Maria Montessori Sensorial

This study is based on the assumptions that sensory diets provide children sensorimotor experiences that meet their sensory needs in terms of type and intensity of the stimuli. These

Sensory integration practice is an interesting practice of occupational therapy. Ayres developed this theory in the late 1960’s early 1970’s basing the theory off of the principles of neuroscience, developmental psychology, occupational therapy, and education. She hypothesized that the neural processes limiting the child with learning disabilities had a significant relationship with the neural processes of sensory input. Furthermore, her discoveries led to the connection between adequate processing, and integration of the sensory information, and adaptive behavior in the classroom, and in life. The children she researched with the learning disabilities also portrayed many difficulties with perceptual, sensory, and motor activities.

In terms of understanding of the world the children used their senses to investigate objects and materials by used. The children also constructed letters with an object and adapted their work where necessary.

The theories that supports multisensory teaching believes that a multisensory teaching strategy will provide each child with the advantage of lessons taught through multiple senses would increase the possibility of the child absorbing the material. And as such the theoretical foundations that supports this research are the sensory integration theory and the

Interactive programs where students can complete a scavenger hunt throughout the zoo learning the facts about the different animals, a live lesson with a few educational animals like birds, snakes, and owls. Role play theater where students will be asked to act like concern animals.

Some of the senses that are vital during the growth of the child are: hearing, vision, smelling and tasting, ability to speak and feeling pain; they are the basic improvements in the child’s mental growth, they help the child in the perception of the general occurrences in the world around the child. After the child have developed the basic senses to the major aspects of life that is when they will be able to develop permanent images of objects even if they are not there at the moment. The sensorimotor nerves of a child develops as the child make primitive movements, these improves the reflex response of a child (Piaget, & Inhelder, 2010).

A sensory activity is an activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result. Sensory activity promotes sensory integration which is the ability of the body to integrate and process all of the information it receives from either, touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision (Creative collection for kids, 2017). They can learn about special concepts (full, empty), learn pre-math concepts as well as language and vocabulary. Getting them involved in messy play is an essential component to learning which encourages exploration and discovery through play.

The lesson was carried out February 23, 2017 at La Sierra University in room 105 at the education department. The room was spacious allowing enough space for each student and teacher. The furniture

When I visited Sweat-Winter, I observed the children deepy invested in their topic about birds. They were in meeting time and together they were discussing Maine birds and different ways we could attract them to the playground in the small community of Farmington. The kids learned how to make bird feeders and talked about the anatomy of a generic bird, the different noise and their diversity. They started with bird feeder and used specific materials to make them 3D. Posters and stuffed animals were all around the room to show different characteristics of the birds so the kids could experiment and observe birds every day.

Specifically, why I chose this instrument is in reasons of being family based. As for being family based, it provides assessments with standardized mechanisms to evaluate children’s sensory patterns of processing in the environments of homes, schools, and communities. Namely, how they evaluate the child’s unique sensory processing patterns of position of strength, assisting with deeper insight to help customize the next levels of intervention is through revised questionnaires. Further, the Sensory Profile 2 will aide me in my future counseling career by noticing the child’s participation at school, the community, or at home. In addition to that, it contributes important information for myself to create a comprehensive assessment in sensory strengths. Lastly, why this will aide me is due to the fact it develops effective treatment plans, interventions, and remediation strategies for my future practice (Dunn,

Maria Montessori founded an education system which is called Montessori and still bares her name, her system is based on belief in the child’s creative potential, (Douglas, n.d.). Her first Casa Dei Bambini (Children’s house), where Maria was using her approach of teaching was opened in 1907 in Rome. She was great educator who believed that children are learning through their personal experience at their right time and their own pace. (Ridgway, 2007). Children rather than learning largely from what the teachers and the textbooks say, learn from “doing”,(Douglas, n.d.). To provide for children an effective, independent learning process, and that they become a competent and confident learner, Teacher had to provide for children a healthy, clean, well-prepared and well organised environment in which children could develop. Maria Montessori came up with idea that if children have to work and play independently, they have to be comfortable and need appropriately sized tools and items that fit their small hands (Mooney, 2000). Montessori believed that children learn through sensory experiences. Teacher has a responsibility to provide wonderful sights, textures, sounds, and smells for children. Sensory

Late 19th century educational psychologists – Promoted theory all senses are involved in learning (multisensory learning)

Four year olds are still very much learning through the use of their senses (Blaustein, 2005). As well, some children may have special needs concerning sensory processing and integration (Ayers, 1994). Children with sensory processing disorders range from over-responsive, under-responsive, to sensory craving (Ayers, 1994). Nonetheless, every person encounters a plethora of sensory stimuli each day and must take in information and integrate it with prior knowledge to make meaningful responses (Ayers, 1994). Multisensory centers provide young children with and without special needs with the opportunity to seek out sensory stimulation, acquire sensory integration and motor skills, learn coping skills, and understand basic scientific concepts (Blaustein, 2005).

Every cultural path has a sensorial base for the child. There are materials in the Sensorial area from which the child builds a base for these other activities. From this base, the child will be offered specific activities in each of the paths of culture. Thus allows the child to become a participating and contributing member of his society. The Cultural Work is given so the child has the keys to function in his culture. In Montessori environment, geography is taught as the study of the life of man, the way humans live, and the way of life that has been established by a human society to sustain life. It is the study of the land and water forms of the earth, and the cultures that were developed in the various parts of the world by human beings. The needs of

Sensation and perception are tested in infants through the senses sight, sound, taste, smell, touch and pain.