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Out of Sync Child Has Fun
$14.95
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Carol Kranowitz, MA, author of one of the most widely read and recognized books on SI Dysfunction, The Out Of Sync Child, continues her significant work with this companion volume.

This new book features more than 100 playful activities to develop and organize a child’s brain and body while adding a few more smiles to their day. Arranged into chapters covering the tactile, vestibular, proprioceptive, visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustatory senses and the skill areas of oral-motor, motor planning, fine motor and bilateral coordination.

All activities are fully explained with the following types of information provided: material lists, preparation hints, specific directions for the adult, variations and suggestions for expanding the child’s play, benefits of the activity, and coping tips when the child may be resistive to participating. An amazing resource parents, teachers and therapists will reach for again and again.

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Getting Kids in Sync – Video
$29.95
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In this 29 minute video, author, Carol Kranowitz presents what she terms SAFE (Sensory-Motor, Appropriate, Fun and Easy) activities.Carol and the pre-schoolers featured, demonstrate how easy and important it is to use SAFE activities to help children of all abilities, integrate and organize their body and sensory systems. A great resource with wonderful activities for use in school, home or clinic settings.

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SI: Applying Clinical Reasoning to Practice with Diverse Populations
$44.95
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By Roseann Schaaf, M. Ed, OTR, FAOTA, & Suzanne Smith Roley, M.S., OTR This book, grounded in a solid clinical reasoning framework, presents specific assessment tools and strategies, interventions and detailed case studies. These are used to assist with application of sensory integration principles to diverse populations in real clinical situations. A practical, must have book to help you, (therapists) answer your own clinical practice questions.

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The Goodenoughs Get in Sync
$14.95
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An entertaining and informative children’s chapter book in which each of the five members of the Goodenough family (parents and children) tells you about how their form of sensory processing disorder effects them and their whole family. The 96 page book appeals to children by using kid friendly language and large print text for telling the fictional story of one day in the lives of the Goodenoughs. Smaller text is used for incorporating the explanations of sensory processing and what the Goodenoughs experience. Children can read or be read only the large text while those wanting to learn more about SPD would read all of the text. An easy to read introduction to sensory processing disorder and sensory integration.

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Fine Motor Solutions
$19.95
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This 65 page quick reference activity and informational guide targets the minimally involved elementary school student who struggles with fine motor skills. Basic information and reproducible activities provided on: positioning; foundation skills; sensory systems; motor planning; grasps; scissor skills; visual-motor skills; handwriting; organization and assistive technology. A very useful, organized and concise resource for teachers and parents. Perfect as foundation for an OT inservice.

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Making Sense of Sensory Integration (Audio CD)
$21.00
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tion with Jane Koomar,PhD,OTR/L, FAOTA and Stacey Szklut, M.S.,OTR/L moderated by Sharon Cermak, Ed.D., OTR/L, FAOTA and introduction by Dr. David Silver, MD., MPH. Three internationally known Occupational Therapists address the most frequently asked questions about sensory integration. Including; What is SI?; How SI dysfunction affects the child at home, and at school, behavioral issues, academic concerns and social challenges; Diagnosis; treatment and home strategies are given. This is an ideal and convenient way to share SI education with parents, teachers and others.

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Applying Sensory Integration Principles where Children Live, Learn and Play
$67.50
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Highly informative 30 minute video showing the application of SI principles for facilitating, skill acquisition, improved growth and development, and increased social participation, in home, school and community settings. Demonstrates the how’s and why’s of building safe, nurturing, sensory rich environments, that allow and encourgage children to move from familiar to more challenging and novel activities. A must have instructional video for parents, teachers, therapists and child development professionals.

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Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration (Booklet Only)
$14.95
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A terrific accompanying text to the audiotape of the same name, but this book is also a valuable resource on its own. Provides information on: the definition of SI and OT; how sensory processing impacts classroom performance and behaviors; characteristics of specific sensory system dysfunction; behavioral characteristics of SID at different ages; glossary of terms and lots of resource references. Approximately 60 pages of easy to use forms, checklists and practical tools for every teacher, parent and therapist who has children with sensory integration challenges.

