Brand New! Released in Autralia in June 2010!
Order your kit and ongoing assessment forms here!
Now you can identify sensory processing difficulties in children as young as 2 years of age. The new Preschool edition of the popular Sensory Processing Measure lets you take an early look at overall sensory functioning as well as specific vulnerabilities that can affect learning.
8 Functional Areas
Appropriate for 2- to 5-year-olds, the SPM-P measures the same functions as the SPM:
Social Participation
Vision
Hearing
Touch
Body Awareness
Balance and Motion
Planning and Ideas
Total Sensory Systems
Within each sensory system, the SPM-P items also reveal specific problems, including under- and over-responsiveness, sensory-seeking behavior, and perceptual problems. In addition, the items provide information on the senses of taste and smell.
Information That Parents Can Understand
Clinicians are enthusiastic about the SPM-P not only because it generates useful information, but also because it provides that information in a way that parents can understand. Scale names are comprehensible; results are visually summarized; and interpretation is clear-cut. These features make it easier for therapists to explain test results and engage parents in the treatment process.
Seamless Assessment From Preschool Through Age 12
Because the SPM-P is based on the same scale structure and theory as the SPM, you can monitor a child's sensory development from preschool all the way through age 12. This kind of continuity is important when you're treating children who require long-term follow-up.
Response to Intervention (RTI) and Early Intervention
Both the SPM and SPM-P support the core principles of RTI and can be used for evidence-based practice, scientifically based research, differentiated instruction, and progress monitoring.
SPM Workshops
Diana Henry is running a one day workshop in Australia in Sydney, February 2011 on the sensory processing measure (SPM) and the NEW Preschool version (SPM-P).

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SPM and SPM-P Order Form

See conference webpage for full details.

Order your kit and forms for the Sensory Processing Measure here!
With the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM), you can now get a complete picture of children's sensory functioning at home, at school, and in the community. Recognizing that sensory processing problems often manifest differently in different environments, this set of three integrated rating scales assesses sensory processing, praxis, and social participation in elementary school children. The assessment's unique multienvironment approach lets you see, for example, why a child who functions well in a highly structured classroom may have problems in a more relaxed setting.
Whether you're an occupational therapist, psychologist, teacher, social worker, counselor, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, or nurse, you'll find the SPM comprehensive yet clinically rich. It supplies the information you want and the psychometric integrity you need.

Download Order Form

SPM and SPM-P Order Form

SPM workshop
Don't miss Diana Henry's workshop in Sydney in Feb 2011 on both the SPM and the NEW SPM for Preschool (SPM-P).
See conference webpage for full details.