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Pouring a glass of water

There are two ways that you can use these videos:

  1. Use the video as a movement demonstration. Watch the video and see how the person in the video moves their hands to pour water into the glass. Then practice pouring water into a glass, copying the actions in the video. Do it again, watch and copy as often as you need.
  2. Imagine yourself doing the action whilst watching it. Imagine that you are the person in the video. As you watch the video, try to imagine the feeling of moving your hands to pour water into a glass. Then practice pouring water into a glass, copying the actions in the video. Do it again, watch while imagining the feeling, and copy as often as you need.

Top tips for pouring a glass of water

As well as watching the videos, follow our top tips for pouring a glass of water:

  • Use a heavy glass with a wide base to reduce the risk of it tipping over
  • Use your strong hand to hold the bottle and guide the pouring and your other hand to support the bottle underneath
  • You might find it easier to do this sitting down
  • Try our bottle opening video and bottle closing video for help with opening and closing bottles

Note: These movement demonstration videos have been designed to help children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD; dyspraxia) learn how to pour drinks from a bottle successfully. The videos show a movement demonstration for pouring water from a bottle, performed by a typically developing child model and recorded from a first-person viewpoint. A qualified occupational therapist instructed the child model how to perform the movement demonstration to ensure that an appropriate technique was demonstrated. The videos are free for use by dyspraxic people, parents, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, teachers, or anybody else who would find them useful for supporting the learning of bottle handling and pouring skills in children with dyspraxia/DCD. Pouring a glass of water Dyspraxia Movement Skills

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