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Helping Vestibular Systems Grow

Midline Crisis:. Helping Vestibular Systems Grow. Who Am I and Why Am I Presenting This!?. Parenting Teaching Early Learner Fitness (ELF) Vestibular Maze. Then this happened…. Determination!. Really…he sometimes did. Goals for his future…. Trial and error. Success comes eventually….

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Helping Vestibular Systems Grow

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  1. Midline Crisis: Helping Vestibular Systems Grow

  2. Who Am I and Why Am I Presenting This!? • Parenting • Teaching • Early Learner Fitness (ELF) • Vestibular Maze

  3. Then this happened…

  4. Determination!

  5. Really…he sometimes did.

  6. Goals for his future…

  7. Trial and error.

  8. Success comes eventually…

  9. First official road race.

  10. Intensity.

  11. LOTS of hard work pays off!

  12. How has teaching changed? As we know, many children are not playing outside for hours on end the way ‘we used to’. The main challenge with this truth is that professionals are finding more children with underdeveloped vestibular systems. “When our vestibular sense is fully functioning, we are secure and organized enough in our bodies to be able to attend and respond to all of the other senses we encounter daily.  A child with a well-developed vestibular sense feels confident and safe during movement activities, even if his feet are off the ground…He is comfortable with climbing, swinging, somersaulting, and jumping – knowing that his body will adapt and that he will be able to maintain his balance and keep himself from falling or getting hurt.” https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/vestibular/

  13. What does it do? Vestibular input gives our bodies information about whether we are moving with or against gravity, fast or slow, moving or still, and what direction we're headed. From infancy through adulthood, vestibular information contributes to the development of: • muscle tone • righting reactions • balance • postural security • eye movements • overall alertness https://harkla.co/blogs/special-needs/vestibular-input

  14. So what? Is this a big deal? A child with an underdeveloped vestibular system might show signs like… • She may move constantly in order to feel satisfied • He may be fearful or movement or feel unbalanced or physically insecure • She may be clumsy or ‘a crasher’ (proprioception) • He may have a very difficult time standing or sitting in an upright manner • She may appear floppy • He may extreme trouble with motor planning or even speech planning • She may have trouble with focus or tracking

  15. Super. How can we help? Let them spin!Hanging Balancing ClimbingRolling Tumbling SwingingBouncing Jumping RockingTwisting Crawling SlidesStomping Hopping RunningHeavy work Galloping Crossing midline Physical Education-Duh!

  16. Early Learner Fitness (ELF) • Is designed sequentially to allow students to master content before adding new content and skills. • Includes lessons are intentionally taught based on ongoing assessments which ensure that students are always learning at their individual levels, • Can be used with multiple grade levels by any staff in a school, district or community organization. Contact Cherie HarringtonCherie@focusedfitness.org509-327-3181 ext. 123

  17. Resources • PennState Extension • The Inspired Treehouse • Minds in Motion-vestibular maze • Brain Balance Achievement Centers • Brain Highways: The Proprioceptive System • Pathways.org • Sensory diet to improve focus

  18. My contact information Chellie LaFayette, NBCTSHAPE America 2019 District Elementary Teacher of the YearHighland Park Elementary SchoolSeattle Public Schoolsmilafayette@seattleschools.org

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