Authors. Scientists. Adventurers…
The story of their lives was the story of my life.
Learning…Hindsight…20/20 Vision
Cooking…Thinking…Learning: Do It Now!!!
Back in 2007, I made a list of 90 goals I wanted to achieve. Up toward the top of my 1st 10 goals was meeting one of my greatest mentors – Zig Ziglar.
The Power of Passion-Based Learning
It was early in the morning and very cold outside. So before heading to their classes, the students were lining up in the gym.
As I walked through, two of my therapy students came to me.
“Why can’t we ever have fun in the after-school program?”
“All we do is test…test… test.”
Want to Know More About Visual Processing and Learning?
If you answered, “Yes” to the title question, read ahead about the final visual processing skill we will look at this week.
Visual Spatial Relationships.
My friend was directing me to her home. Every time she needed to tell me where to turn at the end of one street, I noticed that she snapped her fingers on both hands, simultaneously.
“Why do you do that?”
“That’s how I know right from left.”
Does Visual Closure Matter in Learning?
This week we have discussed the visual processing skills of visual discrimination, visual figure-ground discrimination, visual sequencing, visual motor functioning, and visual memory.
Today, we are looking at a 5th visual processing skill… Visual Closure.
What is that?
Learning and The Visual Memory Effect – Do You See What I See?
What did you eat for dinner one week ago today?
Like most people, you probably can’t remember.
If I had asked you the same question 5 minutes after leaving the table, you would, most likely, have been able to answer accurately.
The Visual Motor Processing – Learning Factor
I walked into TJ’s first grade class to pick him up for his speech-language therapy session.
“Come take a look, Ms. Callender,” said his teacher.
“Show Ms. Callender what you’ve done!”
Can Visual Sequencing Affect Learning?
Throughout my childhood and teenage years, my nickname was “bookworm.”
I devoured books. It seemed.
Every Friday, after her weekly shopping, my mom would go to the Christian bookstore and buy me a book. I read this, in addition to the ones I borrowed from the library.
Oh the dreams I had… the places I went… the people I met.
But I had one problem.
Learning and Visual Figure-Ground Discrimination
If your child cannot distinguish a shape or a printed character from its background, she is having trouble with visual figure-ground discrimination.
Yesterday, we looked at visual discrimination. Today, we’re going to take a brief look at this slightly different visual processing skill.
How can you tell your child is having this kind of dilemma?
Visual Processing and learning (What’s the Big Deal?)
Mrs. Smith walked into my office.
“Johnny said you want to talk to me about his visual processing.
“What does visual processing have to do with learning?
“My child can see…he passed his vision test and has 20/20 vision.”
“Excellent!” I responded, “Now let me clarify my message.”