Conference -- Arizona Families Home Educators -- July 16, 2016 -- Perceptual Motor Development Notes
Sharon Patten
Perceptual Motor Development (Move 2 Read)
taught by Sharon Patten, Move 2 Read, LLC – Move2read@gmail.com move2read.com
602-663-2911
What is it?
Discussed different pyramids – Remember that if your child qualified for and is seeing an occupational therapist or a physical therapist, this program DOES NOT REPLACE those programs. It is in addition to OR after your child has been dismissed from OT or PT.
Story about twins
Limitations – low IQ, physical limits
PMP takes your child where they are at and
By working with the child in a specific planned way the brain will develop stronger passageways
More transmissions are needed to cause faster and proficient transmissions
There are many different areas that the individual must develop, such as
· Visual processing,
· Auditory processing,
· Verbal processing,
· Kinesthetic processing,
· Abstract processing
Learning Process Skills by Stanley R. Riley, PhD – Academic Therapy Publications – ISBN 0-87879-946-X – Handout at back of the chair packet
Visual Processing – they have trouble with:
· Putting letters/numbers in a series
· Reading and/or writing from left to right
· Reading in columns top to bottom
· Coping from the book or the board
· HATES to write
· Letter reversals
· Lots of spelling errors
· Lots of math errors
WHAT TO DO:
· Balance beams – curb – line in driveway – hands must be on hips – it causes better internal balance development
· Trampoline
· Tracking, letter, word, sentence – Academic Therapy
· Mazes – lots and lots – krazydad.com
· Hidden Pictures – lots and lots – Highlights are the best in my opinion
· Coloring – LOTS – color, cut it up into squares or other design – work as a puzzle
· Dot to Dots – Amazon
· Cutting – LOTS – different shapes, textures, thicknesses
· Q-bits – Amazon
· Tangrams – Amazon – template attached to the back of your notes
· Pixy Cubes – Amazon
· Jigsaw Puzzles lots
· Sorting – lots and lots – Cleaning out drawers J
· Tossing balls
· Catching balls
· Run while holding a ball
· Skipping while holding a ball
· Water bottle – 1 gallon size – allows for more kicking time than a ball – doesn’t roll as far
Figure Ground – trouble seeing the object as a distinct object from the background -- they have trouble with:
· Finding an obvious item in a room
· Trouble cleaning room that is messy – just can’t see objects different from the background to put away
· Unable to find specific words on a page without a lot of effort
· Unorganized
· Lacks being able to isolate and focus
· Cannot ignore distractions
WHAT TO DO:
· Everything above – especially:
· Hidden pictures
· Cleaning out the junk drawers in the house
· Sort anything and everything
· Mazes – Krazydad.com
· Dot to dots – Amazon
· Half and half designs – Academic therapy
· Finish the picture – Amazon
· Crawl in and around items in the house or outside
· Jump over or crawl under anything and everything – different sizes/heights – jump high – jump low
· Hop scotch
· Cones – running, hopping, skipping, crawling, walking forwards and back around them
· Obstacle courses – let your child help you make them up
· Tunnels – Amazon
Crossing Midline
· Not crossing midline can interfere significantly with ALL learning
· All the categories talked about in this workshop
· Understanding of and retention of skills/concepts
· Social misunderstandings
· Misunderstanding of information
· Problem solving
· ETC
· Not having a dominate hand will significantly interfere with learning
· YOU MUST HAVE A CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP
WHAT TO DO:
· Everything above and
· Do crossing midline activities and lots of them
· They use only their dominate hand
· Sorting idea –
Perceptual Constancy –
· Trouble classifying objects
· Trouble with recognizing numbers, letters, new words, etc.
· Has reversals
· Trouble with reading cursive
· Gets confused in new surroundings
· Poor spelling
· Poor writing
· Poor reading
WHAT TO DO:
· Sorting – lots – discuss what is in common and what is not
· Building blocks
· Put items in order from small to large
· Tangrams
· Sequence cards with letters and numbers on them
· Puzzles – lots
· Fill a container with various items – put shred, rice, crumpled paper, bubbles, etc. – child pulls out one item at a time and determines how to sort them
· Sort letters according to shapes used to form the shape
Kinesthetic perception – Has trouble with:
· Going the correct direction
· Trouble with left/right
· Reversals
· Trouble copying from a book or the board
· Trouble with spelling
· Trouble with reading
· Forgets sequence of instructions or rules to the game
· Games like Simon Says is very had
WHAT TO DO:
· Everything above and …
· Stringing beads
· Pegboards
· Dot to dots
· Tracing coloring pages
· Puzzles
· Skipping --- lots and lots and lots of skipping
· Tying shoes
· Skip it
· Walk on the curb or balance beam
· Run/stop/run when the whistle blows
· Human wheelbarrows
Resources:
· Academic Therapy – they carry books that help develop some of these skills
· High Noon Books – they carry books that are written at a lower reading level, but have a high interest level
· Amazon – well you know
I am a retired teacher and reading specialist. I started a business 3 years ago helping struggling learners by doing the PMP program, Orton-Gillingham, and other reading strategies. I work with ADD/ADHD, dyslexic, the dysgraphia student, and the mild autistic students. If you need help with your child, please contact me at move2read@gmail.com. In the subject line type /conference/. I get so much junk mail; I only look for that in the subject line to respond to.
Sharon Patten
Perceptual Motor Development (Move 2 Read)
taught by Sharon Patten, Move 2 Read, LLC – Move2read@gmail.com move2read.com
602-663-2911
What is it?
