[Music] visual closure is the ability to correctly perceive an object or word even when it's partly hidden this ability helps you to quickly make sense of what you see even if it's not all visible to you which means you do not have to see every little detail in order to recognize something while this is essential in reading writing and recognizing words it is also central when trying to locate partially hidden objects in busy environments this may include locating a lost shoe in an untidy bedroom or locating a partially obstructed building on the next block when visual closure difficulties are present children can often be slow to read and compain ticks and might frequently mix up words containing a similar beginning other difficulties might include that your child has difficulty finding items if it's partly hidden your child has trouble pulling the correct book or paper from a stack your child needs extra time to sound out words he or she has already learned your child has trouble putting together jigsaw puzzles and that your child has trouble with games that require guessing an item based on a close-up photo but some fun ideas of activities to develop visual closure could include identifying partially hidden objects this could be naming or matching I didn't find costly hidden shapes numbers or letters [Music] matching partially omitted pictures or shapes puzzles block puzzles these can also be homemade word shape houses scrabble or bolding words with letters and scrambling jumbled words completing sentences or words painting or coloring by numbers where you complete one number at a time and half the chart shaft as soon as they can see the picture practice completing partially drawn pictures complete partially both designs connect different segments of images to complete the picture doctor dots and word searches while the activities included in this video aim to develop visual closure skills these do not aim to replace therapy and should you suspect that your child has a visual perceptual difficulty an occupational therapist should be consulted [Music] you