Special Education- Sensory Room

We are so excited at the addition of our sensory room at Hackett. This
space aims to provide our neurodiverse students with the
individualized sensory input they need to self-regulate. This will
better prepare them to learn and interact with others. Our special
education team strives to provide students with sensory accommodations
throughout the school day, however, our neurodiverse students often
require additional support to help regulate their sensory systems.

 

 

This room provides them with opportunities to support the following systems:

Sight – provides information about objects and persons

Hearing – provides information about sounds in the environment (loud,
soft, high, low)

Smell – provides information about different types of smells (musty,
flowery, pungent)

Touch – provides information about the environment and objects
qualities (touch, pressure, texture, hard, soft)

Vestibular – provides information about where our body is in space and
speed and direction of movement

Proprioception – provides information about where a certain body part
is and how it is moving

Interoception – provides information about how our body is feeling
(hungry, tired, anxious, scared)