Academic Behaviors in Children with Convergence Insufficiency with and without Parent-Reported ADHD MD’s will tell you (as of the time of writing this post) that learning disability and reading disability will not be moved by vision therapy. This clever rhetorical…
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Pediatrician: Vision Contributes to Learning Difficulties
Vision has traditionally been recognized as the main sense in about 80% of what children do in a classroom. Today, with the heavy reliance on text-based learning, especially that which presented on digital screens at near distances, we find that…
Pediatrician: Vision Contributes to Learning Difficulties
Child vision exams are covered by the Province. Call now to book your appointments. Vision has traditionally been recognized as the main sense in about 80% of what children do in a classroom. Today, with the heavy reliance on text-based…
Kid, Drugs, and the Classroom: Asking the Hard Questions
It is a false notion that all children have a visual profile that is ideally suited for the modern classroom. Still, Alberta schools function as though this were the case. Much like with other schools right across Canada, children with…
CITT
The Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trials One of the more well known studies on the efficacy of VT for binocular vision concerns. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18300086
Video: Vision and Behaviour
Here’s a great video from CNN reviewing some basics of common vision concerns and the inadequacy of eye charts to ferret these out. Please share liberally.
Pencil Pushups
Pencil Push-Ups Here’s an easy and effective technique to build convergence range for those who have trouble ‘crossing’ their eyes, a skill required for looking at near objects like books. Note: Pencil Pushups alone are not sufficient for managing Convergence…
Reading Disabilities in the Classroom, Part 3 of 4: A Real Life Example
When I met Daniel, he had an obvious dislike for doctors and testing of any kind. He is in Grade 2, and falling behind rather quickly. This has been going on since he began learning to read last year.…