Books

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
2nd edition, Perigee, 2005.

The revised edition of the ground-breaking 1998 book that introduced Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) to parents, teachers, and other non-specialists. SPD is a common and frequently misdiagnosed problem in wihch the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. This new edition features additional information on visual and hearing deficits, motor skill difficulties, ADHD, autism, Asperger syndrome, and other related disorders.

The Out-of-Sync Child was awarded the Exceptional Parent magazine's Symbol of Excellence, and it has been translated into Korean, Finnish, and Dutch.

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
2nd edition, Perigee, 2006.

The first accessible guide to examine SPD, The Out-of-Sync Child touched the hearts and lives of thousands of families. Carol Stock Kranowitz continues her significant work with its companion volume, The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, which presents about 150 playful activities specially designed for kids with SPD.

Each activity in this inspiring and practical book is SAFE (Sensory-motor, Appropriate, Fun, and Easy) to help develop and organize a child's brain and body. Whether your child faces challenges with touch, balance, movement, body position, vision, hearing, smell and taste, motor planning, or other sensory problems, this book presents lively and engaging ways to bring fun and play to everyday situations.

This 2nd edition, revised in 2006, includes new activities, along with updated information on which activities are most appropriate for children with coexisting conditions including Asperger's and autism, and more.

The Goodenoughs Get in Sync
Sensory Resources, 2004. Illustrated by T. J. Wylie.

This delightfully illustrated "chapter book," geared for 8-to-12 year olds, tells the charming tale of five family members and their naughty dog (each with a different sensory processing challenge), and how they get in sync after a tough day. The book is designed with the action of the story in larger print for younger readers to read or hear. Explanations of sensory processing issues are woven throughout the story in regular type for proficient readers to linger over at leisure.

Everyone with sensory issues will find a character with whom to identify. Darwin, 11, is over-responsive to sensory stimulation. Edward, 5, is under-responsive. Teen-aged Carrie has difficulties with dyspraxia. The father, Andy, has sensory discrimination issues. The mother, Betsy, and the dog, Filibuster, are definitely sensory seekers.

The Goodenoughs explain what they need to do to function successfully, and at the end of the day, they all get back in sync. Readers will appreciate descriptions and illustrations of activities that they can replicate in their own homes or classrooms.

The Goodenoughs Get in Sync is the winner of an i-Parenting Media Award and is a Finalist for ForeWord Magazine's 2005 Book of the Year for juvenile non-fiction.

Hear, See, Play! Hands-on Activities for Preschoolers
Peg Hoenack's MusicWorks (1989). Out-of-print.

Co-authored by Kay Jones and Carol Kranowitz, this is a primer for parents and teachers wishing to help young children discover music via resonator bells and xylophones.

101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces
St. Martin's, 1995.

Fun sensory-motor activites to engage children while they are waiting at the doctor's office; on car, train and plane trips; home sick in bed; or in other confining spots.

101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (Portuguese)

101 Actividades para Criancas em Espacos Pequenos
Lyon Multimedia Edicoes, 1997
Portuguese translation of 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (1995).

101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (Russian)

Russian translation (2005) of 101 Activities in Tight Spaces (1995).

101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (Spanish)

101 Actividades pare Entretener a tu Hijo en Lugares Cerrados
Paidos, 1998
Spanish translation of 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (1995).

The Out-of-Sync Child (Dutch)

Uit de Pas: Omgaan met Sensorische Integratiestoornis bij Kinderen
Uitgeverij Nieuwezigds (2005)
Dutch translation of The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, 2nd edition (2005). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Nieuwezigds.

The Out-of-Sync Child (Finnish)

Tahatonta Tohellusta: Sensorisen Integraation Hairio Lapsen Arkielamassa
PS - Kustannus, 2004
Finnish translation (2004) of The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, 1st edition (1998).

The Out-of-Sync Child (Hebrew)

Hebrew translation (2007) of The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, 2nd edition (2005).

The Out-of-Sync Child (Korean)

Korean translation (2005) of The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, 1st edition (1998).

The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun (Korean)

Korean translation (2007) of The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, 2nd edition (2006).

CDs/DVDs

(DVD) The Out-of-Sync Child
Sensory Resources, Updated 2007.

