The Relationship Between School Readiness and Sensory Processing Disorder in Preterm Preschooler
The Relationship Between School Readiness and Sensory Processing Disorder in Preterm Preschooler
The study aims investigate sensory processing disorders and school readiness in pre-school
 preterm children and the relationship between sensory impairment and school readiness
A convenience of preterm and term preschoolers recruiting from Gazi University, Faculty of
 Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Each group contains 30
 children. First, sociodemographic information and histories of children are obtaining. Ages
 and contact information of the parents are recording. Prenatal and natal risk factors of the
 mothers are querying. Gestational ages and height, weight, and head circumferences of babies
 at birth are recording. Number of pregnancies, live births and abortions, type of delivery,
 multiple pregnancies for mothers as well as consanguinity between parents are asking. Marmara
 Primary School Readiness Scale is using to evaluate mental-language development,
 socio-emotional development, physical development, self-care skills,math skills, science
 skills, voice exercises, line exercises and labyrinths. Sensory profile caregiver
 questionnaire screen for the senses (sensory processing), adjustment (modulation), behavioral
 and emotional responses. . All examination wiil be finished in the same day.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  No neurological diagnosis

 -  gestational age < 37 weeks

 -  60-78 months of age

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Have a neurological diagnosis (such as cerebral palsy)

 -  Grade III or grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage

 -  Have undergone major surgery in neonatal period

 -  Mental retardation