What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy is a related service that enhances or increases a child’s ability to access or benefit from instruction provided by a general education or a special education teacher
Services should enhance the student’s ability to participate in the educational process
IDEA definition includes :
1. Improving, developing or restoring functions impaired or lost through
illness, injury or deprivation
2. Improving ability to perform tasks to increase independent function
3. Prevent loss of function
Services can be provided as direct services or consultative services
Services can be provided in collaboration and in a co-treatment format with Speech Language Therapists, Physical Therapist, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Teacher of the Deaf, Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, ESOL Teacher
Services should enhance the student’s ability to participate in the educational process
IDEA definition includes :
1. Improving, developing or restoring functions impaired or lost through
illness, injury or deprivation
2. Improving ability to perform tasks to increase independent function
3. Prevent loss of function
Services can be provided as direct services or consultative services
Services can be provided in collaboration and in a co-treatment format with Speech Language Therapists, Physical Therapist, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Teacher of the Deaf, Special Education Teacher, General Education Teacher, ESOL Teacher
