Tips for problems in visual information processing

Visual memory

Visual memory, a component of visual processing, can be divided into two parts: long-term and short-term.

Long-term visual memory refers to the ability to remember something that has been seen in the past. Short visual memory refers to the ability to recall something that has been seen very recently. Visual memory plays a key role in your child’s overall development and the skills they need to be successful in school.

Read more about visual stimulus processing

Signs that indicate poor visual memory

• Identification and memorization of letters and other common symbols
• Spelling of familiar words and irregular words
• Problems with reading comprehension
• Remember phone numbers

The following activities promote visual memory (visual stimulus processing)

• Copy patterns using a variety of mediums, including beads, pegs, blocks, letters, or numbers. Let your child decide what comes next, or have the pattern remade on their own.
• Play memory games. For example, ask your child to describe objects or images after they are out of the picture.
• Play “I see I see, what you don’t see” with your child. Have your child guess objects in the environment based on your descriptions.
• Play the game ‘What’s different’. Place three objects on the table. Ask your child to close his eyes. In the meantime, you replace an object for something else. Your child can open his eyes. You ask which object is different.
• Throughout the day, ask questions like “What did you have for lunch today?” Or “What game did you play in your spare time today?”
• Reinforce written instructions with verbal instructions, both at school and at home.
• Make sure teachers print handouts that are clearly written.

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