Preschool SENSE (Sensory Scan for Educators) [Paperback]

Carol Stock Kranowitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

Finally, an easy-to-use screening tool that helps teachers and therapists work together to identify children in preschool who may have sensory processing issues.

Preschool SENSE allows occupational therapists to help preschools to quickly identify children who may benefit from occupational therapy for sensory issues. It was developed with guidance from expert pediatric occupational and speech-language pathologists for use by preschool teachers.

Customized checklists fit the busy preschool classroom and playground. Complete instructions are included along with sample forms. Forms packets (Preschool SENSE Forms) are available separately and include enough forms to screen eight children.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Helps early identification and prevention of learning difficulties... --Diana A. Henry, MS, OTR/L

...A valuable tool that facilitates...teachers' understanding of the sensory basis of children's behavior ... --Patti Robbins, OTR/L, BCP, MBA, MPH

Provides a realistic instrument to help teachers identify a child's responses to sensory experiences... --Jenefer Tirella, EdD

About the Author

As a music, movement, and drama teacher for 25 years, Carol Stock Kranowitz observed many out-of-sync preschoolers. To help them become more competent in their work and play, she began to study sensory integration theory. She learned to help identify their needs and to steer them into early intervention. In her workshops and writings for parents, educators, and other early childhood professionals, she explains how sensory difficulties play out - and provides practical and enjoyable techniques for addressing sensory issues at home and school.

Her publications include the best-selling The Out-of-Sync Child, The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, and The Goodenoughs Get in Sync.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Sensory Resources (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931615187
• ISBN-13: 978-1931615181
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,193,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Now comes a new book that I'm very excited about. Co-authored with my dear friend Joye Newman, a perceptual-motor therapist, the book is "GROWING AN IN-SYNC CHILD: SIMPLE, FUN ACTIVITIES TO HELP EVERY CHILD DEVELOP, LEARN AND GROW." Perigee published it in May 2010. Unlike my previous books focusing on SPD, this one that Joye and I wrote together is for ALL children, with or without learning problems. Our message is clear: Children must get off the couch and on the move! We offer 60 enjoyable movement experiences to give kids of all ages and stages a head start and a leg up. We are delighted that "Growing an In-Sync Child" already has a growing audience. Please visit our website, www.in-sync-child.com and contact us if you would like us to do a presentation on our "In-Sync" program for your parent group or PTA.

Writing has always been a pleasure as well as a necessity to help me make sense of the world. When I write it, I get it. A subject that made no sense to me at all when I began teaching at St. Columba's Nursery School in Washington, DC, was the behavior of some little kids who seemed "out of sync" with the world. They captured my attention and my heart. Driven to learn about what made them tick -- or what made them NOT tick -- I studied Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) so I could become a better teacher. I found that SPD is a developmental problem that interferes with children's ability to function smoothly in daily life. When recognized and treated, kids (and adults) with SPD can become more "in sync."

Parents, pediatricians, teachers and other caregivers, too, need to understand how SPD plays out at home and school, so I wrote "The Out-of-Sync Child" and "The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun," both published by Perigee. Sensory World published more books, including "The Goodenoughs Get in Sync" for children, and "Preschool Sensory Scan for Educators" (or, "Preschool SENSE"), written for early childhood teachers and occupational therapists working together. You can see the whole list of my publications at www.sensoryworld.com or www.out-of-sync-child.com When I'm not writing about the kind of sensory-motor and perceptual-motor experiences that parents and teachers can provide to help children with SPD, I'm talking about it at venues all over the world.

I grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, graduated from Barnard College in New York, and earned an M.A. in Education & Human Development from George Washington University in Washington, DC. I have two splendid sons, two phenomenal daughters-in-law, and five marvelous grandchildren. My partner, Mark Zweig, and I live in Bethesda, Maryland. I play the cello, bike and hike, read real books (i.e., printed on paper), and answer every e-mail. Check it out: [e-mail]

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A screening, November 30, 2008

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Kris "Frog4ever" (Laguna Niguel, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preschool SENSE (Sensory Scan for Educators) (Paperback)

I was disappointed by this book as it is primarily checklists for my teachers to fill out. I'm sure I'll come up with a good use for it. It also has some good basic descriptions of each sensory system and how to explain them to teachers but I'm a bit passed that. I was hoping for more of an assessment than a screening, must have missed that in the description. It would be a good tool to have if you are new to OT. FYI The sample forms in the book have "sample form" in bold across them.