{"product_id":"answers-to-questions-teachers-ask-about-sensory-integration-forms-checklists-and-practical-tools-for-teachers-and-parents-9781932565461","title":"Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists, and Practical Tools for Teachers and Parents","description":"In this elegant approach to the often-elusive subject of sensory integration, Carol Kranowitz, M.A. (author of the best-selling book \u003ci\u003eThe Out-of-Sync Child\u003c\/i\u003e) and expert occupational therapists Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR\/L, Lynn Balzer-Martin, PhD, OTR, Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR\/L, FAOTA, Elizabeth Haber, MS, OTR\/L, and Deanna Iris Sava, MS, OTR\/L, have assembled an extensive and easy-to-use set of checklists and other tools that will be invaluable to every teacher (and parent) who has children with sensory processing challenges.\u003cp\u003eYou'll find tried-and-true instructions for developing fine-motor, \"organizing,\" and motor-planning skills, and for providing an appropriate \"Sensory Diet\" that will benefit all your students. Checklists help you identify students who have difficulty processing sensory information. With up to 20% of the students in any given classroom affected by Sensory Processing Disorder, \u003ci\u003eAnswers to Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for teachers of preschool through high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of \u003ci\u003eLearning \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's Teachers' Choice Award, this book and the tools within it will help teachers learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognize Sensory Processing Disorder\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how Sensory Processing Disorder may interfere with a child's motor coordination, muscle tone, fine motor skills, visual perception, and relationships with others\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscern a child's unique pattern of out-of-sync behavior\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp a child recover after a meltdown\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop strategies to prevent future meltdowns\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproach a child who is simultaneously oversensitive to one kind of stimulation and undersensitive to another kind\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp children identify their own needs for the right amount of sensory stimulation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollaborate with parents, occupational therapists, and other professionals on a child's behalf\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide a safe, appropriate, \"sensory diet\" in the classroom that will benefit all students\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructure a calm and organized classroom\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManage his or her own behavior when a child \"pushes those buttons\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, this book will help teachers to always remember that these are good children who are trying their best in a confusing world! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contents include:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat Is Sensory Integration?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat Is Occupational Therapy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to Get the Most Out of \u003ci\u003eAnswers to Questions Teachers Ask\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComparison of Typical Sensory Processing \u0026amp; Sensory Processing Disorder\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganizing Sensory Input and Activities for the Classroom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClassroom Accommodation Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInfants and Toddlers Checklist (Birth to Age Two)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreschool Checklist (Age Three to Four)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSchool-Age Checklist (Age Five to Twelve)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdult\/Adolescent Checklist (Age Twelve and Up)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalzer-Martin Preschool Screening--Teachers Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of Tactile Dysfunction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of Vestibular Dysfunction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of Proprioceptive Dysfunction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of Visual Dysfunction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharacteristics of Auditory Dysfunction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHeavy Work Activities List for Teachers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Kranowitz, MA, has been a preschool teacher for more than twenty-five years. She has developed an innovative program to screen young children for Sensory Processing Disorder, and writes and speaks regularly about the subject. She has an M.A. in Education and Human Development. She is the author of the best-selling books \u003ci\u003eThe Out of Sync Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodenoughs Get in Sync\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrowing an In-Sync Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and other excellent resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Koomar, PhD, OTR\/L, FAOTA, is owner and executive director of Occupational Therapy Associates - Watertown, in Watertown, MA. There they train university students and therapists in occupational therapy, and treat about 250 clients a week. They diagnose and provide intervention for children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities, ADD, fine and gross motor disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. She and her colleagues have also established The Spiral Foundation in 2002, to support continuing research on Sensory Integration Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStacey Szklut, MS, OTR\/L, Lynn Balzer-Martin, PhD, OTR, Elizabeth Haber, MS, OTR\/L, and Deanna Iris Sava, MS, OTR\/L are all expert occupational therapists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sensory Focus LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567363494162,"sku":"9781932565461","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f70c2247-9347-4e94-883b-db37585f2d9e.jpg?v=1731919166","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/answers-to-questions-teachers-ask-about-sensory-integration-forms-checklists-and-practical-tools-for-teachers-and-parents-9781932565461","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}