Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration (Paperback)

~ (Author), Lynn Balzer-Martin (Author), Deanna Iris Sava (Author), Elizabeth Haber (Author), Stacey Szklut (Author) "Every day, we receive a great deal of information from our senses..." (more)
Key Phrases: Child's Name, The Out-of-Sync Child, Carol Stock Kranowitz (more...)

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Product Description

In this elegant approach to the often elusive subject of sensory integration, Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA, author of the best-selling The Out-of-Sync Child, and expert occupational therapists, including Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L and Lynn Balzer-Martin, Ph.D, OTR, have assembled an extensive and easy-to-use set of checklists and other tools that are invaluable to every teacher and parent who has children with sensory integration challenges.

About the Author

Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., is the author of The Out-of-Sync Child, the best seller that demystifies sensory integration. She is also featured in the video version of The Out-of-Sync Child. As a music, movement, and drama teacher, she has developed a purposeful curriculum that integrates sensorimotor activities into the preschool day. Ms. Kranowitz is a noted national speaker on DSI and the author of numerous publications. Dr. Lynn Balzer-Martin, Ph.D, OTR, is a pediatric occupational therapist with a doctorate in special education and developed the famous Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening Program. Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L is a well-known expert on sensory integration and founder of Occupational Therapy Associates, Watertown, MA, a premier clinic for the treatment of children with DSI.

Product Details

• Paperback: 63 pages
• Publisher: Sensory Resources; 2 edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931615039
• ISBN-13: 978-1931615037
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #396,752 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reader-friendly resource, February 20, 2005

By	MovedbyMusic - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Sensory integration is well worth understanding because it is estimated that 20% of all students in the U.S. are affected by sensory integration issues. There is little offered to teachers who might have to work with children whose ability to learn is often clouded by affects of stimuli. Carol Stock Kranowitz is the author of one of the best books on the topic called "The Out of Sync Child." Stacey Szklut, occupational therapist, discusses practical advice on how to assist learning for children with sensory integration problems.

The book outlines how problems in sensory integration can adversely effect learning and how to develop useful strategies to help struggling students focus and absorb. The book also includes simple advice on how to improve educational and social success for kids with this particular LD and how to network with other teachers who have used various techniques to help their students engage. The book is geared toward preschool through high school teachers of all subjects.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Guide for the Teacher, January 14, 2007

By	planetpj "planetpj" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I purchased a copy of this book to give to my SID kids teacher. There are good descriptions of the types of behaviors that many SID kids experience. In addition there are many fun activities that a teacher can use with all types of children in their classes that benefit all of the kids. My son's teacher appreciated getting this guide.

12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensible Sensory Approaches, January 9, 2006

By	BeatleBangs1964 (United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

People on the autism/Asperger's (a/A) spectrum contend with a wide array of sensory issues, one of which is sensory integration. For many people on the spectrum, sorting out relevant stimuli from the extraneous can be difficult. Imagine being in a classroom and being distracted by the odors in the room, such as those from people and materials. Imagine having heightened sensory modes so that fire drills and alarms, as unpleasant as they are, are amplified. Dr. Temple Grandin equated fire drills to "dental drills in the ear," which is a very apt and accurate description.

Many people on the a/A spectrum often have trouble using multi-sensory modes, e.g. looking at someone while listening to them speak. The multitude of sensory input can be overwhelming, which in turn can lead to melt downs. This book does an extraordinary job of explaining these things and providing tips and resources for responding to sensory issues. The book also has some good information about how sensory distraction affects learning and strategies and techniques in working around this.

Former Beatle George Harrison unwittingly described the a/A experience with his stellar gem, "It's All Too Much." The lyric "it's all too much for me to see...it's all too much for me to take..." aptly describe sensory overload. It is not uncommon for people on the spectrum to close their eyes or go someplace private to come even after being bombarded with sensory input.

Be sure to read "The Out of Sync Child" and "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun" by Carol Stock Kranowitz. Those books are excellent companions to this one in exploring this further.