Sensory IntegrationSpecialist
Curriculum plan 2020-21
1. Curriculum Principles
Many children have difficulty with sensory integration, which means that it is difficult for them to process and respond to what they see, hear, taste, feel, etc. Small changes can often make a big difference to attention, emotional regulation and reactions. In our commitment to inclusion, the provision of Speech and Language intervention will be a critical component to supporting our most vulnerable pupils and to support them back into school.
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2. Subject structure overview
Each unit will focus one of our senses and explore how it may use that sense to affect our daily lives and what things
we can do to make home, learning, play and self-care easier. To support pupil and parent understanding, each unit
follows a clear sequence:
● We support pupils in understanding the regulation of that sense
● We develop pupils’ awareness, or proprioception, of the specific sense
● We introduce and support pupils in the specific sensory issues within set routines and specific scenarios
Unit Number Unit Title Length of Unit Prior knowledge required
1 Visual Sense 12 lessons None
2 Auditory Sense 12 lessons None
3 Sense of Touch 12 lessons None
4 Movement sense 12 lessons None
5 Oral/Breathing 12 lessons None
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6 Interoception 12 lessons None
3. Suggested sequence
Lessons will be delivered in a 2 week block per unit. Consideration has been given to the order of the modules,
increasing complexity and demand throughout the academic year. These units will therefore be delivered in the
order outlined in section 2.
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4. Unit specifics
Visual Sense
Lesson number Core content
1 Regulation: over responsive
2 Regulation: under responsive
3 Proprioception: Finding out what is our power sense
4 Getting ready in the morning -waking up
5 Getting ready in the morning - routines
6 Getting ready to go out of the house
7 When play times are tricky
8 When homework is tricky
9 Getting ready for bed
10 Fussy with food
11 Fussy with food
12 What help me to be social
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Auditory Sense
Lesson number Core content
1 Regulation: over responsive
2 Regulation: under responsive
3 Proprioception: Games to help our power sense
4 Getting ready in the morning -waking up
5 Getting ready in the morning - routines
6 Getting ready to go out of the house
7 When play times are tricky
8 When homework is tricky
9 Getting ready for bed
10 Fussy with food
11 Fussy with food
12 What help me to be social
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Sense of Touch
Lesson number Core content
1 Regulation: over responsive
2 Regulation: under responsive
3 Proprioception: Games to help our power sense
4 Getting ready in the morning - waking up
5 Getting ready in the morning - routines
6 Getting ready to go out of the house
7 When play times are tricky
8 When homework is tricky
9 Getting ready for bed
10 Fussy with food
11 Fussy with food
12 What help me to be social
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Movement sense
Lesson number Core content
1 Regulation: over responsive
2 Regulation: under responsive
3 Proprioception: Games to help our power sense
4 Getting ready in the morning -waking up
5 Getting ready in the morning - routines
6 Getting ready to go out of the house
7 When play times are tricky
8 When homework is tricky
9 Getting ready for bed
10 Fussy with food
11 Fussy with food
12 What help me to be social
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Oral/breathing
Lesson number Core content
1 Regulation: over responsive
2 Regulation: under responsive
3 Proprioception: Games to help our power sense
4 Getting ready in the morning -waking up
5 Getting ready in the morning - routines
6 Getting ready to go out of the house
7 When play times are tricky
8 When homework is tricky
9 Getting ready for bed
10 Fussy with food
11 Fussy with food
12 What help me to be social
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Interoception
Lesson number Core content
1 Regulation: over responsive
2 Regulation: under responsive
3 Proprioception: Games to help our power sense
4 Getting ready in the morning -waking up
5 Getting ready in the morning - routines
6 Getting ready to go out of the house
7 When play times are tricky
8 When homework is tricky
9 Getting ready for bed
10 Fussy with food
11 Fussy with food
12 What help me to be social
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