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See Also: 136 Letter Chart There are a number of ways to approach using Hart Charts and a few will be described here. Feel free to add your own variations on the themes described. PURPOSE: To develop the ability to use an organized and structured search pattern to find a particular figure. Procedure 1: Place…
Purpose: To reinforce the match between vision and the speech-auditory in the reading process using the patient’s own speech vocabulary Materials: Dictated stories in the patient’s own words. Procedure: 1. Have the client (your child) dictate to you in his own words short sentence accounts of his day. This is best done when he…
262 bdpq Sorting 263 bdpq Matching Chart 1 264 bdpq Sorting Chart 2 See Also: pdbq Introduction: Don’t let the names confuse you, bdpq and pdbq are indeed variations on the same exercise. They are, however, different and approach the activities somewhat differently, so you should consider them to be separate exercises. 262 bdpq Sorting…
Purpose: To improve eye movement skills while reading. To pay attention to the foreground figure, and actively suppress/ignore the background. Material: Reading material to be read for comprehension, so it should be at an appropriate level and not too difficult to begin with. If the child cannot read, you can use any sequence of…
See also: NIM 2 Introduction: This activity is a great way to enhance and reinforce high-level reading skills in new readers. The proximity and voice of the therapist also provides a safety net that can allow the child the challenge himself and take some risks. Purpose: To provide multisensory (auditory-speech and visual) reinforcement to the…
159 VA Verbal Program Purpose: To create a sense of coding for language and to practice with representing simple and complex mental constructs using symbols. Symbols are translated into words, ideas, and sounds, and these are themselves translated back into symbols on a page. Material: Download and print the attached document….
Purpose: To develop accuracy of focusing (accommodation) and localization in each eye when looking from near to far. Equipment/Material: The nearpoint target should be two cards with identical reading material on each. The reading material can be simple or complex depending on the reading level of the child. Otherwise, letters and/or number are sufficient….
280 Saccadic Reading/Word Fixations Purpose: To improve visual fixation and localization prediction on reading material. This is both a challenging and highly effective exercise for building VSA skills for reading. Equipment/Material: Reading material, metronome, balance board/beam. Reading material to be read for comprehension, so it should be at an appropriate level and not too difficult to begin…
Introduction: In this exercise, the client will hold a wire loop (described below) and use it as a sight to guide hand movements. The loop is used to visually ‘circle’ target letters laid out across the surface of a table. Prepare the letters and loop for this activity, and place it all in…
See Also: • Visual/Auditory Verbal Program Secret Code Secret Code is a fun and interesting way to develop awareness of language concepts. Written language is based on the idea that you can represent (first) concrete objects, then actions, then feelings, then thoughts using symbols. This is much easier to do with objects, somewhat more difficult with…