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VISUAL/MOTOR
INTEGRATION
This is the ability to use sight to guide
movement. Often these children have a tough time orienting themselves in space.
They are often called “clumsy” because they bump into things, place
things on the edges of tables or counters where they fall off, “miss” their
seats when they sit down, etc. Your child may have difficulty copying correctly,
have poor handwriting, be unorganized, and have difficulty in sports. Strategies – Reading
– use enlarged print, use an index card to block out distracting print, allow
student to follow along with a finger when reading.
Writing – lower standards for acceptable writing, substitute oral
reports, provide outlines, allow use of computer for written work and tape
recorder for lectures. Math –
divide paper into large distinct sections for working out problems, clearly
space words/problems on a page. Assessments – Purdue
Perceptual-Motor Survey, Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Lincoln-Oseretsky
Motor Development Scale, Test of Gross Motor Development, Bender Visual-Motor
Gestalt Test, Slosson Drawing Coordination Test, Developmental Test of
Visual-Motor Integration (commonly called Beery) |
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