For educators
Teachers, kindergarten staff and educational professionals
You see the child in a context no clinic assessment can reproduce: inside a group, across a whole day, facing real demands. That information is valuable.
Signs that may make a consultation worthwhile
Not in order to diagnose — but to suggest that parents look into it.
- A marked gap between oral understanding and written output
- Writing that is unusually slow, illegible or effortful
- Persistent difficulty organising materials, transitions or sequences
- Consistent avoidance of table-top or creative activities
- Difficulty participating in the playground or in physical activity
- Difficulty participating in play and group activity
- A child who seems capable but doesn't complete classroom tasks
- Questions arising ahead of the move to first grade
What information from the setting helps
When parents arrive with information from kindergarten or school, assessment is far more accurate.
- In which situations the difficulty appears — and where it disappears
- Samples of written or creative work, over time
- How much support is actually needed to complete a task
- What social participation and play look like
- Which adaptations have already been tried, and what happened
The role of OT in school participation
Occupational therapy focuses on participation and function: a child's ability to take part in the school day — to write, organise, join in play and manage independently.
The work targets the abilities that sit underneath that participation, not only rehearsing the task itself.
How collaboration works
With parental consent, a conversation with the educational team helps me understand the classroom picture and adapt practical recommendations.
Where appropriate, a written summary or set of recommendations can be shared for use within the setting.
The aim is continuity: that what happens in the clinic carries into the environment where the child spends most of the day.
To be clear
To be clear: educators do not diagnose, and shouldn't be expected to. Your role is to notice and to share — professional assessment is the clinician's responsibility.
Professional background
- B.O.T. in Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv University
- Two years at Clalit's Tel Aviv Child Development Centre
- Experience assessing and treating children aged 0–9
- Current clinical focus: ages 2–9
- Hebrew and English
- Home clinic in Ra'anana
Want to consult about a child in your setting?
You're welcome to get in touch directly. Collaboration always happens with parental consent.
Not sure exactly what your child needs? You can start with a conversation.
You don't need to diagnose the difficulty yourself. You can simply describe what you're seeing, and we'll start from a shared understanding of whether an occupational therapy assessment or treatment is appropriate.