Visual motor integration refers to integrating visual information with a motor response. It includes using coordinated eye movements and visual skills (i.e. visual perception) to focus and interpret information for functional tasks. For example, visual motor integration is needed to copy letters from the board by organizing visual information from what one sees in their environment and using motor abilities to write with adequate spacing, sizing and adherence to parallel lines. Visual perception is the ability to recognize and identify shapes, form, size, colors, letters and numbers adequately. When children have delayed visual skills, they can show deficits in the following: cutting, coloring, constructing with blocks or other related toys, completing puzzles, using fasteners, tying shoes, handwriting, and spelling.

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Some signs of visual motor integration/ visual perception weakness include:

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• Poor spacing, sizing and adherence to parallel lines when copying from the board  

• Difficulty copying a craft from a visual model

• Difficulty with completing puzzles

• Difficulty with cutting on the line

• Difficulty with stringing beads

• Difficulty with catching