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Developing Foundational Motor Skills for Learning Through Tiered Occupational Therapy Services in Early Grades

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Derrer, Diana. Developing Foundational Motor Skills for Learning Through Tiered Occupational Therapy Services In Early Grades. . 0428. huntington.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/ceba1b5f-3e7f-4288-8a41-3b51ad368659?locale=en.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

D. Diana. (0428). Developing Foundational Motor Skills for Learning Through Tiered Occupational Therapy Services in Early Grades. https://huntington.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/ceba1b5f-3e7f-4288-8a41-3b51ad368659?locale=en

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Derrer, Diana. Developing Foundational Motor Skills for Learning Through Tiered Occupational Therapy Services In Early Grades. 0428. https://huntington.hykucommons.org/concern/etds/ceba1b5f-3e7f-4288-8a41-3b51ad368659?locale=en.

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Abstract
  • Current research shows gross and fine motor skills are essential to a student’s learning and academic achievement (Macdonald et al., 2018). School-based motor interventions are an effective way to address motor deficits and build foundational motor skills to help students succeed at a tier I (universal) or tier II (group-based) level (Eddy et al., 2019). Recent educational legislation also allows OTPs to support general education students in a tiered service model in the school environment (AOTA, 2017). This project aimed to establish a tier II gross motor program at multiple elementary schools and equip educators with tools to address motor skills in their classrooms to support academically low-performing students. This project also advocated for occupational therapy’s involvement in supporting all students, not exclusively those in special education. By partnering with Fort Wayne Community Schools, the doctoral student established Move2Learn, a gross motor program, at nine elementary schools, including training 72 staff members to run the program. The student instructed 73 educators on developing motor skills in the classroom and created a 30-page handbook for educators outlining universal and small-group strategies to address common motor and sensory concerns. The student also completed over 50 hours of observation of school-based OT and created a case study describing how OTPs can increase their involvement in supporting all students within the tiered educational model. Occupational therapy practitioners in the school setting are uniquely equipped to support all students’ motor development to increase academic achievement within the tiered educational model.

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Degree
  • Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Level
  • Doctoral

Discipline
  • Occupational Therapy

Grantor
  • Huntington University

Advisor
  • Jamesdean Visley, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, ECHM

  • Andrew D. Rivera, OTD, OTR/L, LMT, AEP, CLIPP, CEIM

Committee member
  • Tracey Crews, OTR/L, MEd

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