The BOT 2 is a comprehensive assessment that can be administered by an Occupational Therapist. The BOT 2 uses engaging and goal directed tasks that measures various gross motor and fine motor skills for individuals aged between 4 and 21. This has been designed to be easy to administer in addition to being more fun to help engage the participants.
Completing the full form of BOT 2 provides therapists with the most reliable measure of the participant’s motor proficiency. This is essential in better understanding the participant’s strengths and weakness. The BOT 2 may assist in supporting a diagnosis of motor impairments and assess children with motor difficulties to help with further evaluation or interventions.
The BOT 2 is the most widely used assessment to test motor proficiency. The kit includes:
– BOT 2 Manual: This provides information and guidelines regarding the assessment.
– Administration easel: This provides instructions regarding the 8 subtests of the assessment; Fine motor precision, fine motor integration, manual dexterity, bilateral control, balance, running speed and agility, upper limb coordination and strength.
– Fine motor administration easel: This provides instructions related to the fine motor aspects of BOT 2.
– Materials needed for gross motor and fine motor aspects of the assessment.
The BOT 2 is designed to assess 4 motor areas of the participants, these include:
– Fine manual control: This area is aimed to assess the control and coordination of the hands and fingers through activities involving grasping, writing and drawing.
– Manual coordination: This area is aimed to assess the control and coordination of the upper limbs through activities that engage object manipulation.
– Body coordination: This area is aimed to assess the control and coordination of the body through engaging in activities that assess posture and balance.
– Strength and agility: This area is aimed to assess the control and coordination of the body that is involved in body movements, more specifically movements engaged through recreational and competitive sports.
Written by Amie Li – Occupational Therapist for De Silva Kids Clinic.
