If Riverdale Country School is your first choice for your child, here are some tips to prepare for Riverdale kindergarten admissions! Fine motor skills matter At a Riverdale interview, children may be asked to color a picture of a falcon, write their name, manipulate … [Read more...]
FLI Test & Kindergarten Interview Patterning
Why Patterning is Important Children are asked to demonstrate their patterning skills on the FLI test for Horace Mann and Riverdale and at kindergarten interviews. When children practice patterning, they learn to predict what will happen next in reading and math and develop … [Read more...]
Strong Writing Fingers
Children with articulation difficulties often have difficulty with fine motor skills. If your child has a hard time holding a crayon correctly, try building the strength of the writing fingers/tripod grasp with activities to strengthen the writing fingers. Fine Motor Fun to … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Delay and Speech Delay Correlation
In my speech therapy practice, I often find that children with articulation delay or disorders often have difficulty with fine motor skills. Speech is the finest, fine motor skill we have. Think about the intricacies required for saying the multisyllabic word “buttercup”. … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Activities
Children with articulation delays often have fine motor delays. Sometimes, a consultation with an occupational therapist (OT) is necessary. Other times, children may simply need to be exposed to the types of activities listed below to encourage the development of the hand … [Read more...]