Michele Parkins is an occupational therapist, specializing in working with children with sensory processing disorder and autism. She currently works with children and families at her private practice – Great Kids Place - in Rockaway, New Jersey using the STAR and DIR model. Prior to this she worked in schools for ten years infusing sensory integration, visual spatial, and DIR goals throughout daily activities and curriculum. Michele has been using, learning, and teaching the DIR model for over ten years. She is faculty of the STAR Institute and Adjunct Professor of Temple University where she educates therapists on SPD assessment and treatment. Michele is DIR and SIPT certified with advanced training in visual spatial capacities. She co-developed a unique handwriting program – Connect Experience Write® – that highlights the importance of affective engagement in learning as well as sensory integration using music and movement to teach letter formation and pre-writing skills. Michele is passionate about working with families and other therapists and she continues to do so as a clinician and educator.
Michele Parkins, MS, OTR
Recent research supports the importance of whole body movement, sensory cues, and affective connection in enhancing learning. In this presentation, we will discuss this research as well as practical ways to engage students using sensory-motor integration, affective connection, and visual spatial concepts in order to facilitate learning of letter formation and to support early literacy. Handwriting practice leads to improvements in cognition, motor skills, and reading comprehension. This evidence-based creative curriculum uses music, movement, and technology to enhance the learning of pre-writing and handwriting skills and has been effectively used with students with autism as well as students in mainstream. Research studies documenting this will be shared. Through working on pre-writing and handwriting skills in this way we will demonstrate how you can enhance motor development, sensory integration, and early literacy all while teaching students who are engaged and having fun.
Recent research supports the importance of whole body movement, sensory cues, and affective connection in enhancing learning. In this presentation, we will discuss this research as well as practical ways to engage students using sensory-motor integration, affective connection, and visual spatial concepts in order to facilitate learning of letter formation and to support early literacy. Handwriting practice leads to improvements in cognition, motor skills, and reading comprehension. This evidence-based creative curriculum uses music, movement, and technology to enhance the learning of pre-writing and handwriting skills and has been effectively used with students with autism as well as students in mainstream. Research studies documenting this will be shared. Through working on pre-writing and handwriting skills in this way we will demonstrate how you can enhance motor development, sensory integration, and early literacy all while teaching students who are engaged and having fun.
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