This informative 90-minute video presents information about SPD and how the disorder challenges young children. Based on the book, The Out-of-Sync Child, this video is an excellent resource for professional training sessions and for informing parents, teachers, therapists, and other caring adults who prefer to learn about sensory processing issues by seeing and listening to a speaker.

(CD) Making Sense of Sensory Integration

Sensory Resources, 2001. Introduction by Carol Kranowitz.

This informative CD explains the differences between Sensory Processing Disorder and "look-alike" diagnoses. Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR, Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR, and Sharon Cermak, EdD, OTR, discuss developmental stages from infancy through adulthood and characteristics of SPD at different ages. Making Sense of Sensory Integration is an excellent introduction to the topic.

(CD) Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Sensory Resources, 1999.

On this informative CD, Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L, and Carol Kranowitz, MA, discuss children with sensory processing challenges. This "commuter-friendly" CD helps teachers and other educators reach these kids and help them succeed in the classroom, cafeteria, gym, and playground. Public health physician David Silver, MD, adds narration to the discussion.

Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration (aka SPD) is especially helpful when used in conjunction with the book, Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration.

(DVD) Getting Kids in Sync
Sensory Resources, 2002.

Carol Kranowitz demonstrates many SAFE (Sensory-motor, Appropriate, Fun and Easy) activities on this 30-minute video, with the help of the preschool students of St. Columba's Nursery School in Washington, DC.

The activities help children of differing abilities to develop their skills and integrate their senses. The activities are ideal to use at home or school.

Some of the music and movement activities included on the video are Paper Plate Dance, Plate Skate, Stretchy Bands, and T-Stools. Watching groups of children participating in the activities helps parents, teachers, and kids imitate and expand on the action when they try the activities. For those adults who appreciate written directions, the activities are described at length in The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun.

Workbooks

Preschool Sensory Scan for Educators (Preschool SENSE)
Sensory Resources, 2005.

This is a valuable tool for occupational therapists to provide to teachers who are striving to help preschoolers with SPD. Using Preschool SENSE, occupational therapists and early education teachers can collaborate on simple accommodations at school that address out-of-sync behavior. The manual includes easy-to-use charts and checklists that fit the busy preschool classroom and playground. With side-by-side examples of typical and atypical responses to ordinary sensory stimulation, this program helps teachers to recognize the emerging patterns of SPD among their most challenging students.

Also available is a Forms packet with checklists for eight children.

Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration
Sensory Resources, 2001.

Winner of Learning Magazine's 2004 "Teachers" Choice for the Family Award.

Contributors to this compilation of forms, checklists, and practical tools are Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L, Carol Kranowitz, MA, Stacey Szklut, MS, OTR/L, Lynn A. Balzer-Martin, PhD, OTR, Elizabeth Haber-Lopez, MS, OTR/L, and Deanna Iris Sava, MS, OTR/L. Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration includes extensive and easy-to-use materials for teachers (and parents, too) who have children with sensory processing challenges. Used with the Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration CD, the book is especially useful.

Beginnings Workshops Book #5 - Curriculum: Art, Music, Movement, Drama
Exchange Press, 2006. Bonnie Neugebauer, Editor.

Twenty articles are included in this book for people who teach ECE courses or do ECE training and for state and local administrators implementing training projects. Carol Kranowitz's articles:

• Music and Movement Bring Together Children of Differing Abilities
  
  
• Kids Gotta Move: Adapting Movement Experiences for Children with Differing Abilities

Alike and Different: Exploring Our Humanity with Young Children
NAEYC, 1992. Bonnie Neugebauer, Editor.
(Originally published by Exchange Press.)

The chapters in this book address educating and socializing young children to interact with others in an ever-changing, increasingly diverse world. Carol Kranowitz's chapter, Obstacle Courses Are for Every Body, provides a rationale and blueprint for building playground obstacle courses that engage children with differing abilities.

Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening Program (BAPS)
St. Columba's Nursery School (1992).

Co-authored by Lynn A. Balzer-Martin, PhD, OTR, and Carol Kranowitz, MA, the Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening Program manual is an SI-based program for identifying young children with sensory processing difficulties that may put the children at risk for later learning and motor disabilities. [more]