Description
Award-Winning Practical Strategies for Developing Visual Perception Skills
Supporting Children to Make Sense of What They See
The Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme is a practical, easy-to-use framework designed to help practitioners develop visual perception skills in children and young people with Vision Impairment (VI), Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI), SEND, PMLD and Complex Learning Needs.
Building on the foundations of the Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme, Positive Looking 2 focuses on how children use visual perception skills to understand, interpret and respond to the world around them.
Visual perception enables us to identify objects, recognise patterns, remember visual information, distinguish between details and make sense of what we see. These skills are essential for learning, communication, independence and participation across the curriculum.
Positive Looking 2 provides practical activities, observation points, goals and low-cost resource ideas that help practitioners support the development of these important skills through meaningful everyday experiences.
The programme is flexible, adaptable and suitable for use across a wide range of ages, abilities and educational settings.
What Practitioners Say About Positive Looking
“Positive Looking has brought much-needed attention to Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) and helped staff understand how to support children with CVI more effectively within everyday teaching.”
Who is Positive Looking for?
Positive Looking 2 is suitable for:
- QTVIs
- QTMSIs
- Teachers
- Teaching Assistants
- SENCOs
- Therapists
- Early Years Practitioners
- Habilitation Specialists
- Professionals supporting children and young people with vision impairment, CVI, SEND and complex needs
The programme can be used successfully within both mainstream and specialist educational settings.
Why Use Positive Looking 2?
Positive Looking 2 helps practitioners:
- Understand key areas of visual perception
- Identify strengths and areas for development
- Support children with Vision Impairment and CVI more effectively
- Embed visual perception skills within everyday learning
- Create targeted interventions and activities
- Monitor and evaluate progress over time
- Promote participation and engagement
- Develop personalised learning opportunities
The programme supports practitioners to move beyond observation and provides practical strategies that can be implemented immediately.
Key Visual Perception Skills Supported
Positive Looking 2 focuses on the development of:
- Visual Discrimination
- Visual Closure
- Visual Recognition
- Visual Memory
- Figure Ground Perception
- Visual Spatial Relations
- Visual Motor Coordination
These skills underpin many aspects of learning including literacy, numeracy, mobility, communication and independent functioning.
What Does the Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme Include
The programme contains:
- An overview of visual perception development
- Practical activities and intervention ideas
- Clear observation points
- Suggested goals and learning targets
- Session planning templates
- Monitoring and progress recording tools
- Resource suggestions
- Low-cost activity ideas
- Example intervention sessions
- Practical photographs and examples throughout
All activities are designed to be achievable, practical and easy to implement using everyday resources.
Practical Resource Ideas
Positive Looking 2 promotes the use of:
- Everyday household materials
- Classroom resources
- Simple games
- Low-cost activities
- Adapted learning materials
The aim is to provide meaningful opportunities for developing visual perception skills without relying on expensive specialist equipment.
Supporting Children with CVI, Vision Impairment and SEND
Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme is widely used with children and young people who have:
- Vision Impairment (VI)
- Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
- SEND
- PMLD
- Complex Learning Needs
- Developmental Delay
- Multiple Disabilities
The framework helps practitioners identify how visual perception impacts learning and provides strategies that support access, participation and progress.
Positive Looking Training
Looking to develop your understanding further?
The Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Course demonstrates how to implement the programme within classrooms, specialist settings and everyday teaching practice.
Explore the Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Course
It is recommended that practitioners complete the Positive Looking Visual Skills Course before undertaking Positive Looking 2 training.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is visual perception?
Visual perception is the ability to interpret, organise and make sense of visual information. It enables us to recognise, remember, compare and respond to what we see.
Who is Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme suitable for?
The programme is suitable for teachers, QTVIs, QTMSIs, teaching assistants, SENCOs, therapists and other professionals supporting children with vision impairment, CVI, SEND and complex needs.
Can Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme be used with children with CVI?
Yes. The programme is widely used to support children with CVI and provides practical strategies, observation points and activities that help practitioners understand and develop visual perception skills.
Do I need Positive Looking 1?
Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme has been designed to build upon the foundations established in Positive Looking 1 and it is recommended that practitioners are familiar with Positive Looking 1 before using Positive Looking 2.
How can practitioners monitor progress?
The programme includes planning templates, observation points, suggested goals and progress monitoring tools that enable practitioners to evaluate development over time.
Can the programme be used across a whole school?
Yes. Many schools use Positive Looking frameworks to establish a consistent approach to visual skill and visual perception development throughout the curriculum.
Related Positive Eye Resources
You may also be interested in:
- Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme
- Positive Looking Visual Skills Course
- Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Course
- Positive Looking Trainer Programme
- Early Maths for Children with SEND and Vision Impairment
- Step-back Train the Trainer Programme and Course
Ready to Develop Visual Perception Skills and Support Better Learning Outcomes?
Discover why Positive Looking 2 is trusted by schools, specialist services and vision professionals to support visual perception development in children with Vision Impairment, CVI, SEND and Complex Learning Needs.
Download the Positive Looking 2 Visual Perception Skills Programme today.
