Blog: Tools to Grow at School
Topic: Visual Schedules Welcome to the fifth edition of Tips For Growing! These blog posts will focus on important clinical topics that are regularly encountered when working with children. We hope these seeds of information will help with the most important job there is . . . helping ...
Read MoreAre you looking for a fun, simple, and motivating intervention tool to use addressing handwriting? If so, we have a practical and effective tool for you! This blog will explore Tools to Grow, Inc.'s "Printing Power Squad" Handwriting Program, a convenient and appealing way to promote handwr...
Read MoreThere are many opportunities for students to use executive skills throughout the course of a school day. A student’s ability to locate notes, select and bring home the correct notebooks, complete an assignment on time, navigate their school environment, and organize their locker and desk, are...
Read MoreThis blog will focus on Sensory Processing Difficulties in Children, with an emphasis on the sensory systems, development of a “Sensory Diet” and practical ways to incorporate sensory input, evidence-based research on sensory diets, and the reveal of “Sensory Diet: The Complete Co...
Read MoreSelf-Care and Daily Life Skills include some of the most important occupations children learn as they grow. These skills are encompassed in the child's Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). This blog will focus on ADLs and provide strategies to hel...
Read MoreConsidered a milestone in development, children that can tie their shoes experience a great sense of accomplishment and independence. As thrilled as a child and parent can be once this skill is mastered, shoe tying can be difficult to accomplish. Occupational Therapists can help parents understan...
Read MoreTools to Grow is extremely honored to present guest blogger and Pediatric Physical Therapist Laurie Gombash, the creator of The ABC’s of Movement®. We are excited for you to learn all about the "ABC's of Movement", which includes Activity Cards and a Music CD that helps children ...
Read MorePossible Social Skills Concerns for Children with Developmental, Learning & Sensory Processing Challenges: Common Findings & Strategies to Help While an Occupational Therapist may not be the first professional that is contacted if a child is having difficulty with soc...
Read MoreWhile parents generally think about a child’s acuity when considering how well their child can see, therapists and educators realize there is much more to eyesight than having 20/20 vision. Children require intact visual perception to understand, evaluate, and interpret what is seen. Even i...
Read MoreTools To Grow, Inc. is excited to launch our newest offering…Gifts for Growing! This theme based kit fulfills our mission to provide valuable tools for the most important job there is … helping children grow! A gift for the child in your life… Parents, grandparen...
Read MoreWhen the Individuals with Disabilities Act was reauthorized in 2004, experts from different disciplines noted that the special education system in the United States represented a “wait-to-fail” model. Experts reported the benefits of intervening at an earlier stage, and within reg...
Read MoreAll pediatric Occupational Therapists can envision a highly effective therapy session. The child is very happy to join you, and then becomes completely engaged in the activity. He or she is motivated to persevere with a challenging task and accepts your verbal cues and physical handling designed to...
Read MoreProviding Occupational Therapy intervention in a school based setting requires considerable planning and creativity. In accordance with our mission of providing highly effective and engaging materials for use during direct treatment, Tools To Grow is pleased to present the Spring “...
Read MoreIs the student in your life presenting with challenging behavior and or delays in functional skills? Are these difficulties compromising the student’s ability to learn, cooperate with daily routines, get along with others, and/or function at school, day care, or in the community? Is the child...
Read MoreAre you looking for a simple intervention for use as part of a child’s sensory diet to help with self-regulation? If so, we have a practical and effective tool for you! Did you know that there is a process that occurs within everyone’s brain and body that organizes the sensory input t...
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