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Tips for tele-therapy with kids

Understanding Teletherapy - The OT Toolbox This resource on teletherapy explains what this service looks like in occupational therapy, how to explain virtual therapy to kids, and how to get started.

WHAT ARE VISUAL MOTOR SKILLS?
Visual Motor Skills enable an individual to process information around them. The ability to observe, recognize, and use visual information about forms, shapes, figures, and objects makes up our visual motor abilities. Visual motor skills include a coordination of visual information that is perceived and processed with motor skills, including fine motor, gross motor, and sensory motor.

RED FLAGS FOR VISUAL MOTOR SKILL DIFFICULTIES INCLUDE:
Letter reversal
Poor line awareness in handwriting
Poor margin use in written work
Difficulty copying written work
Trouble recognizing patterns and completing hands-on math problems
Difficulty catching or kicking a ball
Trouble with movement games like hopscotch.
Clumsiness
Difficulty with sports
Difficulty drawing and copying pictures or shapes
Difficulty copying block forms
Difficulty with puzzles
Poor pencil control when writing
Difficulty keeping place when reading and writing
Difficulty perceiving and copying shapes

Visual Motor Skills - The OT Toolbox We have shared quite a few posts relating to vision and the integration of what the eyes see with motor movements. On this page, you will find a huge variety of visual motor activities for kids. Visual motor skills (and visual motor integration) are needed for coordinating the hands, legs, and the r...