Resources
Resources for School-Based Pediatric Therapists
Welcome to our curated collection of school-based pediatric therapy resources, thoughtfully designed to support therapists working in educational settings. Whether you’re seeking creative activity ideas, exploring evidence-based teletherapy research, or looking for professional reading recommendations, this page offers a wide range of valuable tools. Most importantly, these resources are here to enhance your practice and help you better serve your students. From classroom strategies to transition planning, you’ll find practical supports tailored to the unique needs of school-based therapy. We’ve gathered materials that address both academic and functional goals, empowering you to collaborate more effectively with educators and families.
Activities, Ideas, and Other Resources
- Do2Learn – Free resources including social skills, behavior tools, learning songs, games, communication cards, academics, and life/employment guides..
- OTPlan – Helps you find pediatric activity ideas by selecting skills you want to work on or with common materials.
- Tools to Grow – Online Resources for Pediatric Therapists, Educators, and Parents
Recommended Books
- 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces: At the Doctor’s Office, on Car, Train, and Plane Trips, Home Sick in Bed . . . by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- The Out of Sync Child (Has Fun): Activities for Kids With Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske
- Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) by Lucy Jane Miller
- Sensory Integration and the Child: Understanding Hidden Sensory Challenges (25th Anniversary Edition) by Anna Jean Ayres
- The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior by Karen A. Smith and Karen R. Gouze
Teletherapy Research
- Delivering allied health services to regional and remote participants on the autism spectrum via video-conferencing technology: lessons learned by Genevieve Johnsson, Rachel Kerslake, and Sarah Crook
- Diversity of practices in telerehabilitation for children with disabilities and effective intervention characteristics: results from a systematic review by Chantal Camden, Gabrielle Pratte, Florence Fallon, Mélanie Couture, Jade Berbari, and Michel Tousignant
- Effectiveness of telepractice for school-age: A field study of telepractice for school intervention using the ASHA NOMS K-12 database by Rodney Gabel, Sue Grogan-Johnson, Robin Alvares, Leah Bechstein, and Jacquelyn Taylor
- Internet-Based Telehealth Assessment of Language Using the CELF–4 by Monique C. Waite, Deborah G. Theodoros, Trevor G. Russell, and Louise M. Cahill
- Parent perspectives of an occupational therapy telehealth intervention by Anna Wallisch, Lauren Little, Ellen Pope, and Winnie Dunn
- Perspectives on the use of a telehealth service-delivery model as a component of school-based occupational therapy practice: Designing a user-experience by Daniel Rortvedt and Karen Jacobs
- Report on the use of telehealth in early intervention in Colorado: Strengths and challenges with telehealth as a service delivery method by Beth Cole, Katherine Pickard, and Arlene Stredler-Brown
- Telepractice Reimbursement on the Rise The ASHA Leader
- Who’s Receiving Clinical Services via Telepractice? The ASHA Leader
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