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.
Visual Motor Skills
Visual Motor Skills
The eye “sees” and then “tells” the body what to do.
Signs and Symptoms of Visual Motor Integration Difficulties Include…
- Difficulty copying from the chalkboard
Poor spacing and organisation of written work
- Misalignment of numbers in columns when doing maths problems
Poor posture when writing
Exaggerated paper rotation when writing
Poor pencil grip
Poor written spelling than oral spelling
Signs and Symptoms of Visual Motor Integration Difficulties Include…
- Difficulty copying from the chalkboard
Poor spacing and organisation of written work
- Misalignment of numbers in columns when doing maths problems
Poor posture when writing
Exaggerated paper rotation when writing
Poor pencil grip
Poor written spelling than oral spelling
What Are Some of the Tests to Measure Visual Motor Integration?
Test of Visual Motor Integration (Beery)
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!
Don’t be contented with just 20/20 Vision.
Make sure your kids’ eyes work as they should for optimal learning!