Page 5 - Perceptual skills development
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Perceptual Skills Development
Perception develops through information which is gathered from the senses,
allowing children to understand the environment.
The 6 Bricks activities in this section can be practised to develop these sensory
and perceptual skills in children:
• visual-spatial perception: visual memory & discrimination; figure-ground
perception; visual form constancy; visual closure; proprioception; spatial
orientation & relationships
• auditory discrimination & memory; tactile discrimination & memory
• gross & fine motor skills: eye-hand co-ordination; body image; bilateral
integration; crossing the midline; differentiation; laterality; dominance
Visual, auditory & tactile discrimination and memory skills are a vital necessity
in the readiness to formal reading, mathematics and writing instruction.
Children need to confirm their discoveries repeatedly before moving on to the
next challenge, so have some daily DUPLO 6 Bricks fun whilst mastering these
skills and laying the foundation for cognitive development and intellect!
“Think left and think right
and think low and think high.
Oh, the thinks you can think up
if only you try.”
From Dr Seuss -
“Oh, The Thinks you can Think”
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