tot Yoga HD – Great for OT and PT
This week’s app is recommended from our Physical Therapy Team — The app is called: “Pre-K Tot Yoga HD” by Holt Smith LTD Yoga HD is a fabulous tool to help teach kids self-regulation through yoga poses and breathing techniques. The poses...
MoreThe Benefits of Yoga for Kids
The Benefits of Yoga for Kids You may often hear of the endless benefits that the practice of yoga has for adults, but we are here to share with you some amazing benefits your kids can see by practicing yoga. It Refines Balance and Coordination...
MoreApp of the Week: Letter School
This week’s app is recommended from our Occupational Therapy Team — The app is called: “Letter School” This app works on upper and lower case letter formation using a sensory-motor approach that taps into visual, auditory, and...
MoreExposure to New Foods: Try, Try Again…
Exposure to New Foods: Try, Try Again… A common feeding mistake made by parents is to offer a child a new food and then state that they do not like it if they refuse after only 1 or 2 attempts. Research has found it takes repeated exposure...
MoreWhat Does Hypersensitivity to Touch Look Like?
Does hypersensitivity to touch interfere with your child’s ability to function throughout the day? One’s nervous system may incorrectly perceive tactile input (or touch) as threatening, thus causing distress or anxiety during the following...
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