As such it is important to encourage and allow for gestures as a form of Communication in the classroom.
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Students with Sensory Integration difficulties can struggle with peer relationships, participating in classroom activities, and getting adequate sleep.
Students with Sensory Integration difficulties can struggle with peer relationships, participating in classroom activities, and getting adequate Sleep.
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These methods help educators reflect on their own implicit bias and build trusting relationships with their students, especially when students are from historically and systematically excluded groups and/or whose backgrounds are different from that of their teacher.
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