Kioko Center

At the Kioko Center, our passion is helping children with special needs and the families and caregivers that support them.  We offer speech therapy and occupational therapy in our clinic and online. We provide our patients with the latest therapeutic interventions to encourage amazing progress in a fun and family-oriented atmosphere. Our clinical work gives the children and young adults we work with the tools they need to reach their full potential.

The expectation for kids to start writing  therap y  is getting earlier and earlier all of the time. However, the youngest children don’t have the motor assessments for physical development and need to use the small muscles in their fingers and hands to hold and control a pencil. Writing is a foundational learning skill that requires visual-motor integration, bilateral coordination, midline crossing, etc. It is correct that it is an important skill to master. But how do you get young children started before jumping in with a pencil and paper? Read on for ideas to help kiddos get ready to write without actually writing. Strengthen Big Muscles First For a person to write successfully, they need to stabilize their upper arm. If the movement comes from their shoulder joint when they write, they will quickly tire out. Use play to strengthen the upper body. Wheelbarrow walking, crawling, and animal walks all work well for this. For an extra fun activity, tape a big piece of paper to...