Tips & Tutorials
Tips and Tutorials in portable document format (PDF) that you can print and implement. Topics focus on practical strategies for integrating OT, PT, Speech and other services in typical settings; using popular software applications like Boardmaker to adapt the 3 - 5 environment; and other supports for supporting children with disabilities aged 3 - 5 in typical settings.
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This is a great tool for strengthening the hand in general, but specifically for helping develop hand arches and strengthen the base of the thumb for opposition to the index finger (very important for optimal pencil grasp and mechanics). You might use this if your children have poor control overcrayons, pencils, or scissors; or if they complain about hand pain or fatigue.