D EXTERIA J R. Elizabeth Walz. W HAT ’ S THE P ROBLEM ? Need a fun way to engage children in strengthening their motor development skills in Occupational.

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D EXTERIA J R. Elizabeth Walz

W HAT ’ S THE P ROBLEM ? Need a fun way to engage children in strengthening their motor development skills in Occupational Therapy Solution?

W HAT IS IT ? Uses hand and finger exercises to develop fine motor skills and handwriting readiness Helps build strength, control, and dexterity Specially designed for children ages 2-6 Multi-user tracking feature is available (iPad version only)

H OW DOES IT WORK ? Uses characters, animations, music/sounds, and game like environment to engage children in improving fine motor skills Games (exercises) are designed to be done on a regular basis in short sessions Difficulty increases as skills get stronger Automatic tracking and reporting feature makes it easy for parents, teachers, and OTs to identify time on task and progress

W HY DO WE NEED IT ? User friendly and affordable Enables patients to engage in therapeutic exercises while not in a therapy session Engages parents/ caretakers in their child’s rehabilitation Like apps have been proven to improve stroke rehabilitation Appeared on multiple Top 10 Apps for OTs

L ET ’ S G ET IT ! Cost- $2.99 Where?- jr.-fine-motor-skill/id ?mt=8&ign- mpt=uo%3D4https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexteria- jr.-fine-motor-skill/id ?mt=8&ign- mpt=uo%3D4 View Demo:

R EFERENCES Christle Grace G. Carabeo, Charisse May M. Dalida, Erica Marla Z. Padilla,and Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo Stroke Patient Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study of an Android-Based Game Simulation & Gaming April : , first published on July 13, 2014