PAY ATTENTION!School-Based Strategies Using

Apps, Visual Exercises, Primitive Reflexes, and Sensory Tools

ADDED SLIDES as of 7/9/14

Presented by Kim Wiggins, OTR/L

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Vision Test App

• IOS and Android

• Free

• By 3 Sided Cube

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Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired

• Eye Movement Training

• Shapes in Complex

• Find the Same (visual discrimination)

• FREE

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3. Visual Processing

Treatment – vision therapy and OT overlapa) Visual Spatialb) Visual Analysisc) Visual Integration1. http://www.ot-mom-learning-

activities.com/visual-perception-activities.html

2. www.Yourtherapysource.com5

Maze Apps

• iMazing, – IOS

– FREE

– by Fiendsoft

• Mazes Anywhere – By Simply Games

• ABC Maze-A-Licious Toddler– By Brainster Apps

– IOS

– FREE6

BusyBundle 1

• IOS

• Free or $1.99

• By Busythings Ltd

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Doodle Find

• Free

• Figure Ground

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Visual Perception

3b. Visual Analysis/Discrimination

Visual Closure: given clues that represent a full object (Activity: dot to dot activities, Wheel of Fortune, pictures or puzzles with missing pieces)

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• What's the Pic? ~ reveal the pics to guess what's the word!

• By Candywriter, LLC

• IOS

• FREE

• Guess the Dots

• By CGMatic Co., Ltd.

• IOS

• FREE

Puzzle Apps

• Jigsaw Puzzle Maker - Create and Play your own Jigsaw puzzles, by Puzzle World Games Inc., $4.99

• Squaresville, By Rusty Ross 99c

• My Own Puzzle – jigsaw puzzle maker, By Jens Blom, FREE

• PuzzleFamily

• Doodle Dots

• Patchworkz (free)

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Visual Perception

3b. Visual Analysis/Discrimination

Visualization: Ability to recall a previously viewed image or object (Activity: Numbers on Back)

Nanci Bell 2007

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Visual Motor Integration Activities

• Magnifying Glass increases area & success

• Penny Drop

• Eye Dropper and quarter

• Bubble Piercing

• Sticky Bubbles or NoPop Bubbles

• Toysmith Touchable Test tube bubbles

Load skills by asking questions:– Mazes, eye dropper, bubble piercing, etc.

Compensation

• Erasable Highlighters

• Colored overlays

• http://irlen.com/

• http://www.seeitright.com/index.html

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Influence of Primitive Reflexes

BrainHighways.com

A Disorganized Brain VIDEO

www.rhythmicmovement.com

www.Masgutovamethod.com

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p. 113-119

Spinal Galant• possible long-term effects:

– Bedwetting

– Poor endurance

– Attention difficulties

– Hip rotation to one side/scoliosis

– Poor concentration

– Poor gross motor coordination

– Poor posture

– Poor short-term memory

– Fidgeting/hyperactivity

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxFHSTDDz20Dr. Alex Frank

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Spinal Galantclassroom mods

• Lay on belly

• Turn the chair

• Flat plastic pillows filled with water

• Move n’ sit cushions

• Sensory techniques to help “ants in the pants”

• YouTube: Primitive Reflex Spinal GalantReflex Snow Angels Exercise 8 of 8

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TLR classroom mods

“It is through crawling and creeping that the raw materials of seeing, feeling, and moving are synchronized for the first time to provide a more complete picture of the environment (Goddard, 2005).”

Modifications for organization

Work on binocular vision

Empathy towards dizziness (may require vestibular stimulation)

Primitive Reflex Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex for Autism, ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, OCD Exercise 7 of 8

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• The STNR is a transitional primitive reflex.• Transitions the baby from lying on the floor up to being

able to crawl.• Some possible long-term effects of an unintegrated

STNR are:• Poor, hunched posture• Headaches from muscle tension in the neck• Difficulty writing and reading• Difficulty sitting still• “W" sitting• Difficulty copying from blackboard• Vision disorders• Difficulty staying on task

Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Ss7S-wuLg Dr.Frank

Pyramid of Potentialby Kathy Johnson

Growing Brains workbook $64 ebookwhatif244

Each Module includes: $139

• Pyramid of Potential Basic Information and Description

• A DVD with detailed instructions of the daily exercises for that month, centered around neuro-development

• Bonus Workbook Exercises

• Refrigerator Chart

• Two Cognitive Exercises from BRAIN SPARK!

