ASI & EASI in Schools: Essential Support or Misplaced Practice?

Event Title: ASI & EASI in Schools: Essential Support or Misplaced Practice?

Event Description: A team of occupational therapists known as CLASI is developing the Evaluation of Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI) to replace the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT) published in 1989. Feasibility studies for the EASI appear promising (Mailloux et al., 2018). Whiting et al. (2025) published a Call to Action in AJOT, encouraging school-based therapists to integrate ASI® into school function. This session will explore the EASI and how ASI can be applied in public schools while considering caseload management, space, equipment needs, and training costs associated with the EASI and ASI interventions.

Date of Event: Monday, February 23rd 

Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM

Format: Presentation via Zoom

Learning Objectives: 

1. Summarize curent national discussion about sensory function
2. Explain CLASI, ASI, and EASI
3. Understand training required for EASI
4. Explain MTSS and school-based intervention
5. Differentiate ASI and other sensory intervention methods
6. Identify current empirical-based interventions for sensory dysregulation

Speakers' Biographies:

Dr. Leann Shore OTD, MEd, OTR/L is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. She has been an OT for 30+ years. Dr. Shore specializes in school-based practice and autism-spectrum disorders in children. Dr. Shore joined the University of Minnesota faculty in 2014. Dr. Shore’s research interests include dysgraphia and behavior, self-regulation, and executive function in children.

Target Audience: OT

Education Level: Introductory

Practice Area: Children and youth, School-Based OT

Contact Hours: 1.5

Fee: Free for MOTA Members, $30 for Non-MOTA Members.