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Visual Perception Resources: Apps for School-Age Kids!

23/8/2015

 
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Last week I released a visual perception reference sheet.  Thank you for your positive feedback! Continuing with visual perception this week, I have put together some of my favourite apps to use in OT sessions for school-age kids! Some of these apps may also be suitable for younger children. 

Dexteria VMI by BinaryLabs Inc
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Description
Two playing options to "make this" or "match this". "Make this" requires the player to make the sample design by selecting the correct shapes (by colour and size).  The sample design increases in difficulty as play continues with less colour variation. "Match this" requires the player to scan a selection of shapes to match the sample shape/design.  This becomes increasingly difficult as the sample is shown briefly and the selection of shapes has less differentiation. 

Visual Perceptual Skills
  • Visual Discrimination
  • Form constancy
  • Position in Space (Spatial Relationships)
  • Visual Memory
  • Visual Scanning

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Flow Free by Big Duck Games LLC
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Android app on Google Play
Description
Connect the dots and fill the grid to create the "flow". Pipes can not overlap. 10 different board sizes and hundreds of levels in free mode. 

Try this with a stylus.

Visual Perceptual Skills
  • Eye-hand coordination 
  • Position in Space (Spatial Relationships)
  • Visual Motor Planning



Pot Smash by Mini Mega Pty Ltd
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Description
Contains several activities including...
Teapot Match-up - Smash 3 of a kind
Smash Typing - Type to smash
3 Letter Words - Find and smash 3 letter words
Smash 11 - Smash numbers that add to 11
Quick Smash - Smash pots in numerical order
4 Letter Words - Find and smash 4 letter words
Memory Smash - Memorise and recall
Zen Smash - Endless smashing

Visual Perceptual Skills
  • Visual Discrimination
  • Form Constancy
  • Visual Memory
  • Eye-Hand Coordination

Other Skills
  • Numeracy
  • Literacy
  • Keyboard typing skills

Symmetry Exercises for Kids by Alexandre Minard 
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Description
Working with grid lines, there are four exercises including 
  • copy the drawing
  • move the drawing
  • vertical symmetry
  • horizontal symmetry
Within each exercise you can choose an easy or hard mode.  You may also purchase an upgrade to increase the number of drawings.

Visual Perceptual Skills
  • Visual closure
  • Form constancy
  • Position in Space (Spatial Relationships)
  • Visual Motor Planning

Kids Learning Puzzles:Farm Animals Tangrams for K12 by Swipea Kids Apps 
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Description
Contains educational Tangram puzzles requiring the player to match shapes.  Shapes may need to be turned to fit the positions. Easy and hard mode. Farm animals in this pack, however there are several apps in this series with different subject matter.

A voice over identifies shape names. Once the Tangram puzzle has been completed, a number of options are available including drawing, changing the background, adding other characters and adding animation.
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Visual Perceptual Skills
  • Position in Space (Spatial Relationships)
  • Visual closure
  • Visual Motor Planning
  • Eye-Hand Coordination


Other skills
  • Problem solving
  • Drawing
  • Shape identification



My Mosiac by My First App Ltd
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Match the coloured dot pattern to make a picture within a dotted grid.

Visual Perceptual Skills
  • Position in Space (Spatial Relationships)
  • Visual closure
  • Visual Motor Planning
  • Eye-Hand Coordination


Other recommended apps previously reviewed:
  • imazing
  • Dexteria Jr 
  • Let's Learn How to Draw
Have you tried any of these apps? What is your favourite "visual perception" app for school age kids?

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Note: Dexteria VMI was gifted to Your Kids OT for review.  No renumeration was received for review of these apps.  All opinions expressed here are my own based on my personal experience and expertise. This article contains affiliate links (although I'm not sure it is actually working).

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Denise Cors
14/9/2015 08:33:57 pm

I like My Robot Friend, as well. It teaches basic coding, but really reinforces direction. I use the entire Binary Arts family- including Dexteria, Jr, POV, and the one for reversals. I also like Dislexia Quest.

Cindy @ your Kids OT link
20/9/2015 08:12:15 pm

I like the Binary apps too. I haven't tried My Robot Friend, I will have download it! Thanks.


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