Overview
The Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) enables the test user to gain a complete picture of children's sensory functioning at home, at school and in the community. Recognising that sensory processing problems often manifest differently in different environments, this set of three integrated rating scales assesses sensory processing, praxis, and social participation in elementary school children.
Sensory Processing Measure, Second Edition (SPM-2) is now available here.
Suitable for
Children aged 5 to 12 years
Language Versions
English
Product Description
Firmly grounded in sensory integration theory, the SPM provides norm-referenced standard scores for two higher level integrative functions (praxis and social participation) and five sensory systems including (visual, auditory, tactile, proprioceptive and vestibular functioning). Within each system, it offers descriptive clinical information on processing vulnerabilities, including under- and over-responsiveness, sensory-seeking behaviour and perceptual problems.
The SPM consists of three forms. The Home Form (75 items) is completed by the child's parent or home-based care provider. The Main Classroom Form (62 items) is filled out by the child's primary classroom teacher. The School Environments Form (10 to 15 items per environment) is completed by other school personnel who work with and observe the child.
Home and Main Classroom Forms
Each requiring just 15 to 20 minutes, the Home and Main Classroom Forms yield eight parallel standard scores: Social Participation; Vision; Hearing; Touch; Body Awareness (proprioception); Balance and Motion (vestibular function); Planning and Ideas (praxis); Total Sensory Systems.
School Environments Form
Provided on an unlimited-use CD, this form lets you look at the child's functioning in six school environments outside of the main classroom: Art Class; Music Class; Physical Education Class; Playground; Cafeteria and School Bus. Whether you use one or all six Rating Sheets, the School Environments Form must always be administered in conjunction with the Main Classroom Form; it cannot be used alone.
Because it solicits input from school staff members who are not normally involved in assessment (i.e. the art teacher and school bus driver) the School Environments Form serves a team-building function. It educates school personnel about sensory processing disorders and uses their observations to obtain a more comprehensive picture of the child.
Qualification level required:
Level 2. Please see our Test User Qualifications page for guidance
Norms
1051 children ranging in the age from 5 to 12.
Duration
15-20 minutes depending on which form
Release Note
2007
