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Sensory & Regulation
Sensory & Regulation
OTs can suggest strategies and equipment that teachers can use to support children with sensory and self-regulation needs.
Fine Motor
Fine Motor
OTs can provide suggestions to assist children to develop fine motor skills (i.e. printing, cutting) appropriate for their grade level
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology
OTs can help make learning accessible and allow students to show what they know when written output is challenging.
Seating
Seating
OTs can suggest supportive seating options for classroom activities (i.e. a floor seat to allow a student who cannot sit independently to join their peers on the carpet at circle time.
Environmental Adaptations
Environmental Adaptations
OTs can initiate adaptations to the school environment (i.e. classroom, playground, washroom) to increase a child's ability to participate.
Executive Function
Executive Function
Executive function refers to skills that help us focus, plan, prioritize, work toward goals, self-regulate behaviors and emotions, adapt to new and unexpected situations, and ultimately engage in abstract thinking and planning. OTs can assist with strategies to support a student's executive function skills.
Self-Care
Self-Care
Self care skills are the everyday tasks undertaken so children are ready to participate in life activities (including dressing, eating, toileting, brushing teeth). They are often referred to as the activities of daily living (ADL's). OTs can assist with strategies to support a student's independence with self-care tasks at school.
What should you expect from your school's Occupational Therapist?
What should you expect from your school's Occupational Therapist?
What if additional needs are present that cannot be supported through the Tier 1 model?
If a student's needs are beyond what can be supported through our Tier 1 classroom-based OT support, the OT will encourage the school to submit a referral for individualized assessment and intervention.
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