
Explore sensory motor development and primitive reflex integration in school settings, and recognize occupational therapy's role in reflex integration and academic and occupational performance.
Identify gaps in implementing primitive reflex integration in schools through needs assessment and literature review, and advocate reflex testing and integration interventions to enhance school readiness and academic performance.
Develop a proactive school-based sensory motor program by integrating primitive reflex activities, reflex integration, and environmental adaptations to support academic performance and collaboration among teachers, therapists, and families.
Educate teachers and therapists on sensory motor development and reflex integration to improve classroom learning. Apply reflex integration strategies and handouts to support holistic development in school-based occupational therapy.
Explore how the pyramid of learning guides bottom-up sensory motor development in school-based practice and how interdisciplinary communication and paraeducator professional development support classroom success.
Discover the return to learn room that supports sensory and emotional regulation through zones of regulation, structured equipment use, and data-tracked progress for ready-to-learn students.
Explore evidence-based sensory motor assessment and reflex integration in school settings, with pre-test and post-test artifacts guiding individualized programming and classroom activities to support daily school participation.
Provide individual sensory motor programming for students in school settings. Equip teachers and support staff with classroom strategies to support sensory motor integration and retained primitive reflexes for academic learning.
Integrate reflex and sensory activities in classroom routines to support all students, including special education peers, through bottom-up sensory motor development and reduced primitive reflex retention.
Provide community outreach and education on sensory motor development and reflex integration for success in educational settings. Coach parents, teachers, and providers with simple home strategies to support reflex integration.
Review highlights how retained primitive reflexes affect daily activities, including functional mobility, education, and social participation, with about 90% of children retaining at least one reflex in sensory motor development.
Offer gratitude to mentors, staff, and family for supporting a doctoral capstone on education, sensory motor development, and primitive reflex integration within a school-based occupational therapy practice.
Explore the references and accompanying documents and artifacts used in this presentation and throughout the doctoral capstone experience.
Hello, and welcome to the Udemy Course on Occupational Therapy & Education on Sensory Motor Development and Primitive Reflex Integration within a School-Based Practice Setting!
In this course, you will learn about programming sensory motor development and primitive reflex integration, and occupational therapy’s unique role in a school-based practice setting. This Udemy course contains lectures, resources, and literature reviews to support the learning of the topic and the importance of the use of sensory-motor development and reflex integration in schools. The resources and handouts included in this lecture are downloadable PDFs to support further learning and education in this area of practice. The information provided in this course was developed based on evidence-based research and professional clinical experiences over a 14-week doctoral capstone experience. At the end of the presentation, there is a short quiz to assess the knowledge gained from this course. This presentation also provides various references at the end of the presentation that supported evidence-based research and resources. This course is to help educate those interested in an occupational therapy student's experience while developing a sensory-motor program in a school-based practice setting.
Feel free to message the instructor with any questions and feedback you may have related to this topic and presentation. Thank you for taking the time to view this course, and hope you enjoy and take something away from learning about sensory-motor development and primitive reflex integration, and occupational therapy roles in a school-based practice setting.