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The results indicated: 1. clinically significant improvement in performance scores was observed across all 17 goals. 2. statistically significant treatment effect was replicated in 13 goals (76%). The researchers concluded that environment-based interventions are effective in promoting youth participation, but larger studies are required. Reference: Dana R. Anaby, Mary C. Law, Annette Majnemer, and Debbie Feldman Opening doors to participation of youth with physical disabilities: An intervention study: Favoriser la participation des adolescents ayant des handicaps physiques : Étude d’intervention. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy April 2016 83: 83-90, first published on October 21, 2015 doi:10.1177/0008417415608653 Need to pre-teach ball skills? Check out Teaching Catching, Throwing and Kicking Skills. Help children learn how to catch, throw and kick with this packet full of information of age progression of skills, visual picture cards, tips, letter to parents and more! www.YourTherapySource.com