SCHOODLES School Fine Motor Assessment (SFMA) - 4th Edition | Occupational Therapy Tools for Kids | Classroom & Pediatric Therapy Use

The 4th Edition is here! Expanded content including a goal writing guide, observation guide, improved workbook pages, teacher collaboration guide and new look! Standardized test scores can be valuable, but do not give enough information about classroom problems or starting points for intervention. Schoodles School Fine Motor Assessment (SFMA) - Fourth Edition is a tool that quickly organizes informally gathered information to help identify a child's educational needs. Occupational therapists are increasingly being asked to assist with RTI (Response to Intervention) screens. Schoodles SFMA provides an avenue for pre- and post-intervention data gathering that is easily understandable to teachers and parents. Within the sturdy binder is an Assessment Guide detailing key ages for skill development. It also contains helpful insights to make thorough observations of fine motor abilities, especially those that pertain to classroom skills. In addition there is an Assessment Table to ease the task of collecting data for very skill. For the student, there is a fun, recently updated workbook with coloring activities, puzzles, cutting tasks, and handwriting sample pages. The workbook pages can be customized for each child and it is intended to be photocopied. There is a valuable updated observation page to help organize information and assist with write-ups. This page includes pleas to record information about grasp, drawing, writing, cutting, vision skills, sensory motor skills, self-care, and general observations. Schoodles SFMA can be used as a quick screen, a routine update, or a complete assessment for fine motor skills. It is designed for children 3 years and older and can be administered by occupational therapists, or certified occupational therapy assistants or others with supervision/interpretation from an occupational therapist.