The Efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children with Learning Disability

Humphries, Tom; Wright, Maureen; McDougall, Beth; Vertes, Joan

doi:10.1300/j006v10n03_01

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“…Because the change in the Coordination Index score was greater in the SIT group than the GT group, the efficacy of SIT for motor coordination abilities in children with HFASD was suggested. The present findings of improved motor coordination with SIT agree with the results of previous studies conducted on children with learning disabilities and mild mental retardation (Humphries et al, ; Wilson and Kaplan, ; Wuang et al, ). The Complex Task Index score was also improved in the SIT group compared with the GT group.…”

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Pilot Study: Efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy for Japanese Children with High‐Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Iwanaga

Honda

Nakane

et al. 2013

Occupation Therapy Intl

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This study's objective was to investigate the efficacy of sensory integration therapy (SIT) for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). The subjects were 20 HFASD children with IQs above 70 selected from previously collected data. Eight participated in individual SIT sessions, and 12 participated in group therapy (GT) including social skill training, communication training, kinetic activities, and child-parent play for 8-10 months. Changes in Total score and five Index scores on the Japanese version of the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers before and after therapy between children in the SIT and GT groups were compared. The results showed that Total score and all Index scores except for Verbal Index increased significantly in the SIT group, while only Total score increased in the GT group. Furthermore, the SIT group showed more improvement compared with the GT group in Total score and on Coordination, Non-verbal, and Complex Index scores. SIT might have a more positive effect on motor coordination abilities, non-verbal cognitive abilities, and combined abilities of sensory motor and cognition in children with HFASD when compared with GT. This study has limitations such as being an analysis of previously collected data. Further study should be conducted with a randomized control trial.

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Pilot Study: Efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy for Japanese Children with High‐Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Iwanaga

Honda

Nakane

et al. 2013

Occupation Therapy Intl

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“…In the systematic review by Hillier, 54 six studies reported positive effects for sensory integration, 57–61 which was taken as support for this approach. Included among these were two very old studies by Wilson et al 61 .…”

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“…Included among these were two very old studies by Wilson et al 61 . and Humphries et al 57–59 . Kaplan et al 60 .…”

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Efficacy of interventions to improve motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder: a combined systematic review and meta‐analysis

Smits-Engelsman

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Kaay

et al. 2012

Develop Med Child Neuro

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ABBREVIATIONSCO-OP Cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance DCD Developmental coordination disorder NTT Neuromotor task training AIM The aim of this study was to review systematically evidence about the efficacy of motor interventions for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and to quantify treatment effects using meta-analysis.METHOD Included were all studies published between 1995 and 2011 that described a systematic review, (randomized) clinical trial, or crossover design about the effect of motor intervention in children with DCD. Studies were compared on four components: design, methodological quality, intervention components, and efficacy. Twenty-six studies met the inclusion criteria for the review. Interventions were coded under four types: (1) task-oriented intervention, (2) traditional physical therapy and occupational therapy, (3) process-oriented therapies, and (4) RESULTSThe overall effect size across all intervention studies was d w =0.56. A comparison between classes of intervention showed strong effects for task-oriented intervention (d w =0.89) and physical and occupational therapies (d w =0.83), whereas that for process-oriented intervention was weak (d w =0.12). Of the chemical supplements, treatment with methylphenidate was researched in three studies (d w =0.79) and supplementation of fatty acids plus vitamin E in one study (no effect). The post hoc comparison between treatment types showed that the effect size of the task-oriented approach was significantly higher than the process-oriented intervention (p=0.01) and comparison (p=0.006). No significant difference in the magnitude of effect size between traditional physical and occupational therapy approaches and any of the other interventions emerged.INTERPRETATION In general, intervention is shown to produce benefit for the motor performance of children with DCD, over and above no intervention. However, approaches from a task-oriented perspective yield stronger effects. Process-oriented approaches are not recommended for improving motor performance in DCD, whereas the evidence for chemical supplements for children with DCD is currently insufficient for a recommendation.Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are identifiable by the difficulties they have in performing fine and gross motor tasks, which affect their performance in the classroom and in activities of daily living.1 According to the DSM-IV, 2 in DCD the level of motor coordination is below that expected given the child's chronological age and intelligence, and may lead to problems in activities of daily living and ⁄ or academic performance.3 The estimated prevalence of children with DCD is between 6 and 13% of all school-aged children, 4 with some reports finding that males experience a higher incidence than females.5 Forty per cent of the children diagnosed as having delayed motor development before starting school continue to have this problem 10 years later. 6 These figures indicate that DCD is not a condition that exists on...

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“…There is no creativity as well as interaction among the learners [23]. In fact, the effectiveness of the Montessori theory is not really proven and studies suggest that the measurement of sensory approach to learning outcome is unsatisfactory [24] [25].…”

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The Application of Montessori Method in Learning Mathematics: An Experimental Research

Faryadi¹

2017

OALib

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The prime objective of this research was to investigate whether the Montessori method of learning helped kindergarten pupils improve their mathematical proficiency, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, besides training them to be responsible learners. Quantitative, qualitative, and observational methods were employed in the investigation. The sample for the study comprised 180 kindergarten pupils from TadikaBestari Al-Hidayah, located in Bandar Seri Damansara, Malaysia. The instruments for collecting data were questionnaires, interviews, and field observations. Results from a pre-test and a post-test showed that pupils who used the Montessori method, i.e. the experimental group, outperformed (72.2% passed) their peers who were not exposed to the Montessori method (39% passed). The findings indicated that the Montessori method indeed helped learners to improve their mathematical proficiency. This research offers guidelines to future researchers on alternative learning methods, especially for very young children. The findings of this empirical research could be prototyped for learning other subjects.

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The Efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children with Learning Disability

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Pilot Study: Efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy for Japanese Children with High‐Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Pilot Study: Efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy for Japanese Children with High‐Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

Efficacy of interventions to improve motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder: a combined systematic review and meta‐analysis

The Application of Montessori Method in Learning Mathematics: An Experimental Research

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