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Form Constancy

Circle Creek Therapy

Nov 22, 2018
1 min

Form Constancy

What is Form Constancy? It is the ability to see a form & find it among other forms, even if it may be sized different or rotated. Visual form constancy reflects a child's ability to recognize forms, letters, or words regardless of their orientation. If your child struggles with this, you would notice that it would: - make reading difficult as the child might not recognize familiar letters when presented in different fonts, sizes or colors. - result in being slower to master

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Visual Discrimination

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Nov 17, 2018
1 min

Visual Discrimination

What is Visual Discrimination? This refers to a child's ability to differentiate between objects & forms. It gives us the ability to notice subtle differences & to identity if something does or doesn't belong. If your child struggles with Visual Discrimination, you might notice that he or she has problems with: - dressing themselves (i.e. matching shoes or socks) - correcting errors in school work - distinguishing similarities & differences in the formation of letters or obj

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Sequential Memory

Circle Creek Therapy

Nov 9, 2018
1 min

Sequential Memory

What is Sequential Memory? It is the ability to remember a series of forms and find it among four other series of forms. Visual sequential memory reflects a child's ability to recall a series or sequence of forms. But if someone struggles in this area, it can cause problems with: sequencing letters or numbers in words or math problems remembering the alphabet in sequence copying from one place to another (from board to book, or from one side of the paper to another) spelling

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"Straight From the Heart" Interview Series: Megan Morton

Circle Creek Therapy

Nov 5, 2018
2 min

"Straight From the Heart" Interview Series: Megan Morton

Megan Morton is a devoted mother to her four children. She has one girl and three boys. Two of her boys are twins, and they are both diagnosed with apraxia. Apraxia is when someone knows exactly what they want to say, but when they go to move their mouth, the sounds do not come out the way that they want. People with apraxia do not typically struggle with muscle weakness. But instead, their struggle has to do with the ability to get messages from their brain to their mouth,

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Auditory First!

Circle Creek Therapy

Nov 5, 2018
1 min

Auditory First!

When thinking about this fall, let’s not forget some basic principles that promote an environment most conducive to learning to listen and the development of spoken language! Below are some tips and tricks! 1. Keep within a close proximity of the child. This means that I need to sit either behind or beside the child, and near the microphone of the equipment. 2. Reinforce what they are doing that you like. This means giving the child positive feedback for being engaged and

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