Visual Perception
When thinking about the visual system, it is important to know the difference between visual acuity and visual perception.
Visual acuity refers to the sharpness of the images we see. A child with poor visual acuity may have trouble seeing objects that are near or far. If your child’s brain isn’t receiving good visual information, it makes processing that information much harder. Before trying to test visual perception, it is important that your child sees an optometrist to test her visual acuity. If her optometrist recommends vision correction, such as glasses, she should wear her new glasses for any assessments of visual perception.
Visual perception is the brain’s ability to process visual information. You use visual perceptual skills when you’re able to find a pair of scissors in your junk drawers, match socks when doing laundry, and are able to copy words from a whiteboard. A brief description of visual perceptual skills is provided in the infographic. As you can see, visual perceptual skills are essential in how we make sense of our visual world!
Activities & Resources
Activities
iSpy with a Twist - The Inspired Treehouse
Transportation Seek and Find Jar - The Inspired Treehouse
Visual Perception: Possible Impact On a Child’s Success at School & Home - Tools to Grow OT
Handouts
Seed Collection: Blank Sorting Template - The Inspired Treehouse
Seed Collection: Sort by Color - The Inspired Treehouse
Seed Collection: Sort by Size - The Inspired Treehouse
Websites