--- title: Embrace® Blog | Tahnee Steinkamp, MS, OTR/L description: Tahnee earned her Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010. She has worked with the pediatric population in the school setting since 2010 and in the outpatient clinic setting since 2013. Outside of work, Tahnee enjoys spending time with her husband, Nathan, her daughter, Zoe, and her dog, Ruthie. --- [![Embrace Logo Trademark-3](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hubfs/Embrace%20Logo%20Trademark-3.svg)](https://www.embraceeducation.com/) [Log In](https://www.outreachtime.com/login/) - [Home](https://www.embraceeducation.com/) - [About](https://www.embraceeducation.com/our-story/#our-story-link) - [Our Story](https://www.embraceeducation.com/our-story/) - [Our Process](https://www.embraceeducation.com/our-process/) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.embraceeducation.com/about/frequently-asked-questions/) - [Testimonials](https://www.embraceeducation.com/testimonials/) - [Case Studies](https://www.embraceeducation.com/about/embrace-case-studies/) - [Career Opportunities](https://www.embraceeducation.com/careers-page/) - [Software](https://www.embraceeducation.com/software/) - [embraceIEP](https://www.embraceeducation.com/iep-software/) - [embraceDS (Medicaid Billing)](https://www.embraceeducation.com/medicaid-reimbursement-software/) - [embraceEVAL](https://www.embraceeducation.com/teacher-evaluation-software/) - [embrace504](https://www.embraceeducation.com/504-software/) - [embraceMTSS](https://www.embraceeducation.com/mtss-software/) - [embraceSE (Texas)](https://www.embraceeducation.com/special-education-management-software-texas/) - [Blog](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/) - [Contact](https://www.embraceeducation.com/contact/) - [Resources](https://www.embraceeducation.com/resources/) - [Resource Center](https://www.embraceeducation.com/resource-center/) - [504 Resources](https://www.embraceeducation.com/504-resources/) - [MTSS Resources](https://www.embraceeducation.com/mtss-resources/) - [DS/Medicaid Billing Resources](https://www.embraceeducation.com/ds-medicaid-billing-resources/) ![Blog Banner Area](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hubfs/Embrace_January2019%20Theme/Images/topimage-embrace.jpg) - [Home »](https://www.embraceeducation.com/) - Author's archive: Tahnee Steinkamp, MS, OTR/L ### All posts by Tahnee Steinkamp, MS, OTR/L [![](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dot%20lines.jpeg?width=785&name=dot%20lines.jpeg)](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/handwriting-skills-writing-on-single-lines) ## [Handwriting Skills: Writing on Single Lines](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/handwriting-skills-writing-on-single-lines) Starting around second grade, most students begin to make the transition from writing on three-lined penmanship paper\[...\] [Read More](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/handwriting-skills-writing-on-single-lines)  [![](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/posters.jpg?width=785&name=posters.jpg)](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/creating-sensory-friendly-classrooms) ## [Creating Sensory-Friendly Classrooms](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/creating-sensory-friendly-classrooms) During my first year as a school-based occupational therapist, I entered a classroom to perform an observation on a\[...\] [Read More](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/creating-sensory-friendly-classrooms)  [![](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Crayon.jpeg?width=785&name=Crayon.jpeg)](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/pencil-grasp-strategies-for-the-pre-k-classroom) ## 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[How to Stay Organized as a Traveling OT](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/how-to-stay-organized-as-a-traveling-ot) In my first year out of graduate school, I worked with students ranging from K-5 in one building, and I had my own\[...\] [Read More](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/how-to-stay-organized-as-a-traveling-ot)  [![](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/keyboard.jpg?width=785&name=keyboard.jpg)](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/teaching-keyboarding-skills-in-a-touch-screen-world) ## [Teaching Keyboarding Skills in a Touch Screen World](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/teaching-keyboarding-skills-in-a-touch-screen-world) With phones and tablets ruling today’s technology world, the skill of touch typing (i.e. using muscle memory to type\[...\] [Read More](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/teaching-keyboarding-skills-in-a-touch-screen-world)  [![](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bottles.jpg?width=785&name=bottles.jpg)](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/four-key-elements-to-sensory-room-design) ## [Four Key Elements to Sensory Room Design](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/four-key-elements-to-sensory-room-design) Sensory rooms can offer vital opportunities for calming and organizing input for our special education students, and I\[...\] [Read More](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/four-key-elements-to-sensory-room-design)  [![](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3.jpg?width=785&name=3.jpg)](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/five-effective-tele-therapy-activities-for-families-with-limited-resources) ## [Five Effective Teletherapy Activities for Families with Limited Resources](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/five-effective-tele-therapy-activities-for-families-with-limited-resources) Teletherapy. If you work in the school setting like me, chances are you have at least one teletherapy session under\[...\] [Read More](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/five-effective-tele-therapy-activities-for-families-with-limited-resources)  [All posts](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/all) ### Ready for a Quick 5 Minute Conversation? ### Popular posts ##### [Handwriting Skills: Writing on Single Lines](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/handwriting-skills-writing-on-single-lines) [Embrace® Education](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/embrace-education) Sep 08, 2021 ##### [7 Tips to Help with Parental Consent for Medicaid Billing](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/parental-consent-for-medicaid-billing) [Medicaid](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/medicaid) [special education](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/special-education) [EmbraceDS](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/embraceds) [IEP](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/iep) [Parental consent](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/parental-consent) [Federal IEP form](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/federal-iep-form) [IEP Template](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/iep-template) Jun 23, 2022 ##### [8 Simple Tips to Promote the Danielson Framework](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/8-simple-tips-to-promote-the-danielson-framework) [EmbraceEVAL](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/embraceeval) Mar 23, 2020 ##### [Avoiding School-Based Medicaid Billing Errors in 2025](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/avoiding-school-based-medicaid-billing-errors-in-2025) [Medicaid](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/medicaid) [EmbraceDS](https://embraceblog.embraceeducation.com/blog/tag/embraceds) Feb 28, 2025 ### Ready for a Quick 5 Minute Conversation? ## Navigation - [Home](https://www.embraceeducation.com/) - [About](https://www.embraceeducation.com/about/) - [Software](https://www.embraceeducation.com/software/) - [Blog](https://www.embraceeducation.com/blog/) - [Contact](https://www.embraceeducation.com/contact/) - [Resources](https://www.embraceeducation.com/resources/) ## Our Location - - - - ## Contact Us Visit us: 197 U.S. Hwy 40 B Troy, IL 62294 Email us: [Success@EmbraceEducation.com](mailto:Success@EmbraceEducation.com) Call us: [(888) 437-9326](tel:8884379326) Hours: | Monday | 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM | | --- | --- | - [Privacy Policy](https://www.embraceeducation.com/privacy-policy/) - [Embrace® Security](https://www.embraceeducation.com/security/)