Rehabilitation
At Home Rehabilitation Exercises
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47- Drawing Figures
LEVEL 1 - With the student watching, the instructor draws a shape beginning with the most simple, such as a vertical or horizontal line, circle, square, or triangle. Given a different color pencil the student is asked to trace the edge of the figure. Repeat several times, varying the figure. As performance allows, the figure may become more complex, such as a hexagon, octagon, etc.
LEVEL 2 - Have the student shadow trace figures. For best results the original page with figures to be traced should be taped to the table with a clean sheet of paper taped over the top.
LEVEL 3 - Provide dotted outlines of figures on a clean sheet with the expectation that the student fill in the figures. The more dots provide the easier the task. For greatest complexity, a got at each corner of the figure is al that should be provided.
LEVEL 4 - Ask the student to copy figures on a clean sheet, matching the standard in terms of size and orientation. Once geometric shapes are mastered, move on to drawing of objects, such as a house automobile, tree, etc.
LEVEL 5 - The student is asked to draw geometric figures and objects free hand, that is without a standard from which to copy.
LEVEL 6 - Ask the student to draw objects that include three-dimensional perspective, such as a box, a chair, or a house.
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