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SmartDriver®
Visual
Attention Builder
SmartDriver is a
stimulating, entertaining, non-violent driving
game designed to build cognitive skills and
self-esteem in individuals, ages 5 through
adult, who have difficulty processing
information due to brain injuries, ADHD, visual
processing disorders or learning disabilities.
To win the game, you must drive your car
successfully through progressively more
difficult roads and driving situations. You must
keep your car on the road, watch the speed
limit, stop for red lights and trains, be
helpful by picking up passengers, and avoid
potholes and other obstacles. Other cars can act
wild and reckless, bumping into you for no good
reason, so you must learn to drive defensively.
You win prize money by following the rules of
the road and being a careful, defensive driver.
The purpose of SmartDriver is to teach the
concepts and attitudes necessary for smart, safe
driving plus a few of the basic rules of the
road. It is designed to be fun while improving
visual tracking skills, hand-eye coordination,
planning, attention to detail, concentration,
memory and patience. While lively and
entertaining, the exercises contain no violence
and are not frenetic or overwhelmingly
stimulating. Goals are clearly defined, and the
player can learn to succeed and to be proud of
newly acquired skills and capabilities.
SmartDriver consists of thirty progressive
levels of difficulty, which are divided into
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced stages. To
pass from one level to the next, you must drive
well enough to avoid getting too many damage or
penalty points. You may opt to begin at the
Beginner 1 Level, or if you prefer, you may
elect to start at any level you wish. Although
the program is game-like, it provides detailed
record-keeping for use by a parent, teacher or
therapist. The computer remembers each user's
scores and completed levels from one session to
the next. Scores can be printed. To be
effective, training needs to be implemented for
a minimum of two hours per week, which can be
done in four half-hour segments.
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SmartDriver trains visual attention and perception,
visual tracking, & self-control. It has 90 progressive
levels of difficulty...and it has detailed
record-keeping!
"I have gone through many
levels of SmartDriver and have found it to be well
thought out and very enjoyable. I often recommend it for home use,
since the kids love it, and it is easy to get them to use it
consistently. Parents are crediting the program for the significant
academic improvements they are seeing in their children."
-George Fincher, Ed.D., Nationally Certified School Psychologist,
Chattanooga, TN |
