Use of Interdisciplinary Motor/Speech Groups to Promote School Readiness in Young Children

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Children with sensory processing and language differences struggle with daily occupations. These daily occupations include which of the following:

Research shows that school readiness programs that include which of the following areas predicted positive school adaptation in different populations:

Which of the following was not one of the five dimensions of school readiness outlined by Kagan, Moore, and Bredekamp (1995)?

Children with sensory processing and integration challenges and children with speech, language, and communication disorders both have difficulty with:

Play is a primary childhood occupation therefore this school readiness group model emphasizes play to support meaningful skill development.

This school readiness group model specifically emphasizes the use of multiple rooms for what reason?

A critical component of this school readiness service delivery model is interprofessional collaboration between occupational therapists and speech language pathologists.

Which of the following therapeutic elements are incorporated in this group model?

The Ready, Sense, Learn Program was structured to resemble a typical early education school day. Which of the following activities are incorporated into the RSL group?

In the case study, group facilitators created the “just right challenge” to support Participant 1’s participation in the Gross Motor Block by:

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After completing this activity, on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very well), how well do you feel you are you able to Describe the value and need for the collaboration of OT and SLP to promote school readiness in preschool-age children?

After completing this activity, on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (very well), how well do you feel you are you able to Apply practical information provided in this self-study to develop a school readiness group with a sensory-motor and language focus? 

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