Often the missing link in a child’s educational progress could be an Assistive Technology (AT) tool that can help a student complete a math problem quicker, read a story better, use a computer with greater ease, or track text more accurately; increasing a child’s confidence, independence and motivation to learn. Often a child with multiple developmental delays is trying to overcome other existing challenges while trying to satisfy a task at hand.  This is especially true for a child who has multiple deficits such as physical, speech and language, gross motor, fine motor and cognitive delays. For example, take a.

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Most everyone knows that being physically active is important for everyone as physical activity leads to improved physical fitness and health. However, it is also well known that physical activity leads to improved academics. Here is a link to a website that provides an overview on movement and learning with links to research articles. http://www.pesoftware.com/Resources/moveLearn.html The bottom line is if you would like to help improve your child’s academics then make sure that your child is physically active. How much physical activity? The American College of Sports Medicine (ASCM) recommends that children get 60 minutes a day of physical activity.

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