Photo: LA Johnson/NPR Everyone has that one child….. I recently spoke at a preschool teacher’s conference. I was excited to hear their questions about how to support children with sensory differences in the classroom. As I was listening to their questions and stories, I started seeing a pattern. Everyone has that ONE child that stands out…
Essential Foundations of Fine Motor Skills: Activities for Home
Vision Play Ball! Start by throwing a large ball to and from your child, and progress to smaller balls as able. When playing board games, present cards high, low, left, and right to encourage looking and reaching. Using Easels and LARGE paper/posters, create a connect the dot picture or place a vertical column of stickers/images…
Scoop on Praxis and Executive Function
What is the Difference Between Praxis and Executive Function? Could a Person have Difficulties with Both? Executive function is a general umbrella term used to describe a variety of cognitive skills involving self-regulation, mental control of behavior/decision-making, attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility, forward thinking, planning and organization. Dr. Teresa-May Benson, a well known researcher in…
Dysgraphia, More Than Just Bad Handwriting
“I can’t write! It hurts my hand! I hate writer’s workshop! I’m never going to be a good writer!” Do you know a child like this? Doesn’t it make your heart sink, seeing how that child’s academic challenges are tied so closely to their self esteem and sense of self? Can you imagine that child’s…
Is it really ADHD?
Does my child have ADHD? During a parent teacher conference a teacher shared with a parent that her child has some of the behaviors associated with the diagnosis- looking around the room, having a hard time concentrating on work, being off task ( eg. getting a drink, going to the bathroom, staring out the window),…
