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Addressing Attention Difficulties In School-Aged Children Through Interventions Targeting On-Task Behavior And School Performance, Loran Edwards Ots, Rebekah Jugensen Ots, Jessica Oppenheimer Ots, Michelle Parker Ots
Addressing Attention Difficulties In School-Aged Children Through Interventions Targeting On-Task Behavior And School Performance, Loran Edwards Ots, Rebekah Jugensen Ots, Jessica Oppenheimer Ots, Michelle Parker Ots
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)
Tomi Johnson, OTR/L, the primary collaborator for this project, is an occupational therapist with the Kent School District (KSD) working with children in grades K-6. She worked with occupational therapy (OT) students to answer the question: Which school-based related service interventions are effective in improving school performance in children with attention challenges. The results of this systematic review identified six intervention modalities that can be implemented by occupational therapists to address attention challenges in school-aged children including: (1) self-monitoring, (2) school-to-home daily report cards, (3) physical activity, (4) sensory supports, (5) high tech, and (6) metacognitive and behavioral training. Based …