Sensory Integration, Grades PK - 2

Sensory Integration, Grades PK - 2
Author: Michael C. Abraham
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1620577070

Addressing the needs of children with sensory integration dysfunction, this handbook offers practical, detailed information. Using the tools provided, teachers can make careful observations to understand sensory problems. By recognizing a child's underlying difficulties, such as hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity to touch and movement, appropriate activities can be planned. The list of suggested strategies cover a wide range of specific needs. Categories include poor posture, clumsiness/poor coordination, excessive restlessness,, fine motor problems, trouble with attention, learning behavior, weakness or floppiness of arms or legs, and bilateral integration problems. Working closely with occupational therapists, teachers can use the intervention techniques to enhance the abilities of children with sensory integration dysfunction.

Sensory Motor Handbook

Sensory Motor Handbook
Author: Julie Bissell
Publisher: Pro-Ed
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1998
Genre: Activity programs in education
ISBN: 9781602510128

Children come to school with a variety of strengths and limitations. The Sensory Motor Handbook is a great resource for occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, teachers and parents. Use activities that can be complete in the classroom or at home. The handbook also provides a troubleshooting section that provides ideas for classroom modification for individual students.

Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development

Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development
Author: Chia Swee Hong
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-08-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000088464

Sensory motor activities are crucial for children to learn from their environment. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this revised edition is a complete package of tried-and-tested sensory motor activities for children, covering basic movements, interoception, sensory and body awareness and early visual perceptual skills. Providing an overview of the sensory systems, the authors offer practical strategies for parents/carers and practitioners to link knowledge to practice when communicating and engaging with a child. The authors present both familiar and novel activity ideas, explaining how they provide sensory stimulation to the relevant sensory systems and may help to support the child’s development, sensory processing and regulation levels. New material includes: greater emphasis on understanding the sensory systems and how they link to the activities a brand new chapter on interoception revised recording methods, including Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome tool an expanded list of activities. Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development, 2nd edition is an essential text for all parents/carers and practitioners who use sensory motor activities in a playful way to help the development of children with a range of needs. It will be valuable reading for those working with children who do not initiate movement, who require help with their movement, who need to refine their movement, who need encouragement or motivation to engage in purposeful movements, or those who need activities to provide sensory stimulation.

Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development

Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development
Author: Chia Swee Hong
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 135169409X

This is a successful manual of tried and tested activities to develop gross and fine motor skills in children. It contains: Numerous creative activities to stimulate sensory and body awareness, encourage basic movement, promote hand skills and enhance spatial/perceptual skills; Information on working in small groups; Handouts that can be photocopied to give to parents or other carers for home practice.

S.M.I.L.Y.

S.M.I.L.Y.
Author: April Merrilee
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2006-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1463456115

SMILY arose out of my desire to share the benefits of yoga with children in my role as a pediatric Occupational Therapist working in a school setting. I wanted to provide children, therapists and teachers with a fun and unique way of enhancing the development of skills needed for success at school. I also knew that the use of yoga could be justified as an effective method to stimulate learning while supporting basic educational requirements. My hope is that you find this book very user-friendly. I have tried my best to include everything you need to incorporate the SMILY program into your weekly lessons and/or treatment planning. Hopefully this book will serve as a clear guide for introducing music and movement, in the form of yoga, to the children in your life.

Sensory Circuits

Sensory Circuits
Author: Jane Horwood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Active learning
ISBN: 9781855034716

This book is a new programme of physical activities that provide regular and controlled input to specific sensory-motor systems enabling children to be energised or calmed so that they can get the most out their day. It provides a practical guide to setting up your own daily Sensory Circuits programme.

Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids

Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids
Author: Heather Ajzenman OTD, OTR/L, HPCS
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2020-01-28
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1646110773

Watch your child develop the skills to thrive with occupational therapy—for kids ages 1 to 6 Occupational therapy uses simple, fun activities to help kids learn the skills they need for daily life, from eating meals and writing the alphabet to socializing with friends and family. Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids is designed to help children at all developmental ability levels strengthen those skills by playing their way through 100 exciting exercises that are easy to do at home anytime. This family-friendly guide offers concise information on how occupational therapy works and shows you how to apply it in a way that benefits your child. The games are even divided into chapters based on different types of occupational therapy skills—sensory processing, motor, social-emotional, and cognitive and visual processing—so you can focus on the ones that are most important for your child. Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids offers: Customizable for your kid—Every chapter starts with the simplest activities and increases in complexity, with tips on how to make each activity easier or harder. No experience necessary—From Balloon Volleyball to Find the Treasure, most exercises can be done with things you probably already have in your home. No prior knowledge or special tools required. All kids, all ages—These occupational therapy activities are built for kids 1 to 6 years old with various developmental challenges, but they can help all kids improve their physical, social-emotional, and cognitive abilities. Make it fun and easy to practice occupational therapy with your child every day.