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ja Tatalović Vorkapić and Lana Osojnak
practice with children with certain developmental deviations and with the
help to much conducted research in this area, the practitioners discovered
the significance of using exactly these elements in accomplishing progress
in children that have certain developmental deviations, which adds to dr.
Ayres’s (2009) discoveries from the sensory integration area. Items used in
this questionnaire were recommended for use in the preschool practice by
the following authors: Ayres (2009), Goddard Blythe (2008) and Biel and Peske
(2007). These items are: trampoline, funnel spinning, therapy balls (a small
ball, ‘peanut-shaped’ ball), balance board, platform swing, tactile paths, bal-
ancing pad, spongy stairs, and climbing cliff. Specified gadgetry allows pri-
mary sensory-motoric experiences, same as the higher level of vestibular and
proprioceptive input through spinning, swinging, crawling, jumping, main-
taining balance. In the first measurement, the scale showed a Cronbach alpha
reliability α = 0.858 and in the second, α = 0.921, which is very satisfactory.
The research sample is convenient and comprises 30 children from one
preschool in the Primorsko-Goranska County. The name of the institution is
not revealed so as to ensure anonymity. In choosing the two groups of chil-
dren (experimental and control), it was very important to fulfill the condi-
tion of homogeneity by age and gender. The children in the control group
were not using sensory-motoric gadgetry and materials in the period be-
tween the first and the second measuring phase, while the children from
the experimental group were able to use specified gadgetry and materials
depending on their interest. Materials like those used in this research can
be found in catalogues Ida Didacta, Astreja plus d. o. o., and Regoč. The test-
ing started with referring an official letter from the Faculty of Teacher Edu-
cation towards the preschool. The parents were thoroughly informed about
the research aim and the way of examining both groups (experimental and
control), after which their signed informed consent was collected. Children’s
anonymity was secured. The measurements were conducted in two phases:
the initial and final phase during a four-month interval. In the experimen-
tal group, a preschool educator educated and licensed for applying sensory
materials and activities conducted the measurement.
Results and Discussion
Descriptive Results of the Sensory Activities Application on Toddlers
from the Experimental and Control Group
The obtained results demonstrated the frequency display of certain chil-
dren’s behaviors in the following activities: trampoline, funnel spinning, ther-
apy balls (a small ball, ‘peanut-shaped’ ball), balance board, platform swing,
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practice with children with certain developmental deviations and with the
help to much conducted research in this area, the practitioners discovered
the significance of using exactly these elements in accomplishing progress
in children that have certain developmental deviations, which adds to dr.
Ayres’s (2009) discoveries from the sensory integration area. Items used in
this questionnaire were recommended for use in the preschool practice by
the following authors: Ayres (2009), Goddard Blythe (2008) and Biel and Peske
(2007). These items are: trampoline, funnel spinning, therapy balls (a small
ball, ‘peanut-shaped’ ball), balance board, platform swing, tactile paths, bal-
ancing pad, spongy stairs, and climbing cliff. Specified gadgetry allows pri-
mary sensory-motoric experiences, same as the higher level of vestibular and
proprioceptive input through spinning, swinging, crawling, jumping, main-
taining balance. In the first measurement, the scale showed a Cronbach alpha
reliability α = 0.858 and in the second, α = 0.921, which is very satisfactory.
The research sample is convenient and comprises 30 children from one
preschool in the Primorsko-Goranska County. The name of the institution is
not revealed so as to ensure anonymity. In choosing the two groups of chil-
dren (experimental and control), it was very important to fulfill the condi-
tion of homogeneity by age and gender. The children in the control group
were not using sensory-motoric gadgetry and materials in the period be-
tween the first and the second measuring phase, while the children from
the experimental group were able to use specified gadgetry and materials
depending on their interest. Materials like those used in this research can
be found in catalogues Ida Didacta, Astreja plus d. o. o., and Regoč. The test-
ing started with referring an official letter from the Faculty of Teacher Edu-
cation towards the preschool. The parents were thoroughly informed about
the research aim and the way of examining both groups (experimental and
control), after which their signed informed consent was collected. Children’s
anonymity was secured. The measurements were conducted in two phases:
the initial and final phase during a four-month interval. In the experimen-
tal group, a preschool educator educated and licensed for applying sensory
materials and activities conducted the measurement.
Results and Discussion
Descriptive Results of the Sensory Activities Application on Toddlers
from the Experimental and Control Group
The obtained results demonstrated the frequency display of certain chil-
dren’s behaviors in the following activities: trampoline, funnel spinning, ther-
apy balls (a small ball, ‘peanut-shaped’ ball), balance board, platform swing,
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