Children who struggle to focus often have underlying sensory and regulation needs. Discover evidence-based OT strategies to improve attention at school and at home.
Category: Education
Children with sensory processing differences often struggle in the classroom. OT Ema Bartolo shares practical accommodation strategies for teachers and school support teams in Malta.
Handwriting difficulties are common among school-age children in Malta. OT Ema Bartolo shares practical tips to support writing development from pre-writing through to fluency.
Learn when children develop scissor skills, how to choose the right scissors, and fun cutting activities to build fine motor strength at home.
Executive functioning skills underpin learning, behaviour and independence. Learn what they are, signs of difficulty and how OT supports children in Malta to develop these key skills.
Visual perception affects reading, writing and learning. Discover the types of visual perception skills, how they develop and OT activities to strengthen them in children.
Handwriting readiness involves far more than knowing the alphabet. Discover the key pre-writing skills, readiness checklist, and how to support your child before school.
Learn about pencil grip stages by age, what makes a grip functional vs. problematic, and practical activities to support your child’s grip development at home.
Your child’s pencil grip development might be a reason of concern and you might have come across immature pencil grips. An immature grip shows that your child is still going through the patterns of development and has not reached a mature efficient grip yet. This is part of his typical developmental pattern expected of his […]
Occupational therapists are often approached by professionals and parents with concerns related to their child’s pencil grip development. This concern is a very common concern, mostly because it can have impact on the child’s participation in writing and drawing tasks. Some of the most common concerns are related to: The development of pencil grip in […]