Analogs Between School, Music Study and Occupational Therapy

Learning in school, learning to play an instrument, and receiving occupational therapy are all processes that develop, refine or improve upon skills that support a child’s success, confidence, wellbeing and independence.

All three contexts involve the child’s participation in structured learning activities under the guidance of a skilled instructor. Structured learning activities (SLA) are activities with guidelines and a goal. SLA’s typically a require specific set of skills or preparatory methods to complete, and the goal of the activity itself is to support a higher, more complex or difficult, functional goal.