by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Motor Memory Matters! Research shows that practice and repetition are the best way to teach children how to form their letters. It turns out that Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid was right. Remember “wax on, wax off?” We need to practice the same motor movements again and...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Babys and Toddlers, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal, Sensory Processing, Technology & Apps, Vision
Get a hand-picked list of the best educational, developmental toys from an OT. Have you ever wished for a personal shopping assistant? Download the list of my favorite developmental toys with hyperlinks to purchase them, and see if that’s almost as helpful as a...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
What is WooTape? WooTape is the therapeutic handwriting tape that allows parents, teachers, and therapists to accommodate any worksheet or activity in the moment! Simply peel, tear, and apply the tape to any paper or surface. It comes in three different sizes, so you...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
When parents hear the phrase “visual perception,” they often think it has to do with their child’s vision, and whether or not they need glasses. But in all actuality, visual perception is how your brain perceives what you’re seeing with your eyes. If your child is...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
If you’re a Miss Jaime, O.T. VIP, you may remember when I mentioned my EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING MOMENT involving visual perception… I can’t believe I’m doing this… but, I’m ready to tell it. MY MORTIFYING NEW GRAD MOMENT (I’m...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Technology & Apps
As I walked into school the other day, a friend of mine grabbed me in a panic and said “Should my four-year-old really be practicing a page of letters every night?! This is the only time I get to spend with her and I’m forcing her to write a whole page of D’s! This...
