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Neurosensory Integration and the Visual Hierarchy Introduction “It has not been easy for the helping professions to conceive of human behavior as an expression of the brain, and they are still struggling to do so… The employing of neural mechanisms to enhance motor development is now well established; the current area of major growth and…
Introduction Reading has a foundation is the entire child’s being, from their emotional state to their refractive state, from what is in their stomach, to what they watch on screens. From the visual rehabilitative perspective, reading has inputs (visual/ocular, somatosensory, and vestibular) that help guide and motivate outputs (target fixation behaviours, the focus of this…...
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(You must be a member and be logged in to view this document.) Haptic writing means to write while paying attention to how it feels, and to controlling the patterns of muscle movement. You might say this is ‘conscious writing’. Start by downloading and printing the document below. We recommend loading this task as instructed…...
ACCESS OUR GROWING CATALOG OF VISION REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES
Our growing list of Vision Rehabilitation Activities covers a broad array of therapeutic needs, including:
GROSS MOTOR
FINE MOTOR
VISUOMOTOR
VISUAL PERCEPTION
FOCUSSING / ACCOMODATION
VERGENCE
RANGE OF MOVEMENT
VESTIBULAR / BALANCE
SPATIAL AWARENESS
CORE REFLEXES AND STRENGTHENING
EARLY (PRIMITIVE REFLEXES)
FIXATION / TARGETTING (SACCADES / PURSUITS)
Join at the PROFESSIONAL level and have access to a full and growing library of video courses and seminars.
Access to full Vision Rehabilitation Activities Library, including video explainers, downloadable worksheets. Includes all new releases for the next year.
Normal Pricing (1yr): $69 CDN
Renovation Discount Pricing: $49 (price disappears when site renovations are completed).
Professional Annual Membership
Includes Basic level benefits PLUS access to FULL LIBRARY OF VIDEO SEMINARS led by Dr. Boulet and others. These are offered all for one price but do not include CE credits since there is no way to monitor progress on this platform. If you need CE credits, you are encouraged to seek Dr. Boulet’s seminars at PESI.com.
Normal Pricing (1yr): $99 CDN
Renovation Discount Pricing: $69 (price disappears when site renovations are completed)
Disclaimer/Terms:
You may use these in your own clinical practice and/or your own family with no restrictions. Your account will automatically renew in 1 year unless you unsubscribe. We are not to be held liable or responsible for how you use this information. This information is not a substitute for medical advice.
You are never to share your own membership information with another. We monitor logins and IP addresses and will limit accounts to no more than 5 unique IPs. Logins beyond this number may result is account suspension.
We hope you find this information helpful in moving your clinical practice forward. Welcome aboard.
Dr. Boulet
Charles A. Boulet PC
The Test of Visual Perception skills (TVPS) is a common part of a school-based occupational therapists evaluation process. Performance on this test has been used to infer visual processing problems. These “visual processing problems” are then thought to be related to letter reversals or reading problems. The good OT will be working to improve these…
Dr. Boulet shares a series of videos that presents several activities to help improve and develop reading and writing skills. Many of these activities take a unique perspective and offer novel approaches to to improving skills that affect so many children’s academic performance.
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…
Rosner Forms/Dots are an effective and low-cost means of developing a number of visual and orthographic skills. The activities consist of replicating existing drawings onto grids of dots and have varying degrees of difficulty. These exercises are easy to tailor to a variety of ages, abilities, and needs. They are modifiable to reach any…
Preview or print the attached document. This is a fun game that strengthens visual motor skills, self-control, bilateral integration and balance. This game is best played with heavier coins, marbles, or steel ball bearings. Try loading this activity with a metronome. Begin with a slower rate such as 60 bpm, then gradually increase the rate by 10 bpm….
See Also: Continuous Motion Eye-Hand Download: Continuous Motion PURPOSE: To improve planning of visually guided fine motor movements.PROCEDURE: On the attached worksheet, circle the number 1 as long as needed until number 2 is found, then draw a line to the number 2. Circle it as long as needed until number 3 is found. Continue to…