Sensory Integration and the Child Syllabus

** All Chapter assignments found in text:
Sensory Integration and the Child
* Clinic means class will meet at the Unified Clinic

Grading

Summarize 2 articles 50 pts.

One page written summary of articles; include citations; Critique artcles' by anlyzing the literature review, methods and results. Give oral summary in class only one orally inclass. Sign up for date to present.

Review one book 100 pts.

Three page TYPED summary
Develop discussion questions; due on Sept. 19, Touching Due on October 3, Autism

Discussion Questions from Chapters 100 pts.

Chapters 3,4,5,7, ; Develope 3 written questions, discuss in class; include citationm, answer type and hand in on assignment in class

Grading of Project

Interview and observation in Home	50 pts
Interview of teacher and observations in school	50 pts
Evaluation of child	100 pts
Written School treatment plan	50 pts
Written Home treatment plan	50 pts
Consultation with parents	100 pts.
Need 4 completed signed copies before consultation/ file complete	50 pts

Full Professor:	Sandra Edwards MA, OTR, FAOTA
Class:	Thursdays 5:00-7:30
Building:	Sindecuse 3240 and Clinic*
Office Hours:	Wednesdays 11:30-1:00 or by Appointment
Office:	EWB
Phone:	387-7238
e-mail:	sandra.edwards@wmich.edu

Dates	Topics	Assignments**
Sept. 5	Introduction Introduction to Sensory Integration	Chaper 1 AJOT, 1995 Vol. 49, No.7 pp.645-654
Sept. 12	Disorders of Praxis	Chapter 3
Sept. 19	Sensory Modulation	Chapter 4 Book: Touching
Sept. 26	Visual-Spatial Abilities	Chapter 5 AJOT, 1995 Vol. 49, No. 7 pp.619-627
Oct 3	Assessing Sensory Integrative Dysfunction Treatment: Autism: Panel Discussion	Chapter 7 Grandin

Oct. 10*	Evaluation: SIPT Evaluation Intervention Discuss Project	Chapter 14 Hand Functionand the Child Chapter 8 Dunkerley, 1997 Koomar, 1997
Oct. 10*	Clinical Observations Research and present two clinical observations Analyze and explore equipment, toys
Oct. 17*	Handwriting Video: Getting a Grip on Handwriting	Developmental and Functional Hand Grasp Chapter 5 Handwriting Grasps
Oct. 24*	Discuss Project/Prepare for evaluations Draft of Part I due: history, home visit assessment, and school obsservation, interview of teacher	Design evaluation plan
Oct. 31*	Begin evaluation in Unified Clinic	Outline of activities planned; typed for professor
November7-14*	Evaluate of child in clinic
November 21*	Draft of Evaluation Part II due Includes Home and School Treatment Plans Deliver to mailbox in EWB by 5:00 pm
November 28	Thanksgiving
December 5*	Consultations with Parents
December 12*	Consultations with Parents