Features that reinforce success! Motor Planning is a term used to describe the ability to plan and carry out a skilled motor act in the correct sequence from beginning to end. Motor planning is a feature of coordination that allows for mid-course corrections during a motor act. Body awareness, muscle strength, and functional vision are three elements of motor planning that are usually integrated during
There are many reasons why fine motor skills fail to develop as planned. Therefore, from time to time, specific types of fine motor skills may need prompts to emerge. This blog will discuss activities parents and teachers can use to encourage the development of different aspects of fine motor skills. These aspects include sustained attention, eye movements, hand movements and the ability to put
Bilateral Motor Coordination generally refers to the ability to use both sides of the body working together. In daily life, this may be seen by the ability to hold a sheet of paper still with one hand, while using the other hand to manipulate a pencil.
Impacting Classroom Skills Spatial orientation may be defined as the ability to maintain the posture of the body as it relates to the surrounding space. Whether the body is at rest or moving, children need to be aware of how they are positioned in the space around them. For example, in order to be safe while moving around in a playground, a child needs
Tactile Perception refers to the ability to match an object being touched with an idea of what the object is and how it is to be used or handled. This ability allows us to handle objects such as touch screens, buttons, zippers, pocket change, and even fragile objects without fumbling, even though we can’t necessarily see all the parts of the items as we
From Handwriting to Geometry The term “spatial orientation” refers to use of vision when comparing the way in which things are turned and rotated. In terms of daily living skills, spatial orientation is the knack of being aware of how objects are turned and how they fit together. For example, in the home this skill helps children learn which foot fits into a sneaker,
Part 1: Visual Perceptual Skills – What are they ? Visual Perceptual Skills is a term that refers to the process of becoming aware of objects through the sense of vision. Children who have sensory processing disorders, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Autism often tend to have some degree of difficulty with visual perceptual skills. These skills cover many aspects of vision and consists of
According to several researchers, the position in which the body is held has an impact upon visual spatial orientation. Success in activities that involve spatial orientation are influenced by features such as head position and control of the back. In addition, the slant of the low back is also a key feature. Children who have difficulty with coordination tend to have problems with spatial
A key factor for self care, handwriting and math Although these basic shapes are made up of the same parts, the way in which each part is turned makes a world of difference to their meanings and sounds of each letter. As children learn more about how objects can have different meanings depending upon how they are turned, visual spatial orientation skills help them
Children who have Sensory Processing Disorders seem to learn best through use of multisensory approaches that do not overwhelm. This means that using a combination of sensory inputs and prompting self-initiated, but different forms of sensory stimulation, is likely to enhance learning. Vision was activated when this activity was presented by showing the youngster a wooden playhouse with familiar letter cutouts. He knew several