Test 1 OT School based Flashcards
1
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Essential School Knowledge
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- Map of building
- School calendar
- Schedules
- Janitors names
- School nurse, psychologist, social worker, principal
- Establish self with building principal
2
Q
Prerequisites for writing and prehension
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- Ability to balance without use of hands
- Ability to grasp and release an object voluntarily
- Ability to use hands in a lead and assist fashion
- Ability to interact with environment by building and putting objects together
- Ability to coordinate eyes and hands together
3
Q
Written expression disability
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- Handwriting difficulties and hand skill/prehension issues
- Issues with transitions and composition for writing
4
Q
Reading disability
A
Difficulty processing and interpreting written language, may have issues encoding
(phonological issues)
5
Q
Math disability
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Difficulty with multiple step problems
6
Q
Sensorimotor components of hand skills
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Proprioception bi-lateral integration posture and balance mobility tactile input motor planning
7
Q
Fine motor skill components of hand skills
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Individual hand movement in-hand manipulation thumb over web space hand arches wrist stability thumb development separation of two sides of hand laterality (hand preference)
8
Q
Visual perceptual skill components of hand skills
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Visual memory Visual discrimination Letter perception Form constancy Left to right organization Spatial organization Position in space
9
Q
Functional reading
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Ability to read signs and labels for everyday functionality; exit signs, bathroom signs, food labels
10
Q
Visual learning
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80% of what we learn is through our vision
