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The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of Sensory Integration Therapy in improving Gross motor skills among children with Developmental Delay. Method: The study is a Quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent group. A total of 20 samples were divided into experimental and control groups each with 10 participants through convenience sampling. Gross motor skills of the participants were assessed (pre-test) using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, 2nd edition (PDMS-2). The experimental group underwent intervention for 30-35 minutes per session for 5 days in a week for 12 weeks. The participants in both groups were reassessed (post-test) using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, 2nd edition (PDMS-2) for the gross motor skills. The pre-test and post-test gross motor skills were analysed and interpreted. Results: This study results shows that there is slight improvement in sum of Standard Scores (SS)and Gross motor quotient (GMQ) in the experimental group before and after intervention with sig.(2 tailed) 0.004. Using the Paired t-test, on comparing the experimental and control groups there is no significant improvement in the experimental group (sig.2 tailed >0.05) providing sensory integration. Conclusion: The study concludes that there is no significant improvement of gross motor skills in children with developmental delay by providing Sensory Integration Therapy.