Cheryl Ecker

Diana A Henry

Heather Miller Kuhaneck

L Diane Parham

Tara J Glennon

Sensory Processing Measure - Preschool (SPM-P) extends the popular Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) down to age 2, making early intervention possible

SPM-P extends the popular Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) down to age 2, making early intervention possible.

Sensory Processing Measure - Preschool

Sensory Processing Measure

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Overview

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			<h2>Benefits</h2>

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				<li>Identify sensory processing difficulties in children as young as 2 years of age</li>
				<li>Take an early look at overall sensory functioning as well as specific vulnerabilities that can affect learning</li>
				<li>Provides useful information in a way that parents can understand. Scale names are comprehensible; results are visually summarised; and interpretation is clear-cut</li>
				<li>Easier for therapists to explain test results and engage parents in the treatment process</li>
				<li>Because the SPM-P is based on the same scale structure and theory as the SPM, you can monitor a child&#39;s sensory development from preschool all the way to age 12 years. This kind of continuity is important when you&#39;re treating children who require long-term follow-up</li>
				<li>Both the SPM and SPM-P can be used for evidence-based practice, scientifically based research, differentiated instruction and progress monitoring</li>
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			<h2>Features</h2>

			<p>Appropriate for 2- to 5-year-olds, the SPM-P measures the same functions as the SPM:</p>

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				<li>Social Participation</li>
				<li>Vision</li>
				<li>Hearing</li>
				<li>Touch</li>
				<li>Body Awareness</li>
				<li>Balance and Motion</li>
				<li>Planning and Ideas</li>
				<li>Total Sensory Systems</li>
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			<p>Within each sensory system, the SPM-P items also reveal specific problems, including under- and over-responsiveness, sensory-seeking behaviour, and perceptual problems. In addition, the items provide information on the senses of taste and smell.</p>

			<h2>Direct Comparison of Sensory Functioning at Home and Preschool</h2>

			<p>The SPM-P includes:</p>

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				<li>a Home Form, completed by the parent,</li>
				<li>and a School Form, completed by the preschool teacher or care provider.</li>
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			<p>Each form is composed of 75 items that are rated according to frequency of easily observable behaviours. Used together, the two forms provide a comprehensive overview of sensory processing, and they allow you to quickly compare the child&#39;s functioning across settings.</p>

			<h2>Norm-Referenced Standard Scores</h2>

			<p>The test generates a T-score for each SPM-P scale and characterises the child&#39;s status in descriptive terms as well (Typical, Some Problems or Definite Dysfunction). An Environment Difference score alerts you to discrepancies in sensory functioning between home and preschool setting.</p>

			<p>Norms for both the Home and School Forms are based on a representative US sample of 651 typically developing 2- to 5-year-olds. They are age-stratified to control for developmental differences between younger and older children. Data from a separate group of 242 youngsters - all receiving occupational therapy intervention - demonstrate that SPM-P scales, and items, can differentiate typical children from those with clinical disorders, including autism.</p>

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Product Details

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			<p><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/uk-clinical/files/home-form-sample.pdf" target="_blank">First 3 items of SPM-P Home Form</a></p>

			<p><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/uk-clinical/files/school-form-sample.pdf" target="_blank">First 3 items of SPM-P School Form</a></p>
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Sensory Processing Measure - Preschool

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