24/07/2025
Occupational therapy plays a vital role in developing mathematical skills in children by addressing the foundational stages of learning. Before children can grasp abstract math concepts, they must first build strong cognitive, sensory-motor, and perceptual skills. At the practice, we support this by strengthening attention, memory, visual-spatial processing, and fine motor coordination—essential for number recognition, counting, and problem-solving.
We work through a step-by-step approach that begins with early developmental skills such as sorting, patterning, and sequencing, and progresses toward more complex tasks like mental math, estimation, and multi-step problem-solving. Each stage of development builds upon the previous one, and occupational therapists tailor interventions to meet each child at their individual level of readiness.
By fostering confidence, motivation, and hands-on engagement through play-based and functional activities, our practice helps children make meaningful connections with numbers and apply them in everyday situations—laying the groundwork for academic success and lifelong learning.