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Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
$21.00
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A truly excellent 90-minute audio tape produced for teachers. Stacey Szklut OTR, in conversation with Carol Stock Kranowitz author of "The Out of Sync Child", help the listener identify children with sensory integrative dysfunction, and establish functional and positive classroom interventions. Over 100 practical suggestions offered to help children focus, attend, organize and best of all, feel better about themselves. Some areas discussed include classroom & playground behavior, peer relations, collaboration, and sensory irregularities vs. behavioral issues.

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Mastergrids Book
$9.95
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This amazing book will not only save you so much time and energy but it will inspire many new treatment/lesson ideas. More than 70 pages of reproducible grids, charts, number lines, game boards, clock faces, tangrams, calendar sheets, graph papers, dot papers, geo-board masters, etc. A great place to start looking for activity ideas for areas such as hand writing, visual perception, mathematics, design copy, direction following, as well as for your own paperwork and scheduling jobs. The more you use it, the more you wonder how you will ever manage without it.

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New Social Story Book- Illustrated Edition
by Carol Gray

$34.95
X7835
Updated version of the “New Social Story” Book with new text and accompanying illustrations, providing visual prompts, which makes the stories much more effective. The social stories or scripts in the book help children modify their behavior to specific situations and teach life skills.

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Writing Social Stories Video Workshop
In this 3 hour video workshop presentation, Carol Gray explains the concept behind her work and leads you through exercises for writing your own social stories. Comes with 2 - 90 minute video cassettes and an accompanying handout booklet. The next best thing to attending an actual workshop. Use for inservices or your own meetings and workshops. Please call for bulk rates on handbooks and video rental information.

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Writing Social Stories Video- Purchase $99.95 X7858 Quantity   
Writing Social Stories Video Workshop-Additional Booklets $6.95 X7869 Quantity   
Trics for Written Communication by Susan Amundson, MS, OTR
$65.00
C5110
Written by the author of the ETCH (Evaluation Tool of Childrens Handwriting), this invaluable resource book includes over 400 remedial and compensatory strategies for assisting students with written communication skills. Reproducible intervention sheets can be used to share ideas with teachers, parents and other school personnel. An amazing book that you will reach for over and over again! Sections include: Handwriting in academics; Legibility mechanics; Handwriting biomechanics; Assistive technology; Handwriting preparation.

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Sensory Secrets: How to Jump Start Learning in Children
Catherine Chemin Schneider, OTR

$21.95
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This 160-page soft cover book drives home the importance of sensory integration/sensory motor processing in the formation of the foundational skills necessary for all learning. Author has over 30 years experience and presents her material in easy to read, understandable language. A very worthwhile “read” for everyone who spends time with children and seeks better understanding of their behaviors. Includes many helpful hints and suggested activities.

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Tools for ... by Diana Henry
Video's and/or handbooks by Diana Henry designed to help parents, teachers and students understand sensory needs and preferences. Sensory strategies are provided so that effective, appropriate sensory diets can be established and environmental modifications made.

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Tools for Students-Video $29.95 X8005 Quantity   
Tools For Teachers™ (Video Tape) $29.95 X8002 Quantity   
Tools for Parents™
by Diana Henry
$18.95 X8331 Quantity   
Tool Chest: For Parents, Teachers & Students $18.95 X8320 Quantity   
S.I. Tools for Teens $18.95 X8326 Quantity   
Smart Moves - Why Learning is Not All in Your Head
$16.95
X7000
By Carla Hannaford
Thoroughly supported by scientific research, this newly updated, second edition book presents the body’s role in thinking and learning. In an easily readable manner the author integrates the important scientific discoveries about how the body grows the brain through movement, enriched sensory environments and human connection. Part one of the book, focuses on brain and physical development and the important role physical movement and emotional safety play. Part Two will zero in on the importance of movement and play. And Part Three will consider the need to manage stress, nutrition and other physical requirements of learning. Readers will come to recognize and truly understand that movement activates and grows the neural wiring throughout the body, making the whole body the instrument of learning, not just the brain. An important book for all therapists, teachers and parents!

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Tools for Tots
$19.95
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A terrific-useful and needed addition to Diana Henry’s Tool for ……series. Loaded with practical, creative information and suggestions for parents, teachers and therapists to use daily with young children with sensory based behavioral challenges.

