Ped. Handwriting Positioning & AT

Question 1

Ability to imitate, then copy & color, to printing and writing

Answer 1

Visual Motor Integration

Question 2

Ability to visually perceive relationship of an object to self: enables us to discriminate between reversals and rotations of figure

Answer 2

Position in Space

Question 3

Visual -internal awareness of two different sides of the body

Answer 3

Laterality

Question 4

Ability to Visually project Left/ Right; Up/Down; Front/Back

Answer 4

Directionality

Question 5

Type of Grasp: Ability to hold something between the thumb and first finger

Answer 5

Pincer Grasp

Question 6

Thumb crosses over the shaft of the pencil, and the pad of the thumb often rests against the index finger; the pencil is held further along the side of the thumb

Answer 6

Lateral Tripod Grasp

Question 7

Holding a pencil with the thumb, index/pointer finger, and longer/middle finger of the hand

Answer 7

Tripod Grasp

Question 8

The pencil is held toward the tips of the fingers

Answer 8

Dynamic Tripod Grasp

Question 9

In-hand manipulation movement referring to moving items to/from the palm of the hand to/from the tip of the fingers w/out dropping

Answer 9

Translation

Question 10

Internally figuring out how to move their bodies and then putting it into action refers to

Answer 10

Motor Planning

Question 11

Problems with Motor Planning may have trouble navigating environment, bump into walls or people, may knock things over unintentionally; due to poor_______.

Answer 11

Proprioception

Question 12

How a child makes sense of visual input refers to

Answer 12

visual perception skills

Question 13

Poor visual Perception skills in a child looks like..

Answer 13

• reversal or inversions of letters (b,d; p,q; u,n; w,m
• blurry print, turns head, closes one eye while reading
• misaligns papers, cannot copy accurately

Question 14

Ability to identify which picture is not like the others is referred to as

Answer 14

discrimination

Question 15

Recognizes that words, letters, numbers are the same no matter what size or angle they are viewed at is referred to as

Answer 15

Form Constancy

Question 16

Ability to identify the foreground from the background

Answer 16

Figure/Ground

Question 17

Ability to identify a form or object from an incomplete appearance

Answer 17

Visual Closure

Question 18

Assistive Tech selection that is straightforward and can be accomplished with or without physical contact

Answer 18

Direct Selection

Question 19

Assistive Tech selection that requires intermediate steps and uses either scanning or encoding

Answer 19

Indirect Selection

Question 20

High Tech AT vs. Low Tech AT

Answer 20

Low-tech: easy to get, to use, and low cost

High-tech – opposite

Question 21

Examples of Low Tech AT

Answer 21

Velcro closure, fidgets, stress balls, writing vs speaking for communication, visual board

Question 22

Examples of High Tech AT

Answer 22

Augmentative communication, alerting devices, screen readers, text to speech

Question 23

Communication Tech examples

Answer 23

Sip & Puff, Joystick, Switch boards, Eye tracking

Question 24

Name a adaptive writing utensil that is best for a child who has a weak grasp

Answer 24

Bulb Crayon

Question 25

Name a adaptive writing utensil that is best for a child needs proprioceptive input

Answer 25

Squiggle pen or WeightWrite

Question 26

Chair that provides a wide base of support, ideal for a child with limited postural control and prefers W Sit

Answer 26

Bolster Chair

Question 27

Chair that provides movement for a child supporting attention and foot placement on floor

Answer 27

Hokki Stool

Question 28

Chair that provides support for hyper/hypo-tonia, postural control, limits spasticity, and promotes hip abduction

Answer 28

Corner Chair