Ped. Handwriting Positioning & AT Flashcards
Ability to imitate, then copy & color, to printing and writing
Visual Motor Integration
Ability to visually perceive relationship of an object to self: enables us to discriminate between reversals and rotations of figure
Position in Space
Visual -internal awareness of two different sides of the body
Laterality
Ability to Visually project Left/ Right; Up/Down; Front/Back
Directionality
Type of Grasp: Ability to hold something between the thumb and first finger
Pincer Grasp
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
Lateral Tripod Grasp
Holding a pencil with the thumb, index/pointer finger, and longer/middle finger of the hand
Tripod Grasp
The pencil is held toward the tips of the fingers
Dynamic Tripod Grasp
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
Translation
Internally figuring out how to move their bodies and then putting it into action refers to
Motor Planning
Problems with Motor Planning may have trouble navigating environment, bump into walls or people, may knock things over unintentionally; due to poor_______.
Proprioception
How a child makes sense of visual input refers to
visual perception skills
Poor visual Perception skills in a child looks like..
- 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
Ability to identify which picture is not like the others is referred to as
discrimination
Recognizes that words, letters, numbers are the same no matter what size or angle they are viewed at is referred to as
Form Constancy
Ability to identify the foreground from the background
Figure/Ground
Ability to identify a form or object from an incomplete appearance
Visual Closure
Assistive Tech selection that is straightforward and can be accomplished with or without physical contact
Direct Selection
Assistive Tech selection that requires intermediate steps and uses either scanning or encoding
Indirect Selection
High Tech AT vs. Low Tech AT
Low-tech: easy to get, to use, and low cost
High-tech – opposite
Examples of Low Tech AT
Velcro closure, fidgets, stress balls, writing vs speaking for communication, visual board
Examples of High Tech AT
Augmentative communication, alerting devices, screen readers, text to speech
Communication Tech examples
Sip & Puff, Joystick, Switch boards, Eye tracking
Name a adaptive writing utensil that is best for a child who has a weak grasp
Bulb Crayon
Name a adaptive writing utensil that is best for a child needs proprioceptive input
Squiggle pen or WeightWrite
Chair that provides a wide base of support, ideal for a child with limited postural control and prefers W Sit
Bolster Chair
Chair that provides movement for a child supporting attention and foot placement on floor
Hokki Stool
Chair that provides support for hyper/hypo-tonia, postural control, limits spasticity, and promotes hip abduction
Corner Chair
