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When we think about the word “learning”, we often picture reading, writing and maths, and I’m willing to guess a child sat at a desk with a pencil in their hand. However, according to Taylor and Trott’s Pyramid of Learning (1991) (as cited in William’s & Shellenberger, 1996), these academic skills sit at the
This month’s focus is on Sensory Circuits. I therefore decided to share a recent paper written by Savina (2025) which explores how movement can support self‑regulation in early childhood. This paper is a literature review which means that the author has rigorously searched the research literature in a structured, transparent way and synthesised the f...
What is a sensory circuit?
A sensory circuit is a combination of activities that help children to effectively process, organise and interpret sensory information from the world around them. It helps children to achieve an optimal level of alertness required for learning.
What does the research tell us about sensory circuits?
...NAPEP (National Association of Principal Educational Psychologists) recently published a visual of the Educational Psychology Role aligned with the ‘Currie Matrix’ which can be found here. This visual made me reflect on my 2.5 years as a Trainee Educational Psychologist (TEP). Often whe...
When we think of senses, most of us name five: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Jean Ayres, the pioneering occupational therapist and educational psychologist, taught us that sensory integration is far more complex and that it is vital to how children learn and behave.
Ayres defined sensory integration as the brain’s ability to organise and interpret information ...