Course | Sensory Integration - What Teachers Need to Know

Facilitator

Amy Stephens
Expert Speaker From the UK's Most Trusted Sensory Integration Training Provider

Amy Stephens is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and an Advanced Practitioner in Ayres Sensory Integration. She is the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy’s national clinical advisor in Sensory Integration. With decades of experience working with children and families, Amy is passionate about sharing strategies that work to help everyone in the family do what they want and need to do without sensory overload or sensory-based coordination challenges causing stress and unhappiness.

Description

Find out about the essential information every teacher in the classroom should know, unlock your learners’ potential and manage their sensory needs. By Amy Stephens, Consultant SLT and Advanced SI Practitioner.

Are you a teacher or teaching assistant looking for a clear, straightforward overview of sensory integration (sensory processing)? Enrol in Sensory Inclusive Schools' webinar and gain a deeper understanding of how sensory integration affects students, how to identify and address sensory integration difficulties, and practical strategies for providing effective teaching and support.

During this webinar, we will cover the basics of sensory integration, exploring how it works and its impact on behaviour and learning. We will also discuss its practical applications in school settings and share examples of how it can benefit individuals of a range of ages and abilities.

Sensory Inclusive Schools' expert lecturer will draw on her extensive experience working with individuals who have sensory integration difficulties, sharing insights and strategies for supporting their needs.

A Less Stressful, More Effective Teaching Experience

Teachers and teaching assistants encounter a wide range of students with varying sensory processing abilities. You may already be familiar with:

• The child who becomes distracted or fidgety during lessons due to difficulty regulating their sensory input, such as a sensitivity to noise or touch.
• The student who struggles with handwriting or fine motor skills due to challenges with sensory-based motor coordination
• The student who is reluctant to participate in sports, cooking, or art due to aversions to specific textures, tastes, or smells.
• The learner who has difficulty concentrating or understanding instructions due to challenges with auditory processing.
• The child who becomes overwhelmed or anxious in busy or chaotic environments, such as a crowded school assembly or playground.

In these and other situations, understanding sensory integration can help teachers and teaching assistants identify and address the root cause of the student's difficulty, enabling them to provide appropriate support to help them engage and participate in learning activities.

Designed for Busy Teachers

The online webinar offers 24/7 flexibility, so you can participate at the end of the school day from work or at home.

What's the Impact?

- Make your teaching more effective.
Without an understanding of sensory integration, teachers and teaching assistants may struggle to identify and address the root cause of a student's difficulty, potentially negatively impacting the student's academic performance or social-emotional development.

- Differentiate sensory responses from other behaviours.
Sensory integration difficulties can often manifest in behaviours that may be misunderstood as disobedience, inattentiveness, or disinterest. When you can identify what is sensory and what isn’t, your classroom management plan becomes much more effective.

- Reduce teacher burnout
Working with students with sensory integration difficulties can be challenging. Without understanding the underlying issues, teachers and teaching assistants may become frustrated, stressed, or burned out in their work.

Use your resources and time more efficiently.
- Don’t waste time and resources on interventions or strategies that are not effective or appropriate for students with sensory integration difficulties. These can potentially delay progress or exacerbate challenges.

When you can see the sensory integration piece underpinning some unhelpful responses in the classroom, you can recognise how to bring the child back into engagement so that time and resources are directed towards learning instead of managing distress and meltdowns.

What You Will Learn

• By completing our online webinar, you will better understand how sensory integration impacts students in educational settings and learn strategies for supporting their needs.
• You will learn practical strategies for supporting students with sensory integration difficulties, which you can apply in your classroom.

Curriculum

4 Lessons
1.5 hours

Sensory Integration - What Teachers Need to Know
• How to use this course
• Webinar Recording - What Teachers Need to Know
• Next Steps: How Sensory Inclusive Schools can Support You
• Ask Our Sensory Therapist Contact Form

Who This Course is For

• Open to all
• Ideal for teachers and teaching assistants
• The course information applies to children and adolescents

For further information, please visit Sensory Inclusive Schools website.