Abstract
Few occupational therapists works for children with learning disorder in special classes in Japan. The sensory integration model which is one of the practical models of occupational therapy was applied to the physical education class to learn its effects. The author has been cooperating for 10 year with the physical education class teachers for special class in an elementary schools. As an occupational therapist the auther evaluated the posture reaction and the motor planning of the students, advised teachers on the program for the classes, the use of play tools, environmental setting and supporting. As a result, the teachers understood the importance of the senses in exercising. In collaboration with the teachers, the occupational therapist could offer a new training method to focus on developing the posture reaction and the motor planning of students, instead of the regular repeated trainings.
