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Neurodevelopment Teaching Tip of the Month Did You See That? December 1, 2009 |
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Neurodevelopmental Tip of the Month: Visual Processing A Foundational Skill to Learning Success By Jan Bedell, M.Ed., M.ND (Certified Neurodevelopmentalist) www.LittleGiantSteps.com 
Visual processing is visual short-term memory - what goes in through the visual channel to the brain and right back out. This vital skill picks up visual information from the environment, which can then be stored in long term memory. Scarcity of visual processing ability can require a child to use other channels (auditory or tactile) to bring in information which may not be the most efficient. A preschool child with deficits in visual processing, experiences difficulty remembering numbers, letters and words. An older child with inefficiencies in this area can have difficulty in just about everything: math, spelling, reading, visual attention, picking up visual information and eye contact. The good news is that you can help your child with this weakness in just 2 two-minute sessions a day!
There are several different ways to work on visual processing. One is with digit cards (child must be able to easily recognize number 0-9). Full instructions are available in our free visual processing test kit. If you would like to receive a Free Auditory Test Kit, please click here to send an email to the Order Department at LittleGiantSteps.com (orderdept@littlegiantsteps.com). If your child doesn’t recognize numerals, ask for the “Visual Tiny Tot kit”. (Editor's note: The visual digit cards work in much the same way as the auditory processing exercise. Begin with two or three numerals on a card. Allow the student to view the card for as many seconds as the number of numerals. Once the card is taken away, have the student tell you the number, or write it down. Keep increasing the number of numerals on each card, up to seven digits.) So that you have a reference point, a one year old should be able to hold one piece of visual information, a two-year-old, two; a three-year-old, three, etc., up to seven. Seven is minimum for a child 7 years of age or older. The better a child processes; the more readily information is absorbed. The more you work on developing this skill, the more information your child will pick up from his environment. When proficient, his sponge-like ability to pick up visual information will amaze you! 510 Words |
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