Visual Motor Skills

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Visual Motor Skills

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The eye “sees” and then “tells” the body what to do.

Good visual motor integration helps with balance, coordination and movement. Understanding what we see allows us to trust the body movement that follows and helps us learn new skills quickly such as learning a new sport or riding a bicycle.

Signs and Symptoms of Visual Motor Integration Difficulties Include…

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Poor spacing and organisation of written work

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Poor posture when writing

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Exaggerated paper rotation when writing

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Poor pencil grip

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Poor written spelling than oral spelling

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Signs and Symptoms of Visual Motor Integration Difficulties Include…

[ultimate_icon_list icon_size=”20″ icon_margin=”10″][ultimate_icon_list_item icon=”Defaults-check-circle” icon_color=”#9fcf67″]Difficulty copying from the chalkboard[/ultimate_icon_list_item][ultimate_icon_list_item icon=”Defaults-check-circle” icon_color=”#9fcf67″]

Poor spacing and organisation of written work

[/ultimate_icon_list_item][ultimate_icon_list_item icon=”Defaults-check-circle” icon_color=”#9fcf67″]Misalignment of numbers in columns when doing maths problems[/ultimate_icon_list_item][ultimate_icon_list_item icon=”Defaults-check-circle” icon_color=”#9fcf67″]

Poor posture when writing

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Exaggerated paper rotation when writing

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Poor pencil grip

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Poor written spelling than oral spelling

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What Are Some of the Tests to Measure Visual Motor Integration?

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Test of Visual Motor Integration (Beery)

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Sentence Copy Test (Wold)

Don’t be contented with just 20/20 Vision.

Make sure your kids’ eyes work as they should for optimal learning!

Danny the dragon

Don’t be contented with just 20/20 Vision.

Make sure your kids’ eyes work as they should for optimal learning!

Danny the dragon