Schools Special Interest
Many OT’s across the country are finding rewarding careers in school based practice.  One of the newest challenges is in providing therapy in the classroom, rather than the pull-out method.  The new IDEA revisions specifically call for keeping children in the classrooms.

What are you doing to comply with this regulation? Send your ideas to Donna Wooster to have them compiled and added to the ALOTA website.


Continuing Education and Recommended Reading
Occupational Therapy : Making a Difference in School System Practice.
Self-paced course offered by AOTA. Consists of 11 units full of information and  resources on school based practice. No OT should be doing school based practice without having completed this course.
www.aota.org

The Writing Dilemma: Understanding Dysgraphia
Book by Regina Richards
www.retctrpress.com


Peds List Serve
List serve dedicated to pediatric practice. The knowledge and advice of hundreds of therapists at your fingertips. For information, send an email to the below address with the words "info ot-peds" in the subject line. To subscribe, send an email to the below address with the words "subscribe ot-peds"in the subject line.
majordomo@dartmouth.edu


Evaluations
School Function Assessment
By Wendy Coster, Theresa Deeney, Jane Haltiwanger, and Stephen Haley
K-6 Grade
PsychCorp (a brand of Harcourt Assessment, Inc.)
1-800-211-8378 (Voice) Fax: 1-800-232-1223
www.psychcorp.com


Oregon Project Skills Inventory for Visually Impaired and Blind Preschoolers
Jackson County Educational Service District
Medford, OR 97501


Splint Companies
Joe Cool Splints
1-800-233-3556

Benik Corporation
1-800-442-8910

McKie Splints
1-888-477-5468


Low Vision Resources
The Low Vision Resource Manual
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
400 West 45^th St.
Austin, TX 78756

The Lighthouse Catalog
Products for people with visual impairments.
1-800-829-0500


One Handed Typing Resources
Five Finger Typist
Developed for the McIntosh
Mayer Johnson Co
PO Box 1579
Solana Beach, CA 92075
Mayerj@aol.com

Half Qwerty Keyboard and Dvorak One Handed Keyboard
The Matias Corportation
600 Rexdale Blvd., Suite 1204
Rexdale, Ontario M9W 6T4 Canada
1-888-One-hand
ematias@dgp.toronto.edu


Software
RJ Cooper
Software that is very useful in schools. Include being able plug in customized spelling words and math problems for practice. Free demos available
RJ Cooper & Associates
1-800-RJCooper
www.rjcooper.com


Resources for Parents With Young Children
www.babycenter.com

www.zerotothree.org


Toys and Products
The Alert Program
How does your engine run?
By Sherry Shellenberger and Mary Sue Williams

Therapy Works, Inc.
4901 Butte Place NW
Alburquerque, NM 87120
(505) 897-3478

Coinstruction
Construction set that uses connectors with coins to create a variety of objects. Excellent for building fine motor skills.
www.edin.com/featured/coinstruction.html

Edible and Non-Edible Recipes
www.kinderart.com/krecipe.htm

OT Ideas, Inc.
Mary Benbow’s Company with lots of good products.
124 Morris Turnpike
Randolph, MJ 07869
(973) 895-3622
otideas@nac.net

PDP Products
ProDevPrg@aol.com
Phone 1-651-439-8865

Pocket Full of Therapy
Lots of products for school OT’s.
www.pfot.com
1-800-PFOT-124

Protect-A-Cap
Custom fitted caps made of ensolite foam.
1-800-321-PLUM

PsychCorp
Lots of OT pediatric assessments and products.
1-800-211-8378
www.psychcorp.com


Craft Ideas
www.familyfun.com


Videos
Inclusion - The per-kid way
Video which explains a four step process to make inclusion work. Middle and high school aged.
Munroe-Meyer Institute Medical Center
1-800-656-3937  ext 7467
www.unmc.edu/mmi

Tools for Teachers
By Diana Henry
Well done video to show teachers about ways to include sensory motor activities in the class room environment.
Henry OT Services

Related Sites
Alabama Department of Education
www.alsde.edu