Orientation and Mobility

Since we first posted Laura’s instructional videos for a range of  Orientation and Mobility skills on the school website, she has drawn all 7 videos into an unlisted YouTube playlist. These videos are a very helpful reference for parents as children practise the relevant skills. (Thanks, Laur

At Home Activity 1: Play some music on your phone or use a musical toy and encourage your child to try to locate the object. They may initially start by turning towards the source of the sound and you can gradually encourage movement towards the object. Use different sources of sound (wind-up toy, v

It can be difficult for children to learn about directional concepts up/down, top/bottom/ over/under, high/low, next to or beside/ forward/backward, in/out, near/far. There are several games you can play which can help to reinforce these concepts. In/ Out games: Give your child a small container wit

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Play ‘follow the leader’ and travel around obstacles: go under the chair climb over the cushion go to a wall and turn left or right; step onto and off objects; jump on to the rug go into and out of objects such as a big box; or go through a tunnel made of a long […]

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