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How to Use the PQRST Reading Strategy

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The PQRST reading strategy is helpful for students and/or people after a brain injury to organize and encourage memory for new reading comprehension learning. Video on how to use this resource:
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Gardening with OT

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource covers ways to incorporate gardening into functional therapy. Video on how to use this resource:
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Spaced Retrieval

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material describes this evidenced-based memory technique and how to complete it. Video on how to use this rewource: Camp, C., Antenucci, V., Brush, J., & Slominkski, T. (2012). Using spaced retrieval to effectively treat dysphagia in clients with dementia. Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, 21(3).
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2023 Weekly Calendar

January 6, 2023 by Megan Berg.
Weekly calendar to address memory and orientation impairments.
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2023 Monthly Calendar

January 6, 2023 by Megan Berg.
Low vision, large print calendar to address orientation goals with a space to write in current location. Cross off days that have already occurred.
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Yarn Wheel

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This activity provides a template and instructions to use a yarn wheel to address bilateral coordination, memory, attention, and sequencing. The end result produces a braided piece that can be used as a keychain, bracelet, etc.
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Working Memory Practice

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This activity allows for the practice of this everyday skill and can help train the use of strategies if needed.
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Long-Term Cannabis Use and Cognitive Reserves and Hippocampal Volume in Midlife (2022)

September 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
During case-control studies, there are documented cognitive deficits and structural brain differences when comparing young individuals who use cannabis and a control group. It is unclear if these subtle changes have been documented in older adults because of long-term cannabis use. For people in their midlife, it is known that mild cognitive deficits and hippocampal […]
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Math Squares

August 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material can be used in various ways to work on mathematical calculations, fine motor skills, and cognition.
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