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Taking Care of Myself
$24.95
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This book, written by a speech and language pathologist, was specifically designed to address the health and self-care needs of students aged 5 through 18. Using clear, simple but precise language, the chapters cover essential information students with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities will need to lead healthy and safe lives.Teachers can use the book as a full or partial health & hygiene curriculum. Parents will find it invaluable to help explain, establish routines and set rules for difficult self care areas such as toilet use, showering, being naked, touching and being touched, menstruation, and masturbation. Older students can use it independently to answer questions they may find difficult to verbalize.

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Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration
$42.95
X7810
A highly informative, well written and well organized book explaining Occupational Therapy treatment for children with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Written by three Occupational Therapists with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this area. The first part of the spiral bound book explains, for parents, educators and other therapists, the role of OT with children with PDD and provides a detailed, but easy to comprehend explanation of sensory integration theory. Part 2 reviews the identification of SI problems, and provides behavioral strategies and activity suggestions for home and school settings.

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Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting (ETCH)
by Susan Amundson

$160.00
C5108
This handwriting assessment developed by an experienced pediatric and school-based Occupational Therapist, was designed to assist in qualitatively measuring and documenting handwriting skills for both manuscript and cursive writing. The ETCH measures legibility in word, letter and numeral percentages, as well as letters per minute. Legibility includes: spacing, letter formation, sizing, letter case and alignment. Also looks at near and far point copying. Findings in clear language for parents and schools. User Friendly.

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Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew
$14.95
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By Ellen Notbahm
The author, is a columnist, consultant and parent of a child with autism. She wrote this book, and the article it grew out of, in an attempt to give voice to those who are largely unheard. To help all of us understand the world as the child with autism experiences it and to grant legitimacy and worth to their different way of thinking and being. This book will equip readers with a simple understanding of autism’s most basic elements. Sensory processing challenges, speech/language delays, social interaction impairments, self esteem issues). Increased knowledge breeds understanding and changes expectations. This has a tremendous impact on the autistic child’s journey toward a happy, productive and independent adulthood. A must read for professionals and para-professionals, but also for grandparents, bus drivers, babysitters, coaches, clergy, neighbors, dentists, barbers, etc.

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Safety Cards
$13.95
X4132
Each of the 30 illustrated, full color 5"x8" cards depicts a different non-threatening, but potentially harmful situation that a child may encounter. Questions on back will stimulate discussion between child and adult. A wonderful non-threatening way to initiate and practice safety behaviors. Also great starting point for building Social Stories around safety issues.

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Learning in Motion
$47.50
C2277
If you have ever dreamed of having great sensory motor activities for your students AND also being able to send home a comprehensive letter to parents with home ideas… then this is your dream come true! This incredible, time saving resource book was designed and written by 3 school-based occupational therapists. It was developed as a method of providing sensory motor activities for use in the classroom in an integrated therapy model. It has over 150 activities, organized by month and relative to calendar events. Each activity includes a comprehensive list of the materials needed and easy to follow directions. Each also includes a well written letter to parents, explaining the activity, and the educational objective. The letter also includes some activities ideas to try at home! A wonderful time saver written in easy to understand language. Every therapist and teacher should have this on their bookshelf!

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My Body Is Under Attack! An Interactive Coloring Book for Siblings and Peers of Children with Sensory Processing Disorders
$3.95
X4110
This informative little booklet was written by a school-based therapist. It uses verse and candor to introduce children to sensory processing disorders and how they may affect daily life at school. Written from a child's view, it also includes interventions and compensations such as brushing programs, headsets, and standing at the back of the line. Questions for discussion and definitions also included. All graphics are black and white, simple and whimsical for coloring with markers or crayons.

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The Hidden Curriculum;
Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules In Social Situations

$19.95
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The social/emotional consequences for a child or adult who misinterprets or violates one of the unwritten social rules of society can be very serious. This book offers practical suggestions, short case studies, and advice for how to teach and learn those subtle social messages that most people pick up automatically but have to be directly taught to individuals with autism and other social-cognitive challenges. A much needed and long awaited resource.

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