To solve the nightly homework struggles of her children, Dr. Brenda Montecalvo decided to use her knowledge as a developmental optometrist to find a solution. The results were three highly successful kids—and now a book that's available to help other parents have similar success.
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Topics:
Vision and Learning,
Visual Skills,
Vision and Reading
A new study suggests excessive screen viewing could impact the cognitive development of preschoolers. It also underscores what we’ve known for a while—that too much screen time can have a negative impact on kids in a lot of ways. And that includes their vision.
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Topics:
Vision and Learning,
Vision and Reading,
Screen-Free Week
One of the true benefits for homeschooling is the fact that it allows children to learn at their own pace. However, this can be a problem if a child has an undetected functional vision problem, and their progress is impeded unbeknownst to the parents.
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Topics:
Vision and Learning,
Vision and Reading
About this time of year, we start to see children struggling for their first time in school. It’s something that often shocks parents, especially if their child has never experienced learning problems. What can be even more surprising is the underlying cause: vision problems.
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Topics:
Learning-Related Vision Problems,
Vision and Reading
In our continuing video series, Dr. Knueppel talks about how vision affects various school subjects. Watch as she discusses:
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Topics:
Writing Problems,
Vision and Learning,
Vision and Math,
Functional Vision Problems,
Vision and Reading
Meet Synara, whose son Daniel's struggles in school included being the last one in his class to learn the alphabet. Through vision therapy, Daniel and his family experienced an amazing transformation, both with his academic work and his personality.
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Topics:
Success Stories,
Learning-Related Vision Problems,
Vision and Reading
When we provide help for struggling readers through vision therapy, we try to get the reader to visualize things in his or her head. Visualizing, or making pictures in one’s mind, makes things easier to remember or memorize, and ultimately easier to comprehend.
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Topics:
Visual System,
Vision and Reading
In a previous post, we touched on a number of ways visualization can help children who are struggling to read. Visualization helps you create a mental picture, which is critical for processing and absorbing information.
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Topics:
Learning-Related Vision Problems,
Vision and Reading
Vision therapy isn’t only about using vision activities to improve the visual system. It’s also about using developmental lenses to help someone with a vision problem.
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Topics:
Learning-Related Vision Problems,
Functional Vision Problems,
Vision and Reading