BX Uni Pre-K

Brittany Rice
Early Childhood Education Teacher
Brittany.rice@BXUniPreK.edu

What does a Physical Therapist (PT) do?

Recommend modifications/adaptations in order to help
improve childs progress in their natural environment
Develop specific activities for child to target individual
needs
Include children with special needs in all classroom
activities
Improve large muscle strength and balance
Improve posture and self/body awareness
Improve general mobility and physical independence
Physical Therapy in an inclusion classroom can:
Help to provide all children with developmentally
appropriate activities, materials, and tools to increase
each childs physical strength, independence, and
engagement.
Introduce collaborative activities and seek out
teachable moments to foster relationships
More questions about Physical Therapy? You can visit
Move Forward: American Physical Therapy Association at
http://www.moveforwardpt.com/AboutPTsPTAs
Physical Therapy in Schools under IDEA:
https://pediatricapta.org/includes/factsheets/pdfs/09%20IDEA%20Schools.pdf