Orientation & Mobility Skills

O&M Skills and Concepts

What O&M Skills and Concepts are in the Songs?

There are numerous lists of the O&M skills and concepts that young children need to learn. The following list contains the skills and concepts included in the songs in this project. It is not a complete list.

O&M Skills and Concepts Included in This Project

NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list of O&M skills and concepts for young children but only the skills and concepts included in the songs of this project.

I. Positional Concepts:

  1. In
  2. On
  3. Under
  4. Behind
  5. Beside
  6. Between

Note: Each concept can be taught in relation to (1) my body, (2) objects with my body, and (3) objects with each other.

II. Sensory skills:

  1. Sounds
    • loud vs soft
    • near vs far
    • approaching sounds vs retreating sounds
  2. Tactile input from hands and feet

 

III. Movement skills:

  1. Bending
  2. Twisting
  3. Turning
  4. Size of steps
  5. Grip
  6. Stretch
  7. Swing
  8. Clap
  9. Wrist back and forth
  10. Hopping: forwards, backward, one foot, both
    Balancing

 

IV. Cognitive concepts

  1. Towards or away
  2. Getting closer or going further
  3. Big room/little room
  4. Floor surfaces, such as (a) carpet, (b) wood, (c) metal
  5. Following instructions to perform motor skills

 

V. Body parts

  1. facial features: eyes, ears, nose, mouth, chin, top of head
  2. large body parts: arms, legs, chest, back, feet, hands
  3. small body parts: wrists, elbows, waist, knees, ankles, necks