Alongside the videos , instructions to encourage children to either watch and copy , or watch while imagining the feeling of the movements and copy are provided , alongside some ‘ top tips ’ to master each skill .”
Figure one : Screenshots taken from the ‘ Watch me do it ’ demonstration videos for shoelace tying , chopping vegetables and opening packets .
shoelace tying , using cutlery and opening food packets ( see figure one ).
Sally Payne , an experienced paediatric occupational therapist ensured the videos demonstrated an appropriate functional solution for each skill using techniques normally used in practice .
Alongside the videos , instructions to encourage children to either watch and copy , or watch while imagining the feeling of the movements and copy are provided , alongside some ‘ top tips ’ to master each skill .
Professionals are encouraged to signpost children and families to the website and use it freely as part of their practice , where appropriate .
The website was developed at Manchester Metropolitan University and was funded by the Waterloo Foundation . It can be accessed freely by scanning the QR code above or via this link https :// watchmedoit . mmu . ac . uk /. The original research , published in the journal PLOS ONE , can be accessed at https :// doi . org / 10.1371 / journal . pone . 0284086 .
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Royal College of Occupational Therapists ( 2023 ) Children and young people ’ s occupational therapy survey . Available at www . rcot . co . uk / cyp23 [ accessed 27 November 2024 ].
Royal College of Occupational Therapists ( 2024 ) Workforce Strategy 2024 – 2035 . Available at www . rcot . co . uk / workforce-strategy [ accessed 27 November 2024 ].
Alongside the videos , instructions to encourage children to either watch and copy , or watch while imagining the feeling of the movements and copy are provided , alongside some ‘ top tips ’ to master each skill .”
Scott MW , Wood G , Holmes PS , Marshall B , Williams J and Wright DJ ( 2023 ) ‘ Combined action observation and motor imagery improves learning of activities of daily living in children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder ’ PLOS ONE , 18 ( 5 ), e0284086 . https :// doi . org / 10.1371 / journal . pone . 0284086 [ accessed 2 January 2025 ].
Words DAVID J WRIGHT , School of Psychology , Manchester Metropolitan University , SALLY PAYNE , RCOT Professional Adviser , PAUL S HOLMES , Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences , Manchester Metropolitan University , and GREG WOOD , Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences , Manchester Metropolitan University . For further information contact d . j . wright @ mmu . ac . uk
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