NBCOT Practice Exam 1 | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 | 44 Pages

An OT is preparing to evaluate a toddler who has upper extremity orthopedic concerns. How will the OT MOST likely obtain the majority of initial assessment data? A. Measurement tools that assess visual-motor skills B. Dynamometer and pinch meter readings. C. Observation of child during activities in the child-care center. D. Functional independence measures. - C. Observation of child during activities in the child-care center. Through observation of the child during child-care center activities, the OT can collect information about the child's motor performance skills and participation in activities that require upper extremity/hand skill. Naturalistic observation is a method of ecological assessment, which is "a primary mechanism for obtaining data relevant to the child's performance context..... Skilled observation of child performing a functional task offers..... important information about the child's performance". Answers A, B, ad D are all appropriate choices after the child is old enough for these assessments. During an initial evaluation, the OT suspects that a child has somatodyspraxia. In what area should the OT focus the evaluation? A. Ability to print or write. B. Reading competency. C. Math calculations. D. New motor task planning. - D. New motor task planning. "Somatodyspraxia is described as a deficit in learning new motor skills, planning new motor actions, and generalizing motor plans." Inability to print or write (answer A) is termed "dysgraphia." The term "dyslexia" (answer B) means dysfunction in reading. Inability to perform mathematics (answer C) is known as "dyscalculia"