Learn about the Z-Vibe with Occupational Therapist Katie Zelinski
4th Apr 2022
Are you interested in learning more about the Z-Vibe? You've come to the right place! Below is the video and transcript from a live webinar we hosted featuring Occupational Therapist Katie Zelinski.
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How a Weighted Pencil Improves Handwriting
Posted by Guest Blogger Katie Zelinski, The Well Balanced OT on 7th Mar 2022
If you walk into any Kindergarten classroom, you’ll likely find students learning how to write their letters. In pre-school years, children may have started practicing drawing shapes and how to write their name, but this is THE YEAR. The year that they learn how to write upper- and lower-case letters. It sounds simple, right? Pick a pencil and draw some lines.
For some kids, it i
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Writing with Vibration to Wake Up the Hand Muscles
Posted by Guest Blogger Katie Zelinski, The Well Balanced OT on 2nd Mar 2020
This informative guest blog comes to us occupational therapist Katie Zelinski from The Well Balanced OT.
As a pediatric Occupational Therapist I am always looking to add items to my “tool-bag” that I can use to promote greater independence for my clients. Some of the children I work with have poor hand awareness, a loose grasp, and poor visual attention, all of whi
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Beefing Up Muscle Memory with the Tran-Quill Vibrating Pencil
Posted by Guest Blogger Jenn Choi on 10th Jun 2019
This fantastic guest post comes to us from Jenn Choi.
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One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is that I have the privilege of trying out new gadgets that help kids in school. We certainly have our share of academic struggles and so I was excited to try a pencil that had been on my mind for quite some time. It is basically just a pencil but the cool part is that it vibrates. Y
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