Blog: Visual Perceptual Skills
Welcome to the seventh edition of Tips For Growing! These blog posts will focus on important clinical topics that are regularly encountered when working with children. We hope these seeds of information will help with the most important job there is . . . helping children grow. Today’s "Tip...
Read MoreWelcome to the sixth edition of Tips For Growing! These blog posts will focus on important clinical topics that are regularly encountered when working with children. We hope these seeds of information will help with the most important job there is . . . helping children grow. Today’s "Tips ...
Read MoreWhile parents generally think about a child’s acuity when considering how well their child can see, therapists and educators realize there is much more to eyesight than having 20/20 vision. Children require intact visual perception to understand, evaluate, and interpret what is seen. Even i...
Read MoreSummer is almost here and we have a fun Sandpaper Starfish Activity and Sandpaper Castle Craftivity that your students and children will LOVE!! Sandpaper is a great material that provides tactile input to help with tactile discrimination (learning smooth versus rough), tactile hyper-sensitivity (...
Read MoreHanukkah is almost here, a time to gather with friends and family, a time for the celebration of lights. It is a time to share food, music, blessings, and perhaps small gifts with children. It is an opportunity for children to learn about charity and traditions that are passed on through the ages. ...
Read MoreTis the season for giving! During the Holiday season family and friends want to give a special present that will bring pleasure to the children in their lives. Sometimes the intent is to share a gift that is pure entertainment, other times the gift is intended to promote development in other areas&...
Read MoreThis delightful Halloween activity is absolutely sure to please young and old alike. We have found children (and adults!) are highly motivated to participate in the task of moving a variety of adorable Halloween “creatures” along the “scary path” to their final destination.&...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Playoffs will soon be starting and we have a fun fine motor baseball game that everyone will love! This baseball themed table top/floor game is designed to promote development of visual perceptual, visual motor integration, social, and fine motor skills. Students will enjoy th...
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