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Optimal Arousal through Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic Strategies


West Kentucky Educational Cooperative
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Step 4

The Tiered Approach to Optimal Arousal


How can we meet those sensory needs and
keep our students in the classroom?

Tier 3 The Sensory Room or Sensory Space is for a very small number of students that require a reboot to their sensory system through total immersion into a completely controlled soothing sensory experience.


Tier 2 The Sensory Workspace is for some students that require sensory input throughout the day to avoid the need for impulsively seeking behaviors that are disruptive to the classroom and to achieve the student's optimal arousal.






Tier 1 The Sensory Lesson is for all students as a Universally Designed Approach to Learning. All students require sensory input throughout the day for optimal arousal. Sensory approaches to academics are good for all and essential for some.
