The Schoodles School Fine Motor Assessment is a qualitative, criterion-referenced assessment of over 30 skills essential to skilled fine motor work. Skills are assessed according to age levels of attainment and quality of performance, allowing for an individualized approach to each student's specific challenges.
The SFMA can be used as a stand-alone tool to determine the need for intervention, track progress, or in conjunction with standardized testing for students ages 3+ and older. Assessment components are chosen by the therapist based on needs identified by the student's teachers.
Skills are categorized into Classroom Skills and Supporting Skills, those skills needed to support fine motor outcomes.
Classroom skills cover design copy, handwriting, coloring, cutting, and puzzle construction. Supporting skills include manual muscle testing, proprioception, gross motor coordination, eye-hand coordination, finger coordination, crossing midline, motor planning, bilateral coordination, trunk strength, and vision skills.
Observations made from these tasks are analyzed to determine if there are need areas that can be addressed by an occupational therapist.
Goals can be easily written from the information gained from the assessment using the goal writing guide. The assessment process takes about 30-45 minutes to complete.
Skills are categorized into Classroom Skills and Supporting Skills, those skills needed to support fine motor outcomes.
Classroom skills cover design copy, handwriting, coloring, cutting, and puzzle construction. Supporting skills include manual muscle testing, proprioception, gross motor coordination, eye-hand coordination, finger coordination, crossing midline, motor planning, bilateral coordination, trunk strength, and vision skills.
Observations made from these tasks are analyzed to determine if there are need areas that can be addressed by an occupational therapist.
Goals can be easily written from the information gained from the assessment using the goal writing guide. The assessment process takes about 30-45 minutes to complete.
The Schoodles 'Mini' Fine Motor Assessment is included in the assessment membership or offered as a stand-alone membership. It is a qualitative, criterion-referenced assessment of over 35 skills essential to skilled fine motor work for three to five-year-olds.
Skills are assessed according to age levels of attainment and quality of performance, allowing for an individualized approach to each student's specific challenges.
The 'Mini' can be used as a stand-alone tool to determine the need for intervention, track progress, or in conjunction with standardized testing for students ages 3-5. Assessment components are chosen by the therapist based on needs identified by the student's teachers.
Skills are categorized into three areas, Play Skills, Classroom Skills, and Supporting Skills, those skills needed to support fine motor outcomes.
Play skills include skills that assist in fine motor skill development such as nesting, stacking, toy assembly, puzzle, peg board, bead stringing, and block design.
Classroom skills cover design copy, handwriting, coloring, drawing and cutting.
Supporting skills include manual muscle testing, proprioception, gross motor coordination, eye-hand coordination, finger coordination, crossing midline, motor planning, bilateral coordination, core strength, and vision skills.
Observations made from these tasks are analyzed to determine if there are need areas that can be addressed by an occupational therapist.
Goals can be easily written from the information gained from the assessment using the goal writing guide. The assessment process takes about 30-45 minutes to complete.
Skills are assessed according to age levels of attainment and quality of performance, allowing for an individualized approach to each student's specific challenges.
Skills are categorized into three areas, Play Skills, Classroom Skills, and Supporting Skills, those skills needed to support fine motor outcomes.
Play skills include skills that assist in fine motor skill development such as nesting, stacking, toy assembly, puzzle, peg board, bead stringing, and block design.
Classroom skills cover design copy, handwriting, coloring, drawing and cutting.
Supporting skills include manual muscle testing, proprioception, gross motor coordination, eye-hand coordination, finger coordination, crossing midline, motor planning, bilateral coordination, core strength, and vision skills.
Observations made from these tasks are analyzed to determine if there are need areas that can be addressed by an occupational therapist.
Goals can be easily written from the information gained from the assessment using the goal writing guide. The assessment process takes about 30-45 minutes to complete.
The recently updated Schoodles Keyboarding Assessment breaks down the functional skill of keyboarding into component areas. These include access, fine motor skill development, gross motor skill development, and skill with the keyboard. Through the assessment, the efficiency and speed of written outcomes using keyboarding and handwriting can be compared.
Areas needing intervention requiring the unique skills of an occupational therapist can be identified.
The assessment includes a Background Information Form, a Teacher Question Form, a Student Question Form, and a detailed Record Sheet. Typing samples to copy, links to timed tests, and links to keyboarding programs for intervention are also included.
