Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Occupational Therapy in Schools

What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy is the used of therapeutic activities to increase or enhance motor skills.  In the schools, an occupational therapist assists students to develop core strength, fine motor development, and become independent with self-help skills.  Typically, we help students improve handwriting skills, self-help skills, and overall fine motor development.  Occupational Therapists use purposeful activities to further develop fine and gross motor skills. 

You can watch the following video for an overview of Occupational Therapy interventions for handwriting difficulties.

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