Worksheet for working on selective attention in adults: Counting and Selecting

Today we present a new worksheet for working on selective attention in adults called Counting and Selecting.

This activity was already available in paper format, but we have completely updated it to improve it and create a digital version. Many more worksheets with much more eye-catching images!

What does this activity for working on selective attention in adults involve?

This activity involves finding a stimulus a specific number of times among a group of items.

Here’s an example of the activity Counting and Selecting for working on selective attention in adults:

What does this activity work on?

This worksheet works on selective attention and working memory.

This activity works on selective attention through a cancellation task with counting.

The items become more and more similar as the difficulty level increases. This way, the user has to both tell stimuli apart and keep count of how many they have already marked.

Having to keep track of both things (not losing count and paying close attention to the details of the items) also brings working memory into play.

Play by levels

This activity is organized into five difficulty levels: basic, easy, medium, hard, and advanced. The difficulty increases as the level goes up.

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and paper format.

Languages

You can use this activity in digital format in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Catalan and on paper in Spanish and English.

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Ficha para trabajar la atención selectiva en adultos: Contar y señalar