We use the same cost-effective reproducible format we use in the original Schoodles assessment.
The keyboarding membership offers fillable forms and individual workbook pages to customize your assessment to the student. One-time purchase, lifetime access includes any updates or changes we make to the tool.
Areas needing intervention requiring the unique skills of an occupational therapist can be identified.
The assessment includes a Background Information Form, a Teacher Question Form, a Student Question Form, and a detailed Record Sheet. Typing samples to copy, links to timed tests, and links to keyboarding programs for intervention are also included.
We use the same cost-effective reproducible format we use in the original Schoodles assessment.
The keyboarding membership offers fillable forms and individual workbook pages to customize your assessment to the student. One-time purchase, lifetime access includes any updates or changes we make to the tool.
The Schoodles Legibility Program uses a top-down cognitive approach and focuses on key components to legibility presented through the hero's journey of Captain Penguino. Each components is presented in a new chapter of the story and activities are included to lead the student and helper through the process.
Students learn to identify specific changes they can make to increase consistency and readability of their work. The use of consistent practice, increasing memory skills, incorporating activities into the classroom and developing skills that can be used more broadly are all embedded into this program.
While the basic program is easily used on it's own, we have included an accompanying guide filled with evidence based strategies to address a variety of needs for students with ASD, ADHD, DCD, FAS and LD.
Hundreds of students have successfully and quickly increased the legibility of their handwriting through an earlier version of this program.
Anyone interested in helping students increase legibility can use this program, including home school parents, teachers, and occupational therapists.
Memberships are offered as an annual membership, or a lifetime membership and are one per therapist/user and include anything new we add. A download of the program in comic book form is available as well. Group pricing is available .
Students learn to identify specific changes they can make to increase consistency and readability of their work. The use of consistent practice, increasing memory skills, incorporating activities into the classroom and developing skills that can be used more broadly are all embedded into this program.
While the basic program is easily used on it's own, we have included an accompanying guide filled with evidence based strategies to address a variety of needs for students with ASD, ADHD, DCD, FAS and LD.
Hundreds of students have successfully and quickly increased the legibility of their handwriting through an earlier version of this program.
Anyone interested in helping students increase legibility can use this program, including home school parents, teachers, and occupational therapists.
Memberships are offered as an annual membership, or a lifetime membership and are one per therapist/user and include anything new we add. A download of the program in comic book form is available as well. Group pricing is available .
About Digital Memberships
Assessment Memberships include everything in the hard copy and more. The new 'Mini' is available in membership format only as part of the assessment package or as a stand-alone product.
Memberships give the Schoodles team the ability to add new research, new products and updates, and incorporate feedback from therapists. 'Where do I start' instructions and quick start guide are just some examples of feedback included to get you up and running quickly for remote or in-person assessments. They give the therapist the perfect grab-and-go tool.
A criterion-referenced chart with over 30 fine motor skills organized in a developmental progression is included along with training videos for therapists, task videos for students, and fill-able forms to use on a tablet or computer.
A new report writing template with drop downs, narrative prompts and templates for other frequently used tests to make report writing fast and easy. Reports can be written in under an hour and emphasize parent friendliness and student strengths.
Digital memberships are a purchase once option. NO Yearly Membership Fees.
We are constantly adding new features! Watch the scroll box on the homepage for updates!
Choose both the hard copy and digital membership for ultimate flexibility and access to new information.
*Memberships are one per therapist. Contact Marie@schoodles.com for quotes.
Memberships give the Schoodles team the ability to add new research, new products and updates, and incorporate feedback from therapists. 'Where do I start' instructions and quick start guide are just some examples of feedback included to get you up and running quickly for remote or in-person assessments. They give the therapist the perfect grab-and-go tool.
A criterion-referenced chart with over 30 fine motor skills organized in a developmental progression is included along with training videos for therapists, task videos for students, and fill-able forms to use on a tablet or computer.
A new report writing template with drop downs, narrative prompts and templates for other frequently used tests to make report writing fast and easy. Reports can be written in under an hour and emphasize parent friendliness and student strengths.
Digital memberships are a purchase once option. NO Yearly Membership Fees.
We are constantly adding new features! Watch the scroll box on the homepage for updates!
Choose both the hard copy and digital membership for ultimate flexibility and access to new information.
*Memberships are one per therapist. Contact Marie@schoodles.com for quotes.