{"id":1620,"date":"2017-01-30T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/ot\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2017-11-01T11:38:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T15:38:12","slug":"ahoy-ye-mateys-etown-alum-publishes-pirates-of-the-caribootin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/ot\/2017\/01\/30\/ahoy-ye-mateys-etown-alum-publishes-pirates-of-the-caribootin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahoy Ye Mateys – Etown Alum Publishes “Pirates of the Caribootin”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Front<\/a>Congratulations to Elizabethtown Occupational Therapy Alum, Bethanie (Steese) Allen (MS, ’08), who recently published her own shoe tying social story. \u00a0In 2009 while working at Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center of Lancaster, Bethanie developed a shoe tying story to help a child learn to tie his shoes. \u00a0Bunny ears, trees and loops were not keeping his attention for shoe tying. The first step of shoe tying is to form an X\u2026which triggered \u201cX marks the spot\u201d to Bethanie. One thing led to another and resulted in a complete pirate-themed social story. Bethanie successfully used this method with other children and found the carryover to be extremely high because most children could remember the cues and the story.<\/p>\n

After years of desiring to turn it into a book with increased visual cues to assist for independence, Bethanie realized her dream and released the book in January 2017. It is with high hopes that she can continue to spread the word of the \u201cPirates of the Caribootin\u201d to parents, children, teachers, therapists, and others in order to help increase the independence and carryover for all children who are learning how to tie their shoes. For more information on the book and for updates on book signings and shoe tying events, please sail on over to the book’s Facebook\u00a9 page<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0The book is also available via Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in book events or signings, or if you have any other general questions, please feel free to contact Bethanie at: bethaniesteese@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Elizabethtown Occupational Therapy Alum, Bethanie (Steese) Allen (MS, ’08), who recently published her own shoe tying social story. \u00a0In 2009 while working at Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center of Lancaster, Bethanie developed a shoe tying story to help a …<\/p>\n

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