Planning the steps Sequencing the steps Making mid-course corrections Impacts math, handwriting, and reading skills The term “motor coordination” generally refers to the ability to think through and carry out an activity that requires a series of movements. Meanwhile, the terms “Motor Planning” and “Motor Sequencing” refer to the ability to plan the moves and to carry them out in order. Coordination of motor
Key features of Pattern Recognition include the ability to identify and classify: What is it that I am seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting? What goes with it? What do I do with the information? What comes next? Pattern Recognition can be problematic for children with Sensory Processing Disorders This type of problem solving can be problematic for the child with SPD in that pattern
Through Ages & Stages Pattern recognition, the ability to code information by analyzing features, comparing them with memory, and predicting what is likely to happen next is an essential aspect of learning. Sometimes the information to be recognized is presented in the auditory mode, such as when saying and repeating numbers from 1-10 or letters, or when singing the “Alphabet Song”. At other times
Visual sequencing refers to the ability to organize images in a particular order. This skill is needed for success with reading, spelling (organizing letters in a particular order), mathematic operations, running bases in baseball, planning for moves in football, cheerleading, dancing, etc. The ability to organize visual images in any specific order begins with the ability to move the eyes from point to point