Discussed different pyramids – Remember that if your child qualified for and is seeing an occupational therapist or a physical therapist, this program DOES NOT REPLACE those programs. It is in addition to OR after your child has been dismissed from OT or PT.
Story about twins
Limitations – low IQ, physical limits
PMP takes your child where they are at and
- Develops neurological passageways
- Causes brain development
- Gets the brain, body, and senses working together
By working with the child in a specific planned way the brain will develop stronger passageways
More transmissions are needed to cause faster and proficient transmissions
There are many different areas that the individual must develop, such as
· Visual processing,
· Auditory processing,
· Verbal processing,
· Kinesthetic processing,
· Abstract processing
Learning Process Skills by Stanley R. Riley, PhD – Academic Therapy Publications – ISBN 0-87879-946-X – Handout at back of the chair packet
Visual Processing – they have trouble with:
· Putting letters/numbers in a series
· Reading and/or writing from left to right
· Reading in columns top to bottom
· Coping from the book or the board
· HATES to write
· Letter reversals
· Lots of spelling errors
· Lots of math errors
WHAT TO DO:
· Balance beams – curb – line in driveway – hands must be on hips – it causes better internal balance development
- Walk heel/toe forwards
- Walk heel/toe backwards
- Do above only add tossing a small ball in the air for both
- Go sideways – step/slide/step/slide
· Trampoline
· Tracking, letter, word, sentence – Academic Therapy
· Mazes – lots and lots – krazydad.com
· Hidden Pictures – lots and lots – Highlights are the best in my opinion
· Coloring – LOTS – color, cut it up into squares or other design – work as a puzzle
· Dot to Dots – Amazon
· Cutting – LOTS – different shapes, textures, thicknesses
· Q-bits – Amazon
· Tangrams – Amazon – template attached to the back of your notes
· Pixy Cubes – Amazon
· Jigsaw Puzzles lots
· Sorting – lots and lots – Cleaning out drawers J
· Tossing balls
· Catching balls
· Run while holding a ball
· Skipping while holding a ball
· Water bottle – 1 gallon size – allows for more kicking time than a ball – doesn’t roll as far
- Kick hard
- Kick soft
- Kick around the grass
- Kick sideways
Figure Ground – trouble seeing the object as a distinct object from the background -- they have trouble with:
· Finding an obvious item in a room
· Trouble cleaning room that is messy – just can’t see objects different from the background to put away
· Unable to find specific words on a page without a lot of effort
· Unorganized
· Lacks being able to isolate and focus
· Cannot ignore distractions
WHAT TO DO:
· Everything above – especially:
· Hidden pictures
· Cleaning out the junk drawers in the house
· Sort anything and everything
· Mazes – Krazydad.com
· Dot to dots – Amazon
· Half and half designs – Academic therapy
· Finish the picture – Amazon
· Crawl in and around items in the house or outside
· Jump over or crawl under anything and everything – different sizes/heights – jump high – jump low
· Hop scotch
· Cones – running, hopping, skipping, crawling, walking forwards and back around them
· Obstacle courses – let your child help you make them up
· Tunnels – Amazon
Crossing Midline
· Not crossing midline can interfere significantly with ALL learning
· All the categories talked about in this workshop
· Understanding of and retention of skills/concepts
· Social misunderstandings
· Misunderstanding of information
· Problem solving
· ETC
· Not having a dominate hand will significantly interfere with learning
· YOU MUST HAVE A CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP
WHAT TO DO:
· Everything above and
· Do crossing midline activities and lots of them
· They use only their dominate hand
· Sorting idea –
- Child will be sitting
- Spread out items in a rainbow shape in front of your child
- Using the dominate hand only they pick up one item at a time and put it in a bowl in their lap
- Have them use a trash picker upper to pick up larger items and put them in different bowls, (get some sorting in there J
Perceptual Constancy –
· Trouble classifying objects
· Trouble with recognizing numbers, letters, new words, etc.
· Has reversals
· Trouble with reading cursive
· Gets confused in new surroundings
· Poor spelling
· Poor writing
· Poor reading
WHAT TO DO:
· Sorting – lots – discuss what is in common and what is not
· Building blocks
· Put items in order from small to large
· Tangrams
· Sequence cards with letters and numbers on them
· Puzzles – lots
· Fill a container with various items – put shred, rice, crumpled paper, bubbles, etc. – child pulls out one item at a time and determines how to sort them
· Sort letters according to shapes used to form the shape
Kinesthetic perception – Has trouble with:
· Going the correct direction
· Trouble with left/right
· Reversals
· Trouble copying from a book or the board
· Trouble with spelling
· Trouble with reading
· Forgets sequence of instructions or rules to the game
· Games like Simon Says is very had
WHAT TO DO:
· Everything above and …
· Stringing beads
· Pegboards
· Dot to dots
· Tracing coloring pages
· Puzzles
· Skipping --- lots and lots and lots of skipping
· Tying shoes
· Skip it
· Walk on the curb or balance beam
- Heel/toe – forwards/backwards – tossing a small ball – tossing a large ball
· Run/stop/run when the whistle blows
· Human wheelbarrows
Resources:
· Academic Therapy – they carry books that help develop some of these skills
· High Noon Books – they carry books that are written at a lower reading level, but have a high interest level
· Amazon – well you know
I am a retired teacher and reading specialist. I started a business 3 years ago helping struggling learners by doing the PMP program, Orton-Gillingham, and other reading strategies. I work with ADD/ADHD, dyslexic, the dysgraphia student, and the mild autistic students. If you need help with your child, please contact me at move2read@gmail.com. In the subject line type /conference/. I get so much junk mail; I only look for that in the subject line to respond to.
