OT Screener
Education
$24.99
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The OT Screener is a pre-referral screening tool for a students visual-motor integration skills (copying) and fine motor grasp (pencil grasp). It can be used by teachers and therapists to quickly screen their students to determine if they have met pre-writing developmental milestones, and is ideal for students in Pre-K through second grade.
Information obtained from the OT Screener can be used to implement targeted pre-referral intervention for students, and may be used by teachers to determine curricular decisions.
Each milestone has a dedicated page that identifies criteria for mastery. Additionally, intervention strategies are listed to help guide teachers and therapists when selecting activities to assist students in learning a particular skill.
Links to printable resources are also available, and include data keeping sheets, in addition to screening forms for students to write on.
*New in version 2.0.1 and later: Handwriting screener added, which utilizes OCR technology to quickly scan and analyze a student's handwriting and then provides quick analysis legibility scores to help measure a student's progress and identify potential handwriting intervention needs.
The OT Screener is compatible with iOS 17 and later.
The OT Screener in NOT a substitute for a standardized, validated, and norm referenced assessment tools of visual-motor integration and fine motor grasping skills.
Information within this screening tool is based on available data and expert agreed upon developmental milestones for visual-motor integration and fine motor grasping skills.
This tool should not be used to determine a student's offer of free and appropriate public education.
Ratings & Reviews
What’s New in Version 5.0.0:
• Reorganized Main Menu: The main menu is now organized into Screening Tools, Intervention Tools, and Resources & Support for easier navigation.
• Custom Strategy Storage: Users can now save their own custom grasping, visual-motor integration, and handwriting strategies for future use.
• New Class List Tool: Import a class list and quickly provide pre-referral strategies for multiple students at once. The app automatically creates a single teacher-facing data form containing suggested strategies and simple classroom data-tracking options.
• New Word Bank Tool: Uses Apple’s onboard Apple Intelligence to generate word banks based on a selected topic and target grade level.
• New Sentence Machine Tool: Uses Apple Intelligence to generate simple, topic-based sentences at K–5 grade levels for students to copy.
• Handwriting Screener Updates: Handwriting screening forms are now presented in landscape orientation to provide students with more space when copying target sentences. A quick objective observation checklist has also been added for therapists.
• New How-To Videos: Onboard instructional videos have been added to demonstrate how to use the features and tools throughout the OT Screener iOS app.
The developer, OT Screener LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- OT Screener LLC
- Size
- 168.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2023-2026 OT Screener LLC

