Appendix A
This Appendix offers additional suggestions for a person with specific conditions related to brain disorders .
Apraxia ‐ difficulty with coordination ( planning ) and doing tasks or movements needed Fine Motor activities .
Notes :
� Follow steps to practice gross‐motor activities with the person . 1 . Put your hands up in front of you and ask the person to put his / her palms on yours . 2 . Move your hands so that you are both draw shapes , numbers and letters of the alphabet in the air . 3 . Once the person is able to do this , ask the person to move his / her hands slightly back from your hands but continue to mirror your movements . 4 . Once successful , ask the person to lead the movements and you mirror the movements of the person . � Repeat steps mirroring finger movements . � Use a wrist weight when appropriate . � Put your hand over the person ’ s hand to act as a guide to help if needed .
Vision Impairment ‐ Some of the most common types of vision problems include : � Blurred vision in one or both eyes , especially with seeing up close . � Double vision in one or both eyes . � Decreased peripheral vision in one or both eyes .
Notes :
• Emphasize language skills development .
• May use verbal directions when working on guidebook activities . � Utilize recordings of stories , paragraphs , sentences and news articles when reading is not an option for memory recall , language and / or reasoning skills tasks . � Use bold , colorful markers in any hand‐written tasks . � Use accessibility features on computers and smart devices . These might include screen readers and display visibility enhancements . � Naming Tasks : Suggestions for identifying objects . � Ask the person to name objects that you give him / her to hold in the hand . Let the person hold the object and feel it . Then ask for the object to be named . � Offer hints as needed .
� Inferential Naming : Describe objects with progressive cues / clues . � Example : if the object is a tree , give the following clues one at a time : It is a plant . It usually grows outside . It is tall and shady . It is a _______. � Responsive Naming : Ask questions about objects and their functions .
� Example : “ What do you write with ?” or “ What do we wash our clothes in ?”.
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