• Do I Need More of This Module?

• Support and Resources

• 1 month, 10 minutes per day 19

Brainworks App• IOS

• $8.99

Zones of Regulation

• Android

• Ios

• $4.99

Sensory

• After 17 minutes of sitting the body switches to rest and digest (sleep mode)

• For every 3 minute Brain Break you get approximately 30 minutes of focus from students

Source - http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com

Movement Is Key To Learning

Effect of Exercise on the Brain

"Exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain in terms of mood, memory, and learning," by Harvard Medical School Psychiatrist John Ratey, MD.

Movement Breaks

• Short frequent movement breaks– Kindergarten – every 15 minutes– Increase duration– Middle School ever 50 minutes - Adult

• PLUS

• LONG, STRUCTURED: 10 minute breaks every 2 hours or less– Under 10 years old more frequently

• Look at the child’s schedule – incorporate PE and recess

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Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities That Refresh and Refocus

by Susan Lattanzi Roser ($17.60 amazon)

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Youtube: SEARCH: energizers responsive classroom

Brain Breaks

• http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/

• FREE videos

• Download book to iPad/Tablet/computer

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For Kids Who Need to Move

• Move-N-Sit Cushions

• Slightly inflated beach ball

• Tennis Balls on opposite sides of the chair legs (X on ball)

• Large Headed tacks

• Rocking chair or Glider

• Computer chair

• RE Bungee Chair/Waffle from Target

• Walk/Movement breaks

• Brain Boosters/Yoga27

GoNoodle

• Channel energy for Good

• Brain Breaks

• Free membership

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Ball in a box!

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Feet Fidgets

• Theraband• Bicycle tire inner tube• Pool Noodles

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Weighted ItemsWeighted lap pad/vest (5-15%)Pressure Vest or lycra materialUnderArmour/StarterBack Protectorheavy backpack filled with flourWeighted stuffed animalmedicine balls or heavy booksDoorway PulleyWeighted Socks

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STOP TOUCHING ME!

• Silly putty/theraputty

• Sticky Bubbles

• Touchable Test Tube Bubbles

• Increase tactile experiences– Finger painting

– Writing with wet or dry chalk

– Tablets/Smartboard

– Tactile Matching Game

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STOP TOUCHING ME!

• Fidget toys (make your own stress balls – play Doh)

• NON toys: paper clip, smooth rock, eraser, sticky tape, Wikki Stix, pipe cleaners, jacks, straws

• Velcro on/under the table

• Textured fabrics attached to clothes

• Dust Mitts – make weighted!

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Strongly affects feeding

• Scent Inhalers ($8)

• Friendship bracelets – oils

• Eggs – cotton balls with oils

• Smencils

• Scented markers

• Smelly’s (chapstick)

• Votive Candles –remove wicks

Smell/Olfactory

Alerting

Orange, rosemary, lemon, lime, pine

Calming

Lavender, jasmine, rose34

• Pipe Cleaner magnet bottle

• Mini lava lamp or “make your own lava lamp”

• 2 manilla folders taped together for a carrel

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Auditory Strategies

• Classical Music Mozart, Haydn, etc. (Apps)

• 6 FREE www.Phonicsphone.org

• Earphones/Ear muffs (Noise canceling Headphones)

– National Autism Resources $20

www.harborfreight.com

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Auditory Experiences

• MeMoves

• Beating rhythm instruments – Metronomes– http://www.webmetronome.com (free)

– Excellent resource: http://goo.gl/CeSDq

Clapping: 120 beats per minute.

Walking: 108 beats per minute

Bounce/Catch a Ball 100 beats per minute

Daily Activities 120 beats per minute (2 beats per second)

Calming: 60beats per minute (adult heart beat) 37

Send the worksheetto the student

1.Send your worksheet PDF to the student via: – Dropbox

– google drive

– email/etc.

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What if I don’t have a PDF?

