Answer to Question #237337 in English for Thulu

Question

SPATIAL PERCEPTION
explain how spatial orientation contributes to young learners learning?

What manifestations can be identified when young learners have problems with their spatial orientation?

Design activities that can be used to develop grade r learners spatial orientation.name all the resources required, and explain step by step how these resources and activities can be used.

Answer 1

The Importance of Spatial Awareness in Early Childhood

Knowledge of object categories and attributes allows children to mentally and physically organize things in their world. Spatial awareness and spatial relations allow children to locate objects and navigate successfully in their environments. Spatial orientation is crucial for adapting to new environments and getting from one point to another. Without it, people will walk around in endless circles, never being able find which way they want to go. The brain has a specialized region just for navigating the spatial environment.

Signs of spatial awareness deficits

difficulties pinpointing the location of something they see, hear, or feel. issues navigating through their environment when walking or driving. problems gauging distance from an object, such as when walking, driving, or reaching for things. trouble following a route or reading a map. Spatial perception may be affected in some developmental disorders like autism, Asperger's, cerebral palsy, as well as others. In these cases, the problem lies in the lack of understanding of their own body. In other words, the lack of spatial perception towards their body and the difficulty to interpret it as a whole.

Spatial Orientation is an important gross motor skill in the development of young learners. They have to be able to run in different directions without bumping into others, be able to form circles, squares and diamonds, jump over and move under obstacles and crawl and weave through the frames of a jungle gym. Broadly defined, spatial activities are activities that involve reasoning about qualities of space (e.g., distance, proportion), practicing mental visualization (e.g., imagining spatial layouts or spatial trajectories), and observing the positions of physical objects. Spatial ability refers to the capacity to mentally generate, transform, and rotate a visual image and thus understand and recall spatial relationships between objects. This can be seen in examples like: Merging into traffic. Imagining the solar system.