Freeport, IL: Elem school adds "Sensory Pathway" for SPED kids; "good for all students"

April 15, 2019, Freeport (IL) Journal: Center School’s Sensory Pathway helps students focus, burn excess energy https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20190415/center-schools-sensory-pathway-helps-students-focus-burn-excess-energy Tucked away in the first-grade hallway at Center School in Freeport is a Sensory Pathway that helps children learn, focus and burn off excess energy. Developed by Katelyn Copus, Taylor Siracusa and Brianna Dascher, the Sensory Pathway is a series of colorful, creative and playful exercises designed to develop motor skills and balance, hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness…. Copus, a speech and language pathologist at the school, said they originally created the path for students with special needs but realized that it’s good for all students…. In addition to helping students become aware of their senses, the path’s high-intensity activities get the blood pumping, helping them to sit still for longer periods in the classroom. Dascher said there are plans to create additional sensory pathways in other hallways at the school.