After reviewing the information about sensory registers I am reminded of how teachers sometimes make accommodations in the classroom for students with ADD. From the readings I we learned that students have to attend to the information presented and a deficit in this area could disrupt the process of receiving information in a classroom setting. I recall the video presented on the link below of how teachers made a sensory accommodation for a student with ADD. His teacher simply placed band around his chair to keep him focused and seated during instruction time. If you look closely at the video you will see that he is still moving around a bit, but he does not move from his seat. Another technique I have tried before was placing an object under the desk in order to give students something to touch and squeeze while sitting at their desk to keep them from distracting to others around them. Students knew it was there for them and the urge to look for something to play with during instruction time which in turned distracted others was reduced.
The most interesting part of the PowerPoint was how distracting the physical environment could be to student’s sensory registers. Taking the test of moving the objects (i.e. triangle and squares) was quite difficult with other students talking over the teacher. I missed 1/3 of the photo that was suppose to be created after moving all of the objects in place.
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