This service promotes movement from school to post-school activities
What is transition planning?
By this age, most infants can pick up small objects using a pincer grasp.
What is 9-12 months?
This act ensures all students receive education and therapy services even if they do not have a disability.
Names OT practitioners as a specialized instructional support personnel (SISP
What is ESSA?
Isabel, a 9-year-old 4th-grade student, has been struggling with fine and gross motor tasks in the classroom. Her teacher has noticed that she has difficulty with handwriting, cutting with scissors, and participating in physical activities like jumping rope and catching a ball. Emma also avoids playground activities that require coordination, leading to concerns about her motor development.
What is the BOT-2
these are
-not socially acceptable
-may cause physical harm, disruption, or destruction
-can affect education or living environments
What are challenging behaviors?
Encompasses all the work activities performed to benefit the students directly and indirectly. These activities can be directed towards groups, classrooms, or school-wide
What is workload?
At age 3, children begin engaging in this type of play, where they interact and cooperate with peers.
What is cooperative play?
This legislation ensures infants and toddlers with disabilities receive EI services.
What is IDEA part C?
Liam, a 9-year-old 4th-grade student, has been struggling with handwriting, copying notes from the board, and aligning numbers correctly in math. His teacher notices that he often reverses letters and numbers and has difficulty staying within the lines when writing. These challenges are affecting both his academic performance and confidence.
What is the Beery VMI?
This happens before the child exhibits a behavior
AKA the trigger
What is an antecedent?
In a school-based setting, OT is considered what?
What is a related service?
By 4-5 years old, children develop this mature grasp, using their thumb, index, and middle fingers for writing.
What is tripod grasp?
This legislation ensures children and students ages 3-5 and 5-21 with disabilities receive special education services to promote academic success
Noah, a 10-year-old 4th-grade student with mild cerebral palsy, has difficulty navigating the school environment, organizing materials, and participating in physical education. His teacher and parents are concerned about his ability to keep up with classroom tasks and social activities independently.
What is the SFA?
There are three tiers used to promote positive behavior in school-based settings
What is Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
This planning tool is used for teams to address an agreed-upon issue and graphically draws a vision/dream for the future while representing whom to involve in planning steps.
What is PATH?
The sideways protective extension reaction typically emerges around this age.
What is 6-8 months?
This plan is utilized for children who do not have a disability and do not qualify for special education.
What is a 504 plan?
Rachel, a 4-year-old preschooler, has been struggling with motor skills compared to her peers. Her teacher notices she has difficulty with tasks like holding a pencil, using scissors, jumping, and balancing on one foot. Concerned about her development, Sophia’s parents consult an occupational therapist (OT) for an evaluation.
What is the PDMS-2?
Example: When you buckle your seatbelt, the annoying dinging in your car stops.
What is negative reinforcement
This plan is a written document that outlines the educational needs of a child with a disability and supports students in school who are eligible for special education.
What is an IEP?
This reflex, also called the fencing reflex, causes a baby to extend one arm and flex the other when their head is turned.
What is Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)?
Use of evidence-based and individualized instructional methods, universal design for learning principles, assistive tech, and use of general accomodations
What is Common Core Standards?
Ethan, a 9-year-old 4th-grade student, has been struggling with focus, staying seated, and responding appropriately to sensory input in the classroom. His teacher reports that he frequently covers his ears during loud activities, avoids touching certain classroom materials, and has difficulty transitioning between tasks. His parents also notice that he is sensitive to clothing textures and avoids crowded environments.
What is Sensory Process Measure? (SPM)
Example: Jenny gets a sticker every time she transitions smoothly between activities. When she gets 5 stickers, she can pick a prize from the treasure chest.
What is a token economy?