The Benefits of Fine Motor Skills in Early Education
Course: #32493Level: IntroductorySubject Area: Advancing children's physical and intellectual development 1 Hour 506 Reviews
Learn about fine motor skill development and its impact on school readiness. Use common preschool toys and supplies to build your repertoire of beneficial fine motor activities.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify how fine motor development impacts school readiness.
- After this course, participants will be able to define a variety of fine motor skill areas.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize the benefits of activities that use common early childhood education toys and supplies.
Course created on August 15, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Research and Theory |
| 10-20 Minutes | Fine Motor Skill Areas |
| 20-55 Minutes | Fine Motor Activities and Their Benefits |
| 55-60 Minutes | Lecture |
Reviews
506 ReviewsPresented By
Jamie Cruz
MOT, OTR/L
Jamie Cruz is a creative and playful pediatric Occupational Therapist in the northern Los Angeles area. Jamie has worked in a variety of settings including school-based practice, early intervention, and clinic-based private practice. Jamie is certified in Ayres Sensory Integration Praxis Test (SIPT) theory and intervention. She has a personal interest and clinical experience working with children with ADHD, Anxiety, OCD, and Sensory Processing disorders. She has a special interest in play-based and nature-based therapy and has seen the well-researched benefits firsthand in her own children. Jamie is a wife and mother of 3 young children and has been homeschooling her children in Santa Clarita, CA for the last 6 years. Jamie enjoys camping, visiting national parks, going to the beach, hiking, and traveling.
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Emily Dassow
BS OTR/L
Emily Dassow, OTR/L is an energetic and sought-after occupational therapist with a passion for working with children with sensory integration disorders (SIPT certified). Emily currently works with schools in the Los Angeles area working with students ranging from preschool to middle school and at a private clinic in Tarzana, California. In addition, Emily enjoys supervising, educating, and sharing her enthusiasm with the newest generation of occupational therapists as a clinical instructor to level one and two students from universities across the country. Emily has also presented nationally on relating school-based occupational therapy to Common Core State Standards. She enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 young sons, cooking, scuba diving, and traveling in her free time.
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