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08 Jan

The Importance of Touch in Early Child Development

by Liana Tarling
in Monday Motivation, Research and Development, SEN, Sensory, Sensory Rooms
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Did you know that our sense of touch is controlled by a huge network of nerve endings and touch receptors in the skin known as the somatosensory system?   This system is responsible for all the sensations that we feel. It is made up of a complex system of sensory neurons and pathways that send messages to the brain, in response to changes taking place on our bodies surface.   The brain does not respond to...

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18 Dec

Monday Motivation: Understanding the Difference Between AR and VR

by Liana Tarling
in Monday Motivation, Research and Development
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  Augmented and virtual reality have the ability to transform the way we experience the world – but what is the difference between these emerging technologies?   Augmented reality (AR) blurs the boundaries between the real and virtual world, by taking the existing environment and adding virtual objects to it.   This means that you could be sitting in your living room, watching dragons soar around the space.   Virtual reality (VR),...

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11 Dec

Monday Motivation: Music and Memory

by Liana Tarling
in Adults, Monday Motivation, Sensory Rooms
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Did you know that we store different parts of a memory, such as sounds, music, objects, or people’s faces in different parts of our brain?   This means that when we try to recall something that has happened, we have to piece the various elements of the memory back together, by recalling information that is stored in the different locations.   Due to this, if certain sections of our...

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04 Dec

Monday Motivation: Making classrooms accessible spaces for children with autism

by Liana Tarling
in Immersive Spaces, Monday Motivation, Sensory, Sensory Rooms
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  [caption id="attachment_20859" align="alignright" width="300"] National Autistic Society Campaign[/caption] An overwhelming 40% of parents who have a child with autism say that their child’s school does not adequately meet their needs, according to a report published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) and the National Autistic Society (NAS).   Despite more than 1 in 100 children being autistic, Autism and education in England 2017, states that...

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27 Nov

Monday Motivation: The Power of Play

by Liana Tarling
in Magic Carpet, Monday Motivation, Play, SEN
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[caption id="attachment_20839" align="alignright" width="300"] St Joseph's Specialist School and College - Nurture Room[/caption] Did you know that The Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) is the most widely sanctioned human rights treaty in history?   The United States is the only country that has yet to ratify this celebrated agreement – although it has signalled its intention to do so.   Article 31 of The Convention on the...

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20 Nov

Monday Motivation: Developing a reliable ‘yes’ and ‘no’

by Liana Tarling
in Monday Motivation, SEN, Uncategorized
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  Did you know that many people with a learning disability often do not have a reliable yes or no response?   They may say ‘yes’, and that they liked something, because they think that this is what you want to hear.   They may not have had many opportunities to give their opinions or make choices.   ‘No’ can also sometimes be used as a declaration of independence, rather than as...

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13 Nov

Monday Motivation: Using colour to create ambiance and enhance the learning environment

by Liana Tarling
in Immersive Spaces, Monday Motivation
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Did you know that colours have a range of emotional and subconscious effects that can help to reinforce different moods and even trigger biochemical responses?   It is for this reason that Sensory Rooms and Learning Environments designed by Sensory Guru, incorporate LED colour-wash lighting to create ambiance by bathing rooms in colour.   The colour blue, for example, symbolises and creates feelings of calmness. Studies have also shown...

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