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A child reads a line of text in a book and loses his place several times…A student copies a list of homework assignments from the board and misses words or copies letters and numbers incorrectly…An older reader struggles with sight word recognition, fluency, or comprehension… even after years of practice… A middle schooler has trouble locating a book in a cluttered locker because she can’t visualize the whole book when just a portion is visible…Visual perceptual skills are needed for all of these tasks! When perception is a challenge, reading, writing, math, comprehension, safety, locating items hidden among others, and many other areas. Visual closure is just one of those skills that plays into many tasks we do throughout each day!This workbook is a tool to use when addressing visual closure difficulties that result in difficulties in literacy, handwriting, or other functional areas. The screening tool and worksheets can be used in therapy or home exercise programs to address visual closure difficulties. Use the information in the workbook as a training tool or educational tool. Readers can use the “red flag” checklist to screen for problems with visual closure and advocate for a student who struggles with visual perception or visual processing skills. Get ready to “fill in the blanks” and practice visual closure with a workbook full of visual closure worksheets while improving the processing skills needed for fluency, math, reading comprehension, and much more!