Classroom Activities: Use large tweezers to pick up small Crumple newspaper in one hand and marshmellows or pom poms. shoot baskets into the garbage. Squeeze a stress ball, play dough or putty. Use pop-beads or pull tubes for Use eye droppers to pick up colored water warm up activities. and make designs on coffee filters. Squeeze different sized clothespins Use a spray bottle to water plants or to and place on edge of a container. monsters” drawn on the white Use a single hole punch to make “melt board or chalk board. Fill the spray bottles confetti. with food coloring and make designs in Play games that incorporate the snow. wheelbarrow walking, or Play on the playground (monkey bars and animal walking games to strengthen climbing walls). the arches of the hand. Visual Perception and Integration Visual perception is a complex sensory and cognitive process that involves receiving and interpreting visual information. Visual perception allows a child to recognize, recall, discriminate and make meaning of what they see. Visual motor integration is the ability of the eyes and hands to work together to produce smooth movement. Visual motor integration is loosely referred to as eye-hand coordination. Visual motor integration is especially important in pre-writing and writing. Several studies have found that visual-motor-integration is the best Pre-school and kindergarten age children predictor of handwriting ability and performance. with visual motor deficits may appear clumsy, awkward or unable to perform certain fine motor tasks, thus affecting their quality of work in the school setting. Effects on Classroom skills and activities for remediation Visual Perceptual Skill How Visual Perceptual Skill Activities/Supports/Accommodations Difficulties Can Affect Classroom Skills… Figure Ground Difficulty copying from Use highlighters to emphasize important Perception the board parts or cover up parts to only show -ability to locate and Difficulty attending to a material that needs to be completed. identify shapes and word on a printed page Allow a copy of notes to be copied at objects embedded in a due to inability to block desk level
Classroom Activities: Use large tweezers to pick up small marshmellows or pom poms. Squeeze a stress ball, play dough or putty. Use eye droppers to pick up colored water and make designs on coffee filters. Use a spray bottle to water plants or to “melt monsters” drawn on the white board or chalk board. Fill the spray bottles with food coloring and make designs in the snow. Play on the playground (monkey bars and climbing walls). Crumple newspaper in one hand and shoot baskets into the garbage. Use pop-beads or pull tubes for warm up activities. Squeeze different sized clothespins and place on edge of a container. Use a single hole punch to make confetti. Play games that incorporate wheelbarrow walking, or animal walking games to strengthen the arches of the hand. Visual Perception and Integration Visual perception is a complex sensory and cognitive process that involves receiving and interpreting visual information. Visual perception allows a child to recognize, recall, discriminate and make meaning of what they see. Visual motor integration is the ability of the eyes and hands to work together to produce smooth movement. Visual motor integration is loosely referred to as eye-hand coordination. Visual motor integration is especially important in pre-writing and writing. Several studies have found that visual-motor-integration is the best predictor of handwriting ability and performance. Pre-school and kindergarten age children with visual motor deficits may appear clumsy, awkward or unable to perform certain fine motor tasks, thus affecting their quality of work in the school setting. Effects on Classroom skills and activities for remediation Visual Perceptual Skill How Visual Perceptual Skill Difficulties Can Affect Classroom Skills… Activities/Supports/Accommodations Figure Ground Perception -ability to locate and identify shapes and objects embedded in a Difficulty copying from the board Difficulty attending to a word on a printed page due to inability to block Use highlighters to emphasize important parts or cover up parts to only show material that needs to be completed. Allow a copy of notes to be copied at desk level