Joanna Grace is a consultant and author of educational materials for students with special educational needs. She has spent her career working with children with special educational needs both in mainstream and special school settings, and has also fostered a child with special needs on a short break basis. She has been commissioned to create Sensory Stories for a number of high profile organisations, including BookTrust, Teach First, Worldstories, Oxfam, Amnesty International and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. She regularly trains professionals in how to facilitate Sensory Stories for students with special educational needs and disabilities. She speaks regularly about sensory learning at educational conferences.
Sensory Stories are short stories of a few lines which are brought to life through a selection of meaningful sensory experiences. They are particularly beneficial for students with Sensory Processing... (more)