application: perceptual development

Question 1

What are types of perception that are developed?

Answer 1

• auditory perceptual constancy
• visual perception
• shape constancy and perception
• visual memory
• sound conceptualising
• auditory memory

Question 2

what are 4 typical games are played in nursery’s that aid perceptual development?

Answer 2

1- What is in the bag?
2- Shape sorting cube
3- Baby gm
4- Animal noise bingo

Question 3

What perception does animal noise bingo help develop?

Answer 3

auditory perception skills

Question 4

what perception does a shape sorting cube help develop?

Answer 4

perception of touch

Question 5

why is children play essential?

Answer 5

interaction with the environment and stimulates development of skills

Question 6

What is the key application?

Answer 6

Sensory integrative play (SI therapy)

Question 7

What is the theory behind SI therapy?

Answer 7

Ayres believes that developing a multi-sensory perception = best strategy

Question 8

What are the steps to SI therapy?

Answer 8

1- initial assessment = identifies sensory issues through standardised testing
2- personalised treatment programme

Question 9

what are SI programmes designed to be?

Answer 9

• fun
• seem like every day play
• not seem like a chore - requires intrinsic motivation - rewarding

Question 10

What are some examples of playful SI activities (& what skills do they encourage)?

Answer 10

• using brushes on the skin = encourage touch & hand-eye coordination
• sitting / rolling on bouncy ball = encourage vision and balance
• being squeezed between exercise pads = encourage understanding of pressure and movement
• dancing to different types of music = encourage sound and movement

Question 11

How is effectiveness of SI therapy measured?

Answer 11

verbal feedback from child OR behavioural outcomes e.g., attention building or improvements in perceptual abilities

Question 12

How does SI therapy actually work?

Answer 12

providing stimulation of the senses to encourage the development of them

Question 13

what are strengths of SI therapy?

Answer 13

• standardised pre-tests = reliable
• no PFH issues - fun
• very useful (PA) - intervention for struggling children - parents and teachers
• ecological validity - designed to be like every day play
• personalised treatment = removes internal individual differences

Question 14

what are the weaknesses of SI therapy?

Answer 14

• few studies show positive results = not effective - only effective is chid has intrinsic motivation
• verbal feedback may be less valid - child not understand and demand characteristics
• small samples - age bias - critical period to when toys are effective
• ethnocentric - western bias