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Introduction This activity works well as an adjunct to Laser Tracing (while you have the lasers out, might as well throw this in). Like Light Tracing, the laser spot provides a strong visual stimulus for fusion and feedback. It’s easy to see if you’re seeing double, even in bright lighting, and it’s also easy to…
Introduction Light tracing with a laser spot provides a strong visual stimulus for fusion and feedback. It’s easy to see if you’re seeing double, even in bright lighting, and it’s also easy to see if you’re off track while tracing. This activity requires two laser pointers, readily available for $20 or less at electronics stores…
Not everyone can find a vision therapy (VT) clinic within a drivable distance (especially in Canada, and many other places in the world), that’s one of the reasons I began working on online solutions for parents a few years ago. LearningManagement.ca is a resource site (and soapbox, to be sure), and it has a very…
Introduction Air Balloons is a fun and easy exercise designed to develop gross motor skills, visual targeting, visual-motor coordination, and vergence. The child is required to coordinate movement in a confined space to bat balloons back and forth with a partner (parent, sib, etc.), alternating left and right hands. The rapid sequencing and full body…
PDFs: dolch_story_colorcoded 2 gradeoneflashcards gradethreeflashcards gradetwoflashcards preprimerflashcards Primary_Writing_Companion_JANUARY primerflashcards Websites: http://sightwords.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolch_word_list http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Dolch.html http://bogglesworldesl.com/dolch/lists.htm http://www.dolchword.net/ http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/sightword/dolchgames.htm
Download: Beanbag Toss Purpose: To develop bilateral control, VMI, and spatial awareness. Material: Two pails/buckets/bowls, small beanbags (or other soft, non-bouncy, small objects for tossing), paper, pencil. Method/Approach: Download/print the attached documents. The ‘fixation mark’ is simply a bold ‘X’ on a sheet of paper. Be sure to have the child toss the beanbags using…
Purpose: Develop verbal memory skills. See Also: Memory Instructions: Games starts with parent/therapist saying “I saw a frog.” Child must repeat the phrase and add one additional detail to the story, for example “I saw a frog that was green.” The parent/therapist repeats this phrase back to the child and adds an additional detail like…
Download: 222 Memory See Also: I saw a frog. Visualization Golf. Start by downloading and printing the sheet above. You can preview it instead if you like by clicking on the ‘eye’ icon. Have a look at the links provided as well. There are many memory games available online and in toy stores and book…