Develop the visual-perceptual and visual-spatial prerequisites for learning
Product: Book
ISBN: 978-88-590-1435-5
Publication date: 01/11/2017
Suitable for: Nursery 2nd Level (ages 4-5)
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The ability to perceive and process visual stimuli plays a fundamental role in a child’s growth – at a cognitive, neuromotor and relational level – and is the basis of countless learning, both functional and scholastic.
To encourage the development of this capacity, and therefore the acquisition of effective methods and strategies for organizing information gathered by a child’s surroundings and use it for adaptive purposes, and/or to intervene where deficits are seen, this book provides practical and easy-to-use support for child-care specialists and families of children aged 2 and a half and up.
It contains 150 games divided into the 5 sections corresponding with the major functions used:
Each game indicates the minimum age at which it can be played, the materials needed, as well as game instructions and variations. The latter suggests the following:
In the appendix and online, dozens and dozens of additional resources and worksheets can be found.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Visual-spatial skills and intermodal integration
Chapter 2: Analysis of visual information
Chapter 3: Visual and visual-spatial memory
Chapter 4: Mental representation
Chapter 5: Pre-reading/writing and pre-math skills
Appendix: Reproducable materials