Sensory Motor Play in Early Intervention: Improving Self-Regulation, Social Skills and Development

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• Improve student performance in executive function, pre-academics and motor skills
• Stop temper tantrums and meltdowns
• Decrease anxiety from sensory misinterpretations
• Help with smooth transitions
• Keep children on-task and focused
• Enhance sharing, turn-taking and general social skills

Join Robbie Levy, MA, OTR/L, and discover how sensory, motor and play activities impact self-regulation, social skills and development. Learn cutting-edge, brain-based information and techniques for kids who exhibit the following behaviors:

• Excessive temper tantrums and difficulty with transitions
• Unable to stay focused on people or activities
• Limited gross and fine motor skills
• Overly aggressive during play, limited sharing and turn-taking
• Distracted by background noises that others don’t seem to hear
• Anxious in crowds/large groups
• Overly fearful of swings and playground equipment
• Constant need to touch people or textures, even when it’s inappropriate to do so
• Doesn’t understand personal space

Through lecture, experiential activities, group and individual case studies, video and picture demonstration, you will come away with a “tool-box” full of activities and resources. Get your kids on a more powerful path to self-regulation and typical social and motor development!