Teaching Visual Efficiency with Raisins and Cheerios
Children learn through play, and here’s a fun game for young children with visual impairments. This and other activities in the book Everyday Activities to Promote Visual Efficiency: A Handbook for Working with Young Children with Visual Impairments by Rona Shaw and Ellen Trief help teachers and parents have a better awareness of a child’s visual development and how to encourage it. This particular activity is designed to help a child learn how to accurately gauge distance and perceive things in three dimensions. We recommend introducing the activity through play, such as pretending to pack for a picnic, to avoid drilling a small child on challenging skills. To order the book, go to aphcareerconnect.org/store.