Topic 9: Reading & References

Reading Material

• Johnson, Brad. Why Students Shouldn’t Be Forced to Spend Time Sitting at Their Desks. 2/7/19 Originally, Washington Post. Here: Interactive Technologies System https://ihtusa.com/why-students-shouldnt-be-forced-to-spend-so-much-time-sitting-at-desks-in-class/

• Holland, Kimberly. Too Much Technology: Children Growing Up With Weak Hands, Fingers. Healthline Parenthood. 3/7/18. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/too-much-technology-children-with-weak-hands

• Drobnjak, Lauren. Motor Skills and More. Why Kids Should Work on a Vertical Surface. TheInspired Treehouse. 6/12/15. http://theinspiredtreehouse.com/motor-skills-and-more-working-on-a-vertical-surface/

• Blackburn, Preston. Movement Powers Learning, What Has Changed? 11/25/2017 pivottoplay.com. https://pivottoplay.com/movement-powers-learning-what-has-changed/

• Marselas, Kimberly. Losing Our Grip. More Children Entering School Without Fine Motor Skills. 10/26/15 Lancaster Online. https://lancasteronline.com/features/trending/losing-our-grip-more-students-entering-school-without-fine-motor/article_c0f235d0-7ba2-11e5-bf0d-5745f74f9717.html

References

informedhealth.org. How do hands work? Last update 7/26/18. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279362/#:~:text=There%20are%20over%2030%20muscles,by%20muscles%20in%20the%20forearm

Kiley, Christine  Toys and games to help kids with pencil grasp.  Www.mamaot.com 11/23/14

Harvard Men’s Health Watch. Give grip strength a hand. November 2016. health.harvard.edu. https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-aging/give-grip-strength-a-hand

 Celis-Morales, C , Welsh P et al. Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory and cancer outcomes and all causes of mortality: prospective cohort of half a million UK Biobank participants. British Medical Journal. BMJ 2018;361:k1651. 5/8/18. https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1651

Peterson, M, Gordon, P et al. Grip Strength Is Associated with Longitudinal Health Maintenance and Improvement in Adolescents. 7/30/18 The Journal ofPediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.020

Fain, E; Weatherford, C. Comparative study of millennials (20-34) grip and lateral pinch with the norms. Journal of Hand Therapy. Oct-Dec 2016;29(4):483-488. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26869476/

Naropa University. Right and Left Brain Writing Strategies. https://www.naropa.edu/documents/programs/jks/naropa-writing-center/left-and-right-brain.pdf

Integrated Learning Strategies. Hand Grip: Weak Hands, Weak Body? Why Kids a

nd Millenials and Losing Their Grip. 11/1/16. ilslearningcorner.com.

Integrated Learning Strategies. Emotional Delays: Surprising Secret to Regulate a Childs’ Emotional Behavior. 9/1/20. ilslearningcorner.com. https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-08-rewire-the-brain-handbook-for-emotional-control-and-fine-motor-development/

Hannaford, Carla. Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head. Great River Books Salt Lake City, UT 2005 p. 110

Heffron, Claire. Hand Strengthening: Red Flags for Kids. The Inspired Treehouse. 5/7/18. https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/how-to-tell-if-your-child-has-weak-hands/. This entire list comes from this source

 Radocy, Lesley. Why is Upper Body Strength Important? 10/11/13. www.sportsrec.com. https://www.sportsrec.com/12680945/why-is-upper-body-strength-important

 le Roux, Tracey. Shoulder Girdle Stability. www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com. https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/shoulder-girdle-stability.html#:~:text=Development%20of%20Upper%20Body%20Strength%20In%20Kids&text=Children%20should%20be%20encouraged%20to,shoulder%20joints%20and%20the%20scapulae.

Buckner, Mindy. Upper body Strength and Stability. Therapy Street Kids. http://therapystreetforkids.com/UpperBody.html

Van Oss, Leida. Developing Hand-Eye Coordination. North Shore Pediatric Therapy. https://www.nspt4kids.com/health-care/developing-hand-eye-coordination/.