Rehabilitation
At Home Rehabilitation Exercises
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45- Spatial Centering
LEVEL 1 - Draw a straight line on a paper and ask the student to mark each end of the line with a pencil mark. Correct any errors. Then ask the student to mark the center of the line. Provide feedback and repeat, varying the length of the lines.
LEVEL 2 - Draw a straight line on the paper and ask the student to divide it into thirds. Provide feedback and repeat. Vary the length of the line, number of divisions (for example, fourths, fifths) and the orientation of the line (vertical, diagonal, horizontal).
LEVEL 3 - Draw an enclosed figure (for example a circle or square) and ask the student to place a dot in the center of the figure. Repeat with varying figures of different sizes.
LEVEL 4 - Draw a square and ask the student to divide the square into four equal portions using intersecting lines. Then ask the trainee to place a dot at the center of each of the smaller squares. Repeat with varying size squares. As performance improves, make the division more demanding. For instance, ask for six or nine squares created by intersecting lines.
Taken from Tasks for Home-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R, Birmingham, AL. © 1998-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham