Therapeutic and educational game Colorful Squares is a great tool to support stimulation of the visual perception within the field of eye and motor coordination. As a results the game develops fine motor skills and support increase in the level of concentration, vigilance and reaction time to external stimuli.
Visual perception is one of the most important elements of child therapy both in terms of self-care, realization of school activities as well as having fun. The correct visual perception depends on many factors but enables the child to acquire new skills under eye sight control. The most intensive development of visual perception is in the period within 3 to 6 years of age. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, this process is often delayed for many children, what eventually causes difficulties in mastering school and other daily living skills.
Visual perception is critical as it is the ability to recognize and distinguish visual stimuli, as well as to interpret them by reference to previous experiences. There are five elements of visual perception: perception of the figure and background, consistency of perception, perception of the position of objects in space, perception of spatial relations as well as visual-motor coordination. The last mentioned aspect of visual perception is the ability to harmonize the movements of the eyeballs with the movements of the whole body, what allows people to perform many activities in everyday life, for example, drawing, writing or cutting.
Therefore, in the game Colorful Squares, the child practices all aspects of visual perception and, above all, by selecting figures of the appropriate color, combines eye and hand movements.
Colorful Squares also supports the child's motor development in the field of fine motor skills. The most intensive development of fine motor skills is, as in the case of visual perception, in the period from 3 to 6 years of age. During this period, the child efficiently manipulates objects to learn about their properties and applications. However, in order to efficiently manipulate those objects, the child must be able to isolate the movements of each finger and apply the appropriate pressure to the object. Therefore, by completing the subsequent game levels of the Colorful Squares, the child improves the movements of each finger individually and learns to apply the right pressure for a specific effect.
Accomplishing these skills causes, among other things, that the child can learn to write letters, perform mathematical activities, and also can easily performs many everyday life activities such as buttoning, tying shoes, peeling fruit, putting food on a fork, threading a needle on a thread, activating the sound toy or pressing the TV remote control buttons.
Problems related to visual perception, low motor skills and concentration are most often detected when children start school. Difficulties in the mentioned areas can cause problems in learning and mastering further important skills. Therefore, stimulating eyesight, attention and hand manipulations from an early age, through properly selected educational aids, can help in successful educational process.
The educational game Colorful Squares was developed by specialists in the field of neurological speech and language therapy and is a very powerful educational aid. The game in an attractive and safe way will positively influence the development of every child.