Washing and drying a plate Dyspraxia Movement Skills

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Washing and drying a plate

There are two ways that you can use these videos:

Use the video as a movement demonstration. Watch the video and see how the person in the video moves their hands to wash and dry the plate. Then practice washing and drying a plate, copying the actions in the video. Do it again, watch and copy as often as you need.
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 and using a sponge and towel to wash and dry a plate. Then, practice washing and drying a plate, copying the actions in the video. Do it again, watch while imagining the feeling, and copy as often as you need.

Top tips for washing and drying a plate:

As well as watching the videos, follow our top tips for washing and drying a plate:

Ask an adult to run the water to ensure the temperature isn’t too hot
Use a circular motion to wash with the sponge and dry with the towel
When washing, make sure part of the plate is dipped into the water so you are cleaning it with fresh water with each move
When drying, hold the end of the tea towel in your stronger hand and the plate in your other hand

Note: These movement demonstration videos have been designed to help children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD; dyspraxia) learn how to wash and dry plates successfully. The videos show a movement demonstration for plate washing and drying, 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 kitchen skills in children with dyspraxia/DCD.