TURN ANYTHING into a PDF using an App that takes a picture and turns it into a PDF. Here are 2 options:

–CamScanner – Android or IOS FREE

– Scan to PDF Mobile Free – IOS

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THEN upload to…

1. http://www.pdfescape.com/ - web tool

2. “open with” Type on PDF Free – IOS App

3. “open with” PaperPort Notes – IOS App

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New app: SnapType for Occupational Therapy

By Ben Slavin

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Time Timer

• Time Timer LLC

• IOS 2.99

• Android 0.99

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Behavior/Reward

Google Chrome

• Web browser

• https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

• Download for FREE with google account

• Open a 2nd window

• Webstore – 1000s of apps

• Typing App Suggestions Article: http://goo.gl/mpY9O

• Select and Speak “extension”

• Text to Speech (19 choices) http://goo.gl/UojIp

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Timer

Google Chrome• Extensions add features to your web browser

• Apps

• www.Webappreviews.org

• AppWriter Cloud ($29.99)– - context-based word suggestions

– - integrated phonetic spelling

– - text-to-speech with color highlighting

• Read & Write for Google – extension for google docs– Text to speech

– Picture and talking dictionary

– Google search if you click on a word

– Collect highlights45

• http://goo.gl/QXdrJ1

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Google Docs“Add-On’s”

• Thesaurus

• TextHelp StudyTool –highlights and collects

• Calculator

• EasyBib – bibliography creator

• Track changes

• LucidChart diagrams

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How To Efficiently Look for Apps!

Autism App Resource p. 131

http://techinspecialed.com/category/apps-by-iep-goalsskills/#.Uve3t9O3PFo

Or

http://goo.gl/ohZm93 (by goal)

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Android from iPad Apps

• 21 android apps that are also ipad apps:http://classtechtips.com/2014/01/02/21-ipad-apps-available-on-android-tablets/

• 18 morehttp://classtechtips.com/2014/04/25/18-more-ipad-apps-now-available-on-android/

• http://goo.gl/jrUL2u

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iPad Evaluations

• AT Eval2Go app $39.99

• iPad Communication Assessment Tool– http://goo.gl/aOw2XB

• iPad Skills Checklist for basic functions of using the iPad– http://goo.gl/4TODn2

• Green Hills AEA Students Learning with iPads!! iPad Checklist. – http://goo.gl/w1sVUz 51

Triple Click/Accessibility Shortcut

• Settings General Accessibility Triple Click Home (or “Accessibility Shortcut” Select accessibility option (5-6 options)

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Apps for Practicing Letters• Writing Wizard ($2.99)

• Interactive Alphabet ($3.99)

• Touch and Write Cursive (print, phonics, shapes)

• Cursive Writing HD HWT $1.99

• LetterSchool (settings: HWT, ZB, DN) $2.99

• Ready to Print (android $7.99/ IOS 9.99)

• Wet Dry Try (HWT)

• Handwriting ABC (Zaner Bloser)

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Handwriting

Ready to Print 9.99 IOS/ 7.99android

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Writing Wizard

• 2.99

• Cursive version

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LetterSchool 2.99

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Interactive Alphabet 3.99

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Cursive Touch and Write2.99

Print

Phonics

Shapes

Cursive

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Birdhouse for Autism

• Android and IOS

• FREE

• searchable log of your child’s daily activities and behaviors, so that you can figure out what’s working and what needs to be changed.” The app was created by autism parents

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Picture Me Calm

• Picture Me Calm - A visual schedule tool for children with special needs

• By Awesometistic, LLC

• 2.99

• http://goo.gl/PUx0ZD

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Timers

• Time Timer 2.99

• Visual Timer HD 2.99 – Buzzes when other apps are open

• VisuoTimer

• Waitstrip

• Action Timer add pictures now, then next

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Behavior/Reward

Limiting screen time

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Bugs and Buttons (2)Bugs and Bubbles

Bugs and Numbers• By LittleBit Studio• $2.99 IOS• Android (Buttons1 &2)

• Dial Safe Pro• Free• IOS

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Fine Motor

Cursive Writing HD HWT Style by Jiwoo

1.99 (ZB/DN)

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Technology for Students with Significant Impairments

• Look at these FREE courses for technology!http://www.ablenetinc.com/AbleNet-University

Presented by Kim Wiggins, OTR/L

Email: listenwrite@gmail.com

Join Google Group:

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