Did you know that integrating motor activities into the classroom and home environment can be a tremendous help in reading, writing, attention, and memory? Movement activates the brain and its processes for learning. Students who learn to develop specific motor movements can incorporate such skills into successful participation in school activities. The CLIME® Manual's multi-sensory approach to learning is particularly helpful for students, kindergarten through sixth grade and those with Attention Deficit Disorder or learning disabilities.

The CLIME® Manual strategies and activities can be used for:

• Transition Activities
• 504 Plan Accommodations
• Center Activities
• Ideas for Parents
• Homework Activities
• Student Study Team Interventions
• Inclusion Activities
• Home School

AREAS ADDRESSED IN THE CLIME® PROGRAM

Visual Skills

• Loses Place or Skips Problems on a Page
• Difficulty with Letter, Number, or Shape Discrimination
• Poor Directionality of Letters and Numbers
• Difficulty with Spacing and Writing Letters on the Line
• Difficulty Copying Material from the Board
• Difficulty Focusing and Tracking in the Classroom

Organization/Attention

• Messy When Using Paper, Pencil, Paste or Glue
• Disorganized Desk and Paperwork
• Difficulty Transitioning Between Activities

Fine Motor

• Hand Dominance
• Pencil Grasp
• Difficulty Coloring Within Lines
• Poor Formation of Letters, Numbers, Shapes
• Difficulty Using Scissors and Cutting
• Avoids Crossing Center of Body or Favors One Side
• Difficulty with Dressing Skills
• Difficulty with Eating Utensils
• Difficulty Manipulating Objects with Hands
• Easily Frustrated When Doing Motor Skills
• Loses Place or Skips Problems on a Page
• Difficulty with Letter, Number, or Shape Discrimination
• Poor Directionality of Letters and Numbers
• Difficulty with Spacing and Writing Letters on the Line
• Difficulty Copying Material from the Board
• Difficulty Focusing and Tracking in the Classroom

Sensory Processing

• Distracted by Background Noise
• Distracted by Background Visual Stimuli
• Overly Dependent on Visual Cues
• Difficulty Learning New Motor Tasks
• Difficulty with Spatial Awareness

Gross Motor

• Poor Writing Posture
• Excessive Movement in Class
• Both Sides of Body Don't Work Together
• Difficulty with Sitting Balance
• Difficulty with Standing Balance
• Difficulty Walking on Stairs, Curbs or Uneven Surfaces
• Avoids Playground Equipment
• Avoids Ball Activities
• Difficulty Rope Jumping
• Difficulty Visually Following a Moving Ball
• Difficulty Throwing and Catching
• Difficulty Kicking
• Difficulty Imitating Movements
• Difficulty with Skipping, Hopping, Jumping, Marching and Sliding