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Your preschooler can't cut with scissors. Can't hold a pencil correctly. Can't button their own coat while every other kid at pickup seems fine. The OT wants $200 a session. Everyone suggests practice but practice ends with scissors thrown across the room. There's an app for that! Except tracing on a screen teaches exactly nothing about pencil pressure or actual hand strength. Real finger gym isn't sliding on glass - it's resistance, pressure, and three-dimensional manipulation. These 21 preschool fine motor activities build the strength kids need through play. Spray bottle attack. Clothespin dinosaurs. How to improve kids' fine motor skills without spending therapy money. Save this for when you're worried about hand strength but can't afford therapy bills.
Did you know you could practice letter formation and other handwriting skills with gross motor activities? These play ideas support the visual motor skills needed for writing letters and handwriting legibility. You'll also find other creatice ways to practive handwriting skills.

Writing .. Henry

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If you've been seeing "science of reading" pop up in the news, and have been asking yourself what it is and what it look like in the classroom, this post has you covered.
Ready to feel confident in your understanding of the Science of Reading? Then sign up for my course: Implementing the Science of Reading in K-2: Blueprint for Your Structured Literacy Block! This self-paced course will support you in fully transitioning to the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy - in all areas, oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, writing - through this self-paced course!

Science of reading

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Easy Books for Older Kids (Who Are Struggling Readers)

Easy books for strugglers

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There are a Number of Misconceptions about Working Memory: 1) Myth: Kids with a weak working memory have ADHD or other learning disabilities.1) Truth: Some kids just have a weak working memory that doesn't warrant a diagnosis of ADHD or a learning disability...

Evidence based instruction

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Slow processing

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Everything you need to know about intellectual disabilities can be found here. Don't stop loving your child because someone mislabelled their strength. #specialneedschild #specialneeds

Low IQ

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Text structure

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Language Processing: Why Treating it FIRST Really Matters | The Whimsical Word Speech Pathologist Author Blogger
Vertical surface activities improve posture and fine motor skills. Check out these easy ways to use vertical surfaces in your classroom. Vertical surface activities kids. Vertical surface. Vertical surface activities. Vertical surface writing activities. Vertical surface activity. Back to School. Back 2 school. B2school. Back to school tips. B2 school. Occupational therapy. Occupational therapy activities. Occupational therapy kids. Occupational therapy activities for kids. Occupational therapy. Teaching tips. Classroom setup. Classroom setup elementary. Classroom set up ideas. Whole Brain Teaching. Motor Skills. Fine motor skills activities. Free PDF. Free printable.
Are you looking for ways to help your older struggling readers? This post discusses how to target your intervention and outlines the importance of key foundational skills such as phonemic awareness and phonics that must be strengthened for struggling readers of ALL ages.

Interventions and hands on activities

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This set of 20 exit slips or tickets out the door will motivate and inspire your students. That's because they are all about choice. Students choose do reflect on their learning by completing the "this" or the "that" tasks. These exit slips can be used with any lesson!
5 Techie Ideas for Lesson Closure. Technology in the Classroom

Exit tickets

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retrieval or take home activities

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Unlock your full potential with these 8 powerful focus techniques designed to enhance your concentration and boost productivity. From mindfulness practices to practical tips you can implement today, each technique is crafted to help you achieve laser-sharp focus. Don't miss out on #8 for immediate results that will transform your daily routine. Click to discover all 8 techniques and start maximizing your concentration now!
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Musical Sight Words Game: Move, Groove and Read!

FOCUS and concentration

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Structured Literacy - Sarah's Teaching Snippets

Xavier

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Learning Difficulties - Autism

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dyslexic reading strategies to help kids love books
Rather than being a disease or a medical condition (the common misperception), dyslexia is a different brain organization—one in which the brain’s reading circuit has been disrupted or re-routed in at least one way, and sometimes in two or three ways. #CultofPedagogyPin

Learning Difficulties - Dyslexia

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Tips and strategies for teaching students with ADHD. Classroom tested ideas.

Learning Difficulties - ADHD and focus

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Learning Difficulties - Phonics intervention

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Most teachers struggle with students whose academic performance doesn't match their potential. When the usual approach doesn't work, try something different. | Cult of Pedagogy

Learning Difficulties and Interventions

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Processing Difficulties - Language

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Discover how children who are deaf or hard of hearing develop listening skills through the auditory hierarchy.
Understanding the auditory hierarchy is key to helping children with hearing loss develop meaningful listening and language skills. Learn how this step-by-step process aids in the interpretation of sounds accessed through hearing devices, empowering SLPs, educators, and families to provide effective support for language development.

Processing Difficulties - Auditory

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Connect the Colored Dots Printable Pre Writing Activity
Teletherapy Activities for Occupational Therapy - The OT Toolbox

Processing Difficulties - Visual

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How to Improve Slow Processing Speed in Kids: Tips, strategies, and IEP and 504 Plan accommodations to improve a child's processing speed.

Processing Difficulties - Speed and Working Memory

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Exercising Working Memory: Sample Activities for Student Success - Classroom Freebies
Using Games to Improve Memory and Learning | Homeschooling with Dyslexia
Spelling word activities and ideas for spelling word practice. Grab these spelling activities, spelling games, and all kinds of ideas for spelling practice. If you are teaching spelling words to kids with ADHD or who just need to spend energy with kinesthetic learning activities, this article and list is for you!

Multi sensory instruction

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Eye Movements Worksheet 4
Best Educational Brain Break Exercises - FREE Printable - DEVELOP LEARN GROW

BRAIN FUNCTION, Memory, Executive Functioning, learning styles

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Cross Crawl Exercises – 10 Benefits of the Brain Hemisphere Syncing Exercise - Your Therapy Source

Brain Gym and crossing the mid line

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Assessments

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