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Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration

March 6, 2025 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Helping children with sensory processing challenges thrive in the classroom requires knowledge, tools, and collaboration between educators and parents.

Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration provides a comprehensive guide for understanding sensory integration and implementing effective strategies in educational settings.

Written by experts in the field, including Jane Koomar, Carol Kranowitz, Stacey Szklut, Lynn Balzer-Martin, Elizabeth Haber, and Deanna Iris Sava, this book serves as an essential resource for anyone working with sensory-sensitive students.

Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists, and Practical Tools for Teachers and Parents

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The book is structured as a practical reference, addressing common questions from teachers about sensory processing issues. It includes checklists, forms, and easy-to-apply strategies to help educators recognize sensory challenges and provide appropriate support. By offering clear explanations and actionable advice, the authors bridge the gap between theory and classroom practice.

A key strength of this book is its accessibility. The authors present complex sensory concepts in a way that is easy to understand, making it useful for both seasoned educators and those new to sensory integration. The inclusion of real-life examples and case studies further enhances its practicality.

Another highlight is the emphasis on collaboration. The book encourages teamwork between teachers, parents, and occupational therapists to create an environment that supports all learners. The strategies presented are flexible and can be adapted to different classroom settings and individual student needs.

For teachers seeking to better understand and support students with sensory processing differences, Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration is an invaluable guide. Its practical approach and wealth of resources make it a must-have for educators committed to fostering inclusive and supportive learning environments.

Winner of Learning magazine’s Teachers’ Choice Award, this book and the tools within it will help teachers learn how to:

  • Recognize Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Understand how Sensory Processing Disorder may interfere with a child’s motor coordination, muscle tone, fine motor skills, visual perception, and relationships with others
  • Discern a child’s unique pattern of out-of-sync behavior
  • Help a child recover after a meltdown
  • Develop strategies to prevent future meltdowns
  • Approach a child who is simultaneously oversensitive to one kind of stimulation and  undersensitive to another kind
  • Help children identify their own needs for the right amount of sensory stimulation
  • Collaborate with parents, occupational therapists, and other professionals on a child’s behalf
  • Provide a safe, appropriate, “sensory diet” in the classroom that will benefit all students
  • Structure a calm and organized classroom
  • Manage his or her own behavior when a child “pushes those buttons”

Finally, this book will help teachers to always remember that these are good children who are trying their best in a confusing world.

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Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists, and Practical Tools for Teachers and ParentsAnswers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists, and Practical Tools for Teachers and ParentsAnswers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists, and Practical Tools for Teachers and Parents

 

Printable Classroom Support Resources

  • Calming Strategies for the Classroom
  • Classroom Behavior Management Guide
  • Sensory Break Cards for the Classroom
  • Classroom Behavior Management Incentive Puzzles
  • Classroom Yoga in 10 Minutes a Day
  • Create a Calm Classroom
  • Sensory Tools for the Classroom – Handouts, Forms and Data Collection
  • Sensory-Friendly Classroom Starter Kit
  • Teacher’s Handbook to Sensory Processing in the Classroom
  • Yoga in the Classroom

For more reading about Sensory Processing Disorder in school:

A Teacher's Guide to Sensory Processing DisorderA Teacher’s Guide to Sensory Processing DisorderA Teacher's Guide to Sensory Processing DisorderSensory Solutions in the Classroom: The Teacher's Guide to Fidgeting, Inattention and RestlessnessSensory Solutions in the Classroom: The Teacher’s Guide to Fidgeting, Inattention and RestlessnessSensory Solutions in the Classroom: The Teacher's Guide to Fidgeting, Inattention and RestlessnessSuccess with Sensory Supports: The ultimate guide to using sensory diets, movement breaks, and sensory circuits at schoolSuccess with Sensory Supports: The ultimate guide to using sensory diets, movement breaks, and sensory circuits at schoolSuccess with Sensory Supports: The ultimate guide to using sensory diets, movement breaks, and sensory circuits at schoolSelf-Regulation and Mindfulness: Over 82 Exercises & Worksheets for Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, & Autism Spectrum DisorderSelf-Regulation and Mindfulness: Over 82 Exercises & Worksheets for Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, & Autism Spectrum DisorderSelf-Regulation and Mindfulness: Over 82 Exercises & Worksheets for Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, & Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

About the Author

Carol 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 The Out of Sync Child, The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, The Goodenoughs Get in Sync, Growing an In-Sync Child, and other excellent resources.

Jane 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.

Stacey 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.

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