A smarter start to learning vision

- A SMARTER START TO LEARNING -

THE [often over-looked] MUST DO’s of VISION.

Don’t let

undetected

poor

visual skills

put a stop

to successful

learning!

GOOD VISION IS MUCH MORE

THAN 20/20 ACCURACY!

Approximately 20% of our

learners have difficulty

with reading. Many of these

learners have vision problems

NOT eyesight (20/20 vision)

but poor functioning of their

brain and eyes that

holds back their reading and

learning..

EYES NEED TO WORK WELL FOR SUCCESSFUL LEARNING

the ‘often over- looked’ MUST HAVES of VISION include:

good eye teaming – binocular vision

good eye movement control – tracking

good focussing – quick changes, accommodation

good visual processing – giving meaning to what we see.

80% of information processed for learning is visual

NOT ALL LEARNERS WILL NEED GLASSES BUT

at least 50% of kids

with learning problems have vision

problems that contribute to their

struggles!

Is your child one of them?

EYE TEAMING

Learners must be able to coordinate their eye movements and the eyes must work together as a team.

POSSIBLE RED FLAGS !

Rubbing eyes

Reading for short periods of time

Covers / closes one eye

WHEN UNTREATED, EYE TEAMING PROBLEMS -

may look like a learning difficulty as our learner falls behind in reading.

BUT… it may not be

a learning difficulty

at all!

Eye teaming problems

are basically visual efficiency problems.

EYE TRACKING

Learners must be able to follow a line of print without losing

their place.

POSSIBLE RED FLAGS !

moves head excessively while

reading

frequently loses place,

skips lines when reading

needs to use finger to keep place

has a short attention plan

WHEN UNTREATED, EYE TRACKING PROBLEMS -

are a factor in continued poor progress despite

additional assistance and may look like a learning

difficulty.

When we read, our central vision processes

the word, and our side vision finds the

following word so our eyes know where to look at next.

SO…it may not be a learning difficulty at all!

Eye tracking problems

are essentially a visual efficiency problem.

EYE FOCUSSING

Learners must be able to maintain clear focus as they read or make quick focusing changes when looking up to the board and back to their desks.

POSSIBLE RED FLAGS !

holds things very close

complains of blurry vision

says eyes are tired

able to read only for a short time

has headaches when reading

WHEN UNTREATED, EYE FOCUSSING PROBLEMS

will stop our learner from seeing clearly at different

distances. When our learner looks [close] at a book and

then needs to look at the board [far away], their eyes

may have trouble focussing and refocussing.

WHILE…. our learner may start to avoid

reading, blurry vision and over tired eyes

are basically not a reading problem

Eye focussing problems

are essentially a visual efficiency problem.

VISUAL PROCESSING SKILLS

And now for a very big part of the visual puzzle!

So big that My Busy Day is working on a SlideShare just for -

So what are we to do? The only way to know if it is one of these visual skills

stopping our learner on their road to learning is to

seek an appointment with a Behavioural or

Developmental Optometrist.

What is the difference between an Optometrist

and a Behavioural/Developmental Optometrist?

Take a moment to check out

The Australian College of Behavioural Optometrists at

http://www.acbo.org.au/

useful information as well as a 'Find a

Behavioural Optometrist near you' tab

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