Now in a revised and updated second edition, Early Visual Skills is a practical manual for use with children and young people who have under-developed visual perceptual skills. Twelve clear and easy to follow sections; focusing on skills such as attention, discrimination, sequencing, concentration and memory; are filled with carefully designed activities to stimulate visual attention and discrimination skills in children with a range of developmental levels and abilities.
Features include:
As most of the activities are non-verbal, they are well suited for children with limited spoken language, including EAL learners, the deaf, sensory impaired, or those with autism or learning difficulties. Whilst primarily designed for early years practitioners, SENCOs, specialist teachers, therapists and other professionals, activity sheets and guidance for parents also provide practical advice on how to stimulate visual perceptual skills at home, turning the child’s everyday routines into opportunities to stimulate visual awareness.
Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1 Look at Me Section 2 Let's Look Together Section 3 Looking and Following Section 4 Visual Scanning Section 5 Visual Matching Section 6 Visual Sorting Section 7 Visual Sequencing Section 8 Complex Visual Discrimination Section 9 Visual Memory and Concentration Section 10 Holiday Projects Section 11 Visual Skills in the Curriculum Section 12 Visual Resources Appendix I Blank Record Sheet Appendix II Further Reading Appendix III Useful Addresses
Early Skills is a series of books designed to support communication and understanding in early years children or older children with special educational needs. Designed as practical manuals for parents, teachers, speech and language therapists and other professionals, each book is filled with activities to support the development of key skills.
