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Losinski, Mickey; Sanders, Sara A.; Wiseman, Nicole M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2016
The current meta-analysis examined the use of deep touch pressure (DTP; e.g., weighted vests) with students with disabilities. DTP is a form of sensory integration therapy that is currently used extensively in schools with students with autism and other disabilities. Each study in the analysis was evaluated using the Council for Exceptional…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Effect Size, Intervention, Sensory Integration
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Hyatt, Keith J.; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
Children with disabilities have frequently participated in various interventions before the efficacy of those practices was scientifically validated. When subsequent scientific evidence failed to support particular practices, those that had already made inroads into the educational arena frequently continued to be used. Given the current emphasis…
Descriptors: Sensory Integration, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Practices
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Mason, Christine Y.; Steedly, Kathlyn M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
This article describes a project in which researchers at VSA arts, an international nonprofit organization, attempted to determine the value of embedded arts education (sometimes called "arts integration") for students with disabilities. As part of the mandate of VSA arts to encourage the use of the arts in teaching students with…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Fine Arts, Art Activities, Program Effectiveness