Visual Perceptual Area Definitions - Figure Ground
The ability to see an object or form distinct from other objects/forms or from the background is important when we're presented with a lot of visual information at one time.
Children with Figure Ground weakness will have difficulty picking out and focusing attention on a specific object, or detail of an object from surrounding objects, for example, identifying a particular word in a paragraph. They may seem inattentive and unable to keep their place when reading and in number work. They will be easily distracted. Difficulties may be experienced in drawing a straight line between boundaries, in finding their place in a workbook, in finding today's date on the board, and in finding objects such as a screwdriver in a toolbox or toys in a toy box.