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Tag: dyslexia
On Ignoring the Benefits of Vision Rehabilitation
The Canadian Journal of Optometry printed an article recently that attempted to show how VT has no place in the care of children with learning disabilities. This, of course, is incorrect and potentially harmful, with the possibility that the article…
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…
Reading Reflex
‘Reading Reflex’, by Carmen McGuinness and Geoffrey McGuinness is a great resource to offer parents to assist with reading development. This program will have no impact on underlying binocular vision concerns and is therefore not a substitute for a thorough functional…
Risk Assessment: Quick Dx
Introduction – As a species, I doubt we evolved specifically to end up using computers, smart devices, and other sustained near-point activities. The signs of visual strain are common, but often go undetected or ignored. Use this tool to do a…
Tinted Lenses and Dyslexia
I appreciate when teachers and parents ask about tinted lenses as a possible solution for dyslexia – this tells me there is an acknowledgement of the role of vision in reading and learning. People will sometimes ask about ‘Irlen’ lenses.…
Ocular Motility and Dyslexia
There is no question that ‘dyslexics’ almost always have difficulty controlling the fine eye movements required for reading. While this does not cause dyslexia, troubled eye movement control is frequently the cause of other difficulties in reading. In either case,…
Reading Instruction
There are many ways to teach language. Depending on the developmental age and capacity of the child, different techniques will be more appropriate. Sometimes the last thing you want to do is ‘push’ language, and to engage in less…