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Michigamme's New Moves Help Kids Focus
Anya Rath, Times Herald
For the past few months, the students at Michigamme Elementary have been moving in the right direction — literally.
District occupational therapist Jennifer Vogtmann began rolling out the program S'cool Moves, a series of therapy-based strategies, at Michigamme Elementary back in September after she received a $1,000 grant from Meemic Insurance and district support.
The program teaches students certain actions that can calm them down and are designed to improve self-regulation, focus, developmental skills, and academic goals.
"The energy that children have available for academics is based on total battery output," Vogtmann said in an email. "When their auditory, visual and sensory systems are not working at their peak, there is a drain on academics. This program teaches children how to recharge to reach full academic success."
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