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Component Skills for Pre-Writing in Early Childhood

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1.  Which of the following statements is true with respect to how an occupational therapist can contribute to the preschool classroom?
  1. Can help plan movement activities
  2. Can provide suggestions for a fine motor center
  3. Can provide staff inservice training on typical fine motor development
  4. All of the above
2.  What is a pre-writing component under the heading of Visual perceptual and visual motor?
  1. Follows simple directions
  2. Develops core postural control
  3. Form perception and discrimination
  4. Memory
3.  Which of the following statements is false with regard to seating and positioning options at a table in the classroom?
  1. A child’s feet do not have to be on the floor or a foot rest
  2. Arms should be comfortably supported on the table surface
  3. Seat depth may need to be adjusted with a pillow
  4. Materials on the table should be presented at a comfortable viewing angle
4.  Which of the following is an important component skill for pre-writing?
  1. Motor planning
  2. Visual motor integration
  3. Efficient grasp
  4. All of the above
5.  Which of the following is an important classroom observation related to pre-writing skills?
  1. Child answers questions during circle time
  2. Child demonstrates cooperative play on the playground
  3. Child copies age appropriate lines and shapes
  4. Child enjoys singing songs
6.  Which assessment would not be appropriate for a three year old?
  1. Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities
  2. Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
  3. Sensory Processing Measure – Preschool
  4. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
7.  The team notices that a child undergoing an OT evaluation does not like to participate in any messy play activities (finger paints, etc.) Which of the following assessments should be completed?
  1. Bruininks-Oserestsky Test of Motor Proficiencey
  2. Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities
  3. Sensory Processing Measure - Preschool
  4. The Developmental Test of Visual Perception
8.  Which of the following assessments primarily contains context relevant tasks that are related to typical early childhood activities?
  1. The Miller Function and Participation Scales
  2. The Developmental Test of Visual Perception
  3. The Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration
  4. None of the above
9.  Which bilateral hand activities would help develop skills for pre-writing?
  1. Lacing cards
  2. Stringing beads
  3. Cutting with a scissors
  4. All of the above
10.  Which of the following activities would address several of the gross component skills needed for pre-writing?
  1. Tracing a letter
  2. Picking up small objects
  3. Moving through an obstacle course
  4. Stringing beads

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