Abstract
Research states teacher education by occupational therapy (OT) has been shown to have a positive impact on children as well as school systems as a whole as occupational therapists are skilled at recognizing and treating sensory related disorders (Miller-Kuhaneck & Watling, 2017). Teacher collaboration with OT is essential to provide effective interventions and create a comfortable classroom environment where a child feels safe both mentally and physically (Miller-Kuhaneck & Watling, 2017). The classroom environment should accommodate students’ sensory differences and promote strengths in order for them to be successful (Prestia, 2004). However, there is a lack of research on the ability of occupational therapists to educate teachers on how to effectively teach students with sensory related disorders. This project aims to fill this gap in the literature
Research Question: Is teacher education by occupational therapy an effective intervention to improve their knowledge on sensory related disorders and strategies?
Aim: To help elementary school teachers at HCS become aware of sensory related disorders and its impact on learning and how sensory strategies can be done in a “typical” classroom environment.
Objective: To improve teacher comfort level on sensory related disorders and interventions using adult learning methods
Graduation Date
2022
Document Type
Poster
Recommended Citation
Matharu, Sukhman OTS; Rosa, Tania OTD, OTR/L; and Simon, Rebecca EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, "Improving Teacher Knowledge of Sensory Strategies in Elementary Classrooms" (2022). Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstones. 10.
https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/otd_capstone/10
