Oct/090
New Resource – Making Sense of Sensory Integration
Making Sense of Sensory Integration CD-ROM
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Making_Sense_of_Sensory_Integration_CDROM-pid900.html
Resource #: MSSC917W
Making Sense of Sensory Integration CD-ROM
In this audio CD, three expert occupational therapists discuss a wide variety of issues related to sensory processing disorder and how to treat it. The CD format is wonderful for parents’ and teachers’ busy schedules! Those new to SPD will appreciate the easy-to-understand language, while SPD veterans will pick up new strategies and ideas to add to their tool box.
Topics include:
• An Introduction to Sensory Integration
• How Sensory Processing Disorder Affects a Child’s Development
• How the Different Types of Sensory Processing Disorder Affect Children
• Evaluating Sensory Abilities in Children
• How Sensory Disorders Affect Family Life
• How Sensory Disorders Affect Children’s Learning and Schoolwork
• Treatment of Sensory Disorders
• Summary and Recommendations
The accompanying booklet provides even more information, such as How to Get the Most Out of Making Sense of Sensory Integration, Questions and Answers, Finding a Therapist, Recommended Reading, and more!
Oct/090
New Resource – Sensory Issues in Learning & Behavior
Sensory Issues in Learning and Behavior DVD
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Sensory_Issues_in_Learning_and_Behavior_DVD-pid903.html
Resource #: SILD999W
See the Nation’s Leading Special Needs Author in Your Very Own Classroom or Living Room
Sensory Issues in Learning & Behavior DVD
In this 3-hour DVD of a live presentation, Carol Kranowitz offers sensory strategies and activities that are applauded not only in the United States but around the world. Carol discusses research in SPD and shares her 25 years of teaching experience.
For every kind of sensory need, she has a story that illustrates how a child may behave. She suggests techniques that work (and some that don’t) and fun and functional activities that are sure to be a hit with your young child or student, no matter what his or her sensory needs are.
Carol discusses:
• Recent research in SPD by the world’s top investigators
• The six types of SPD and how they can affect the daily lives of children
• Possible co-existing problems (e.g., visual, auditory, eating, sleeping, and emotional difficulties)
• Available treatment and therapy options
Carol’s lively approach to sensory challenges makes this DVD informative and entertaining. Her dynamic presentation will have you out of your seat in no time!
Oct/090
New Resource – Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration CD-ROM
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Teachers_Ask_About_Sensory_Integration_CDROM-pid905.html
Resource #: TAAC919W
Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration CD-ROM
An audio companion to the book Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration, Carol Kranowitz interviews expert occupational therapist Stacey Szklut and they discuss how to teach children with sensory integration problems.
It is like eavesdropping on two experts sharing sensory secrets! Finally, here is help for teachers and other school professionals who are trying to reach kids with sensory problems and help them succeed in the classroom, and in life.
Discussion topics include:
• Understanding why challenges in sensory integration affect learning
• Learning how to become a good detective of SI dysfunction in the classroom
• Gaining insight into how sensory integration dysfunction can look like ADD, ADHD or learning disabilities
• Learning methods for creating effective collaborations between home and school
• Materials appropriate for preschool through high school teachers and school professionals
Oct/090
New Resource – Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder DVD
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Out_of_Sync_Child_Recognizing_and_Coping_with_Sensory_Processing_Disorder_DVD-pid887.html
Resource #: OSCD939
Featuring Best Selling Author Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
Out-of-Sync Child
The renowned author of bestseller The Out-of-Sync Child is now on DVD! Carol is a teacher with over 25 years experience and a special interest in the field of sensory integration.
In this informative and charming video, she presents both the human and neurological aspects of sensory integration challenges.
A wonderful resource for parents, teachers, therapists, and all those concerned, this DVD explains what sensory integration dysfunction is, how to recognize the symptoms, and how to help those affected. It offers great combination of theory and practice, with emphasis on early diagnosis and intervention.
This DVD was taped before a live audience and includes footage of her students at St. Columba’s Nursery School in Washington, DC, where Carol teaches music and movement.
