Archive for June, 2010
Karen Herz
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Learning Resource Specialist, Hales Corners Lutheran Elementary School
As a learning resource teacher, every school day I have the opportunity to work side by side with struggling readers. These students often have low self-esteem, little confidence, behavior issues, and great difficulty completing grade-level school work. Their parents have sought advice from one professional after another and many times their children have been diagnosed as learning disabled, inattentive, or in many cases, no specific problem is determined. Their struggles continue day after day. (more…)
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Sharon Mischio
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Fourth grade teacher, McFarland Public Schools
Hi, my name is Sharon Mischio, and I’ve been teaching for almost 20 years. I have taught first grade, fourth grade and middle and high school aged kids.
I first learned about vision therapy with my own child. My daughter, Anna, was in kindergarten when I first felt that something wasn’t right with her reading/writing development. She was reversing many letters, and not excited at all about learning to read. In fact she avoided reading at all costs. She also had lots of tummy aches. (more…)
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Vision Therapy Helps End Writing Frustration
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Steve, Danny and Julia Krueger are all smiles after Danny's vision therapy.
A success story from a client at The Vision Therapy Center.
Danny was diagnosed by Dr. Knueppel as having a convergence disorder when he was 8 years old. His eyes were working independently and not forming a single image.
His symptoms were not typical from what I have read. He was an early reader, loved learning, reading and had great hand writing. We homeschooled Danny starting at age 4 using the Sonlight curriculum and he excelled. Since he was young he did most of his work orally. We took many field trips and did lots of science experiments. Math was done using spaceships and a stairway. This worked well with his kinesthetic learning style. We really didn’t have any learning or vision related concerns until he turned 8. (more…)
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New Tool helps Parents and Teachers Spot Vision Problems
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
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The Vision Therapy Center has developed a new tool to help teachers and parents identify vision problems. The Vision Therapy Center Teacher/Parent Vision and Learning Guide is a digital information tool filled with resources on vision issues.
“This is a tremendous compilation of information for teachers and parents,” said Dr. Kellye Knueppel of The Vision Therapy Center. “Because it’s in a digital format, it can easily be shared with other parents and teachers. We hope people will pass this along to other families and teachers.” (more…)
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