CERTIFICATION & COACHING:
IM PEDIATRIC BEST PRACTICES
MODULE 6: INTERPRETING DATA
By Mary Jones, OTR/L, DipCOT
Sensational Kids, LLC
Brain Focus International, Inc.
Outcome Goals for Module 6
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Homework assignment and post-test review from
Module 5.
Interpreting IM data specific to pediatric
populations
Review of Module 6
Assignment/Homework
Review of Post-Test from Module 5
1. Children may elicit a negative emotional
response from a practitioner during IM
training by expressing which of the
following?
a) Demand more attention than others
b) Opposition
c) Motivation
d) a and b
• Answer: D
Review of Post-Test from Module 5
2. True or False: The very children we find the
most difficult to build relationships with are
the ones who do not need positive
relationships with adults the most.
• Answer: False
Review of Post-Test from Module 5
3. When working with children who
present with challenging behaviors the
following are common reactions:
a) Feeling frustrated
b) Feeling discouraged
c) Questioning of professional skills
d) All of the above
• Answer: D
Review of Post-Test from Module 5
4. What can be done during IM sessions to help
build positive relationships with IM students?
a) Allow students to help you during
sessions
b) Provide task directed opportunities
c) a and b
d) None of the above
• Answer: C
Review of Post-Test from Module 5
5. True or False: It is important to make sure
students know how important they are to
the IM process.
• Answer: True
The Key to IM Success:
• Modify for Engagement!
• Be Spontaneous for Novelty!
• Increase repetition for
Synaptic growth!
Techniques for Success
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Positioning alternatives
Physical Environment
Sensory Environment
Motivation Strategies
Tempo/Timing variance
Feedback Strategies
Interpreting Data
Pacing of activities and themes
Duration of tasks and sessions
Building Relationships – allowing control
Switch choices and Access
Interpreting data with pediatric
populations.
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Review of norms reference list
Review of how to locate data lists,
results view
Review of how to print, copy, save as
pdf for records
How to locate and use clinical data
sheets.
Interactive Metronome® (IM)
Assessment Results
• The Interactive Metronome® (IM) is a brain-based
rehabilitation assessment and training program
developed to directly improve the processing abilities
that affect attention, motor planning, and
sequencing. This, in turn, strengthens motor skills,
including mobility, gross motor function, and many
fundamental cognitive capacities such as planning,
organizing and language.
The normative ranges for IM
performance are as follows:
Age
6-
7 to 8
9 to 10
11 to 12
13 to 15
16+
Extreme
Deficiency
280+
270+
260+
240+
215+
200+
Severe
Deficiency
175-279
170-269
160-259
155-239
150-214
147-199
Below Average
120-174
90-169
80-159
75-154
72-149
70-146
Average
90-119
65-89
55-79
45-74
43-71
41-69
Above Average
56-89
45-64
38-54
36-44
33-42
30-40
Exceptional
40-55
32-44
28-37
26-35
23-32
22-29
Superior
Below 40
Below 32
Below 28
Below 26
Below 23
Below 22
LOCATING RESULTS VIEW –
SHORT FORM TEST
INTERPRETING SHORT FORM TEST GRAPH
SHORT FORM TEST OVER DURATION
INTERPRETING SRO% GRAPH FOR SFT
LOCATING LONG FORM ASSESSMENT REPORT DATA
Feeling the Beat
Decreasing the Praxic Load
To enable new motor planning
Data List View
www.take-a-screenshot.org
Embellishing a PDF File (8.3)
Review of Module 6 Learning
Outcomes
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Review of norms reference list
Review of how to locate data lists, results view
Review of how to print, copy, save as pdf for
records
How to locate and use clinical
data sheets.
Case example: interpreting
data to best plan IM
training for a child.
Module 6 Homework
1. Complete Post-Test
2. Complete LFA with a child and
review data