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Turning Pages Made Easier

February 27, 2016 by Amy Smith

Is your child or student having difficulty manipulating their hands and fingers in order to separate and turn pages in books? Here is a valuable therapist’s trick that is a cheap and easy way to help kids turn pages in a book more independently without needing to open their hand or manipulate their fingers!

Simple tip on how to turn pages in a book easier. It's perfect for people with arthritis, cerebral palsy, hand weakness, and other special needs.

What you will need

Craft sticks

Tape

How to construct

  1. Cut the craft stick up into pieces (one piece per number of pages in the book)
  2. Tape one stick pieces to the back side of each pages
  3. Tape the stick pieces in varying positions down the page edges, starting with the highest position on the first page and slightly lowering the stick position with each subsequent page
  4. For the added benefit of identifying the correct page to turn, write in numbers on the sticks to give the book “page numbers”

book page

 

Turning the modified pages

Once the modified book has been constructed, the child will be able to turn the pages by just lifting the craft stick up, instead of having to utilize refined finger movements to grasp and separate individuals pages.

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Who can benefit from page turner modifications?

This simple modification can greatly benefit individuals who are having difficulty with finge
r range of motion and dexterity limitations including:

Individuals with developmental delays

Individuals with celebral palsy

Individuals with high spasticity or tone in their hands

Individuals who have had a stroke or other neurological damage in their hands

Individuals with hand abnormalities

Individuals with arthritis

Its not just for books either…

This modification would also work with magazines, notebooks, index cards, folders, and photo albums


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Filed Under: Fine Motor Activities, Therapist's Tips Tagged With: fine motor activities, page turners, turning book pages, weak hands

Disclaimer

Kids Play Smarter is a blog about general ideas, theories, and concepts related to the field of occupational therapy and the growth and development of all children. The information presented on this blog is not intended to serve as or replace occupational therapy services for your child. The information on this blog is for entertainment, informational, and educational purposes only. This blog is not meant to replace formal professional consultation or evaluation from a qualified clinician. All children need to have the approval of a physician to participate in physical activities, including those described on this blog. In addition, children need to be supervised by a responsible adult at ALL times when completing activities that are illustrated and described on this blog. The author of this blog is NOT responsible or liable for any damage, injury, accident, illness, death, or adverse reaction due to participation in the activities described on the website.

Welcome to Kids Play Smarter

Amy Smith I am an occupational therapist with over 10 years of experience working with children. I created this website to offer parents, teachers, and therapists FREE ideas, strategies, and activities that they can do with their children to improve their fine and gross motor skills, handwriting, academic learning, and regulate their sensory system all while "playing" (just playing smarter)! Read More…

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