EFFECTIVE VISUAL-MOTOR INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY Mary Claire Cronin, OTS...
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EFFECTIVE VISUAL-MOTOR INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY Mary Claire Cronin, OTS Email: [email protected] January 23, 2015
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EFFECTIVE VISUAL-MOTOR INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
Mary Claire Cronin, OTS
Email: [email protected]
January 23, 2015
What are effective
interventions for visual-motor
integration for clients with
developmental delay to increase
cognitive development?
Handwriting Without Tears vs. STEPS-K
• 2013: K-5 classrooms spent 24-58% of their time spent on handwriting activities.
Interactive Metronome
• Fine Motor/Gross Motor Skills• Motor Sequencing and
Planning• Bilateral Coordination• Attention• Language Processing • Reading and Math Skills• Impulsivity Control
Multidisciplinary / Multi-model Intervention Approaches
Collaborative
Consultation &
Monitoring Groups
Performance Components, Play, & SocializationOccupational Thera-play!
Having fun with friends!
Resources
Research Articles: Case-Smith, J. (2000). Effects of occupational therapy services on fine motor and
functional performance in preschool children. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54, 372-380.
Golos, A., Sarid, M., Weill, M., & Weintraub, N. (2011). Efficacy of an early intervention program for at-risk preschool boys: A two-group control study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 400–408. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2011.000455
Lust, C. A., & Donica, D. K. (2011). Research Scholars Initiative—Effectiveness of a handwriting readiness program in Head Start: A two-group controlled trial. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 560–568. doi: 10.5014/ ajot.2011.000612
Shaffer, R. J., Jacokes, L. E., Cassily, J. F., Greenspan, S. I., Tuchman, R. F., & Stemmer, P. J., Jr. (2001). Effect of Interactive Metronome® training on children with ADHD. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 155–162.
Additional Resources: Handwriting & Keyboarding: Standards for the production and presentation of
writing. http://www.hwtears.com/files/Standards%20for%20the%20Production%20and%20Presentation%20of%20Writing(2).pdf
Why it Works: Handwriting Without Tears. http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/why-it-works Mental Timing Research: Interactive Metronome.
http://www.interactivemetronome.com/index.php/science/im-supporting-research.html
