Good Health and Self Regulation Skills at School. Elvonda

Self regulation skills at school require the ability to tolerate sensations, situations and distress and form appropriate responses.  Simply...

Good Health and Scheduling for School Based Therapists is NOT FUN!. Elvonda

When back to school starts, school based therapists have to hit the ground running.  There is rarely time to organize supplies, review IEPs ...

Good Health and 10 Free Back to School Printables and Forms for School Based Therapists. Elvonda

Good Health and Concussion Guidelines for Returning to Activity and School for Children. Elvonda

As pediatric therapists we may be involved in helping children return to activity and/or school following a concussion.  Of course, you shou...

Good Health and Gross Motor Skills and Scissor Use. Elvonda

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS AND SCISSOR USE When you think of activities like jumping jacks, monkey bars, Simon Says or obstacle courses we think of ...

Good Health and Manuscript, Cursive or Keyboarding?. Elvonda

The Journal of Writing Research published a study on developing writers in grades 4-7 to compare manuscript , cursive and keyboard letter f...

Good Health and Colored Caps - Fine Motor and Visual Spatial Activity. Elvonda

I happen to love colored dots and index cards so this activity is a win-win for me!  Plus it is super simple to set up, lightweight and smal...

Good Health and 5 Things to Do BEFORE You Write an IEP Goal. Elvonda

It is that time of year again when annual reviews will slowly start to begin.  Here are 5 things to do before you write an IEP goal: 1.  Che...

Good Health and 5 Free Snowman Printables . Elvonda

Here are 5 free snowman printables to practice fine motor, visual perceptual and handwriting skills: Three pages from the  Winter Handwritin...

Good Health and Improvements in Handwriting Following iPad Instruction. Elvonda

Computer and Education published research examining the effectiveness of iPad computerized writing instruction for 4th�9th graders (n = 35)...

Good Health and Ask Me Why I Got This Sticker. Elvonda

Here is another freebie from Your Therapy Source - Ask Me About My Stickers freebie .  You can download the templates for stickers to put on...

Good Health and What if school based therapists gave themselves reward stickers?. Elvonda

School based occupational, physical and speech therapists are frequently handing out stickers at the end of session for a job well done by a...

Good Health and Handwriting Paper Practice App Review. Elvonda

I heard about  Writing Practice � Educators Edition with Ruled Paper  from SmartAppsforKids and it is free today � 10/23/15.  I was just tes...

Good Health and Indoor Recess Game Packet Freebie. Elvonda

Here are a few freebies that work great for indoor recess when you need something in a hurry. They would make a fun back to school gift for ...

Good Health and Physiological Functioning and Seating System. Elvonda

Pediatric Physical Therapy  published a single case study comparing physiological functioning, communication switch activation, and response...

Good Health and New School Based Therapist? Start Here. Elvonda

Are you new to the world of school based therapy?  If so, here are 5 blog posts that will help you hit the ground running.   8 Getting To Kn...

Good Health and VMI and Handwriting Progress Research. Elvonda

The  American Journal of Occupational Therapy  published pretest-posttest research with 207 kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade stud...

Good Health and 10 FREE Sensory Motor Printables to Grab and Go. Elvonda

As school based therapists we juggle high caseloads, many schools and tight schedules. It can be difficult to find a few minutes to discuss ...

Good Health and SMART Goals for School Based Occupational and Physical Therapy. Elvonda

Are you familiar with SMART goals?  SMART is an acronym for guiding someone how to write a goal.  It stands for: S � SPECIFIC: what, why and...