Occupational Therapists at DPS work with 3PK-2nd grade students in a variety of ways!

Occupational Therapists at DPS work with 3PK-2nd grade students in a variety of ways! 

• Fine motor skills: Grasping school utensils such as pencils, crayons, and markers. Managing fasteners such as buttons and zippers. Manipulating toys. 

• Visual motor skills: Forming shapes, writing, copying from the board, drawing, coloring, illustrating, scissors skills. 

• Visual perceptual skills: Matching, sorting, scanning the environment, letter formation within writing space. 

• Sensory Function: Take in, adapt,  and respond to sights, sounds, body position,  movement, touch, and taste.

• Task modifications or adaptive equipment: Flexible seating, pencil grips, noise reducing headphones, etc.