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Effectiveness of a Sensory Integrative Therapy Program for Children with Perceptual-Motor Deficits

Julie Densem, MA, is a psychologist, Psychological Service of the New Zealand Justice Department. This study is based on her master's thesis.

Graham A. Nuthall, PhD

Graham Nuthall, PhD, is professor of education at the University of Canterbury.

John Bushnell, MA

John Bushnell, MA, is a psychologist, Department of Community Health, University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine.

Jacqueline Horn, PhD

Jacqueline Horn, PhD, is a psychologist at Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch. Address: Julie Densem, Psychological Service, PO Box 13–223, Armagh, Christchurch, New Zealand.

This study was an evaluation of the sensory integrative therapy (SIT) program (Ayres, 1972a) for children at the Christchurch Hospital. Fifty-five children were randomly assigned to the SIT program, a parallel physical education program, or to a no-treatment condition. The children were assessed before and after treatment on measures of perceptual-motor development, language and reading development, self-concept, and handwriting skills. Covariance analysis, with age and pretest scores as covariates, found no significant differences between groups on any of the measures except reading progress among those children who could already read at the beginning of the program. Children who made the least progress during therapy were those who (a) had epilepsy, (b) were from a low-income, single-parent family, or (c) had behavioral problems.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 22, No. 4, 221-229 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948902200405


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