Page 22 - Educators Guide Book

Visual Perception

How do help a child with visual perceptual difficulties:

• If the child has not had a recent eye checkup recommend that he/she see an
ophthalmologist.
• When teaching reading-

• Develop strong phonological skills.
• Use a multi-sensory approach to teach letters and words.

• Have the child highlight the letter that confuses him/her before beginning to read a page.

• Ask the teacher if it is possible to avoid having the child read out loud in class.
• Place an A on one side of his/her notebook and an Aleph on the other to help the child
know whether he/she should begin on the left or right side of the book.
• Insist that the child places an index card or bookmark under the line he/she is reading
and teach him/her to point.

• If tracking difficulties are evidenced when writing, highlight the lines in the child’s notebook
or use paper with raised lines.

• Don’t crowd too much on a page.

• Organize a child visually. For example, have him/her use a red divider for science and a
blue one for math.

• Have the child highlight math signs before beginning the page.
• Have the child turn the paper around to line up math problems.

• If necessary, speak to the teacher about modifications. For example, the child can be
given oral tests, questions can be read to the student, and/or providers can write student’s
responses on worksheets and tests.
• If a child reverses a letter or number when writing, point it out and ask him/her to correct it.

• Check the student’s work after he/she copies information from the board and make
corrections as needed.
• Limit the number of words on spelling tests.

• Use wide ruled paper.

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