Fine Motor Skills for Tweens & Teens It is a fact of life that children grow up into tweens and teens whether we like it or not. As they get older, it gets harder to get them to work on developing their Fine Motor Skills. Many of the activities that are...
** A guest post by Lynn Givens ** A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in spoken language. There are about 25 consonant phonemes and about 18 vowel phonemes, or sounds. Seven phonemes such as /ch/ and /sh/ are represented by two letters. Phonemic Awareness is:...
Easter will be here before we know it! There are a number of Easter activities you can do with your children to help them develop their fine motor skills. The fine motor skills of today’s children are not where they once were, and educators see the effects in their...
Albert Einstein was a brilliant man who made many scientific discoveries, and he attributes his success to his perseverance. He once said, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” As infants, everyone seems to have an incredible work...
Proactivity is an important skill to foster success for anyone, but it is especially important for individuals with disabilities. The more proactive an individual can be in school, social situations, employment and recreational activities, the more likely they will...
I love the holiday season and something about the darkness and cold weather makes me want to do arts and crafts to celebrate the season. For those of you who celebrate Christmas, the tree is a perfect place to exhibit your children’s decorations. I know some...
