LS Occupational Therapy Screenings
Each school year, a consulting Occupational Therapist observes all of the kindergarten and first-grade classrooms and engages in activities with individual students in grades K-4 that are referred by classroom teachers.
Occupational Therapy focuses on muscle development and coordination including fine motor and hand skills, gross motor skills, visual-perceptual skills, and the body's ability to take in and integrate sensory information.
The information that is gathered from the screenings is used to guide instruction in both the classroom and physical education. The Burke's Learning Specialist will contact families about individual screenings and all parents will have the opportunity to discuss the screening with their child’s classroom teachers and learning specialist.
A parent education workshop is also offered to provide parents with an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about motor development and sensory integration.
Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.
Burke's admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.