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Importance of Thumb Opposition and its Role in Utensil Holding & Fine Motor Skills

12.31.24

Occupational Therapy

Tags: fine motor skills, handwriting

Alyssa Pearce, M.S., OTR/L

Thumb opposition is the ability to turn and rotate the thumb so that it can touch each fingertip on the same…

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Kinesthetic Learning and Multisensory Approaches to Handwriting

10.02.23

Occupational Therapy

Tags: fine motor skills, visual motor skills, Play, Writing, handwriting

Daylene DeCrisanti

Handwriting is a tricky subject to make fun and motivating for children, especially if they are already having difficulty with…

The Two Sides of the Hand and Their Role in Fine Motor Development

08.15.22

Occupational Therapy

Tags: Cutting, fine motor skills, Parenting Tips, Motor Coordination, handwriting

Jaime Hoyle, OTR/L

Ever wonder how children develop refined hand skills? Children’s hand skills begin to develop at birth. In the beginning, movements…

Visual Processing: More Than Meets the Eye

07.12.21

Occupational Therapy

Tags: visual motor skills, Reading Disabilities, handwriting, ADLs, Visual processing

Ashley Kloss, M.S., OTR/L

Every day we rely on our senses to help us navigate the world. One of the senses that we rely…

Is my brain wired for all of this technology?

06.28.21

Occupational Therapy

Tags: Organization, Assistive Technology, Memory, handwriting, visual motor skills

Aimee R. Chappa, OTR/L

Many of us did not grow up with technology and computers. Yet, our children will never know life without Chromebooks,…

Parent tips to help left-handed children be more successful with handwriting.

02.08.21

Occupational Therapy

Tags: fine motor, occupational therapy, coordination, visual motor, Distance learning, pediatrics, visual scanning, parent resources, handwriting, parent education, left handedness

Vanessa Fiorelli, COTA/L

Approximately 10% of the population are left-handed. Our world is designed for right-handed dominance. Being left-handed does come with some difficulties, especially for children developing skills.

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