Visual Processing Skills
Understanding the core visual processing skills that are critical for reading, writing, and academic success.
“Visual processing skills are the building blocks of academic success.”
A person with a visual memory problem may have difficulty remembering the alphabet, learning basic math facts, reading and spelling words that are unable to be spelled phonetically, i.e. would, boar, laugh.
This test involves matching the exact features of two forms when one of the forms is among similar forms in size, shape or orientation. These skills are important in discriminating upper and lower case letters and preventing reversal of letters and numbers (e.g., b and d, p and q, 6 and 9). Problems can cause reading, writing, and spelling difficulties.
Your eye leads and guides your motor system including in the writing process. If your eyes are jumping around, your child may actually be writing along the line he sees. Proper pencil grip, letter formation, and legible print are all signs of proper fine motor control in this area.
A deficit in this area is defined as the inability to correctly reprocess symbols and/or sequences seen previously. Reading difficulties may relate to poor ability to visualize, with word calling, yet long-term memory problems may hinder comprehension. This could contribute to spelling errors and difficulty remembering spoken instructions.