News: The Whole Learning School Uses Sensory Integration Approach

The Whole Learning School, located in Plymouth MN, teaches children with autism and other developmental delays using a sensory approach. This small, private school focuses on visual, auditory, and touch as a means of making sure that each student can learn to the best of his ability. Another method the school uses to best work with the individual child is to group learners by ability and not by grade level. Ann Rooney, head of the school says, “All of our kids have processing deficits. The way they move information, process it and comprehend it is slower than their typical peer. So they need more opportunities to practice it, in shorter duration." The school environment is also about learning and becoming comfortable in social situations that will occur outside the school walls.

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