(Reading Time: 3 min)When a student struggles with written work, the answer is not always “more handwriting practice.” And it’s not just a fast-as-possible choice between handwriting or keyboarding or speech-to-text tools. Sometimes the real question is: What is getting…
(Reading Time: 6 min)“My Students Keep Writing Their 2s Backward.” I have been hearing some version of this from teachers over and over: “They keep reversing 2.” And then: “They’re doing it with 3 and 5, too.” Number reversals can…
(Reading Time: 13 min)Does Every OT Concern Require Direct Therapy? No—and that distinction matters in school-based occupational therapy. When a student is struggling at school, the conversation can move very quickly from: “There is a concern.” to: “How many minutes…
(Reading Time: 13 min)If a Student Can Do It Sometimes, Do They Really Have a Skill Deficit? What changes between the times the student succeeds and the times the student struggles? The Skill Deficit vs. Performance Barrier Decision Tree My…
(Reading Time: 5 min)When a student uses an unusual pencil grasp, it is easy to focus immediately on correcting finger position. You might ask yourself, “Should I address pencil grasp first?” But in school-based occupational therapy, the more important question…