tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276519896344241235.post7751687097171652305..comments2023-04-11T07:27:08.950-04:00Comments on Kids Love Learning: Improving Visual Perception and Memory SkillsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536705718768334766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276519896344241235.post-3650796519698226362012-10-27T13:57:09.823-04:002012-10-27T13:57:09.823-04:00Derek,
I would say your friend would definitely ne...Derek,<br />I would say your friend would definitely need to take their child to a pediatric opthamologist if they haven't already. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536705718768334766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276519896344241235.post-77740413614059339892012-10-26T16:57:09.635-04:002012-10-26T16:57:09.635-04:00What a cool story, Amy! You seem to know quite a l...What a cool story, Amy! You seem to know quite a lot about this topic. I have a friend who lives in Alberta. He has a son with many serious visual problems. Would he be able to go to a regular <a href="http://www.totalfocusnorthgate.com" rel="nofollow">eye doctor in Edmonton</a> or would he need to find a specialist?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14839808618648317354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276519896344241235.post-79151566075937809532010-04-02T18:51:17.890-04:002010-04-02T18:51:17.890-04:00My son was just diagnosed with convergence insuffi...My son was just diagnosed with convergence insuffiency. The first sign there was a problem was that his right eye was turning out. When I took him to the doctor at 2 it was dismissed. When I took him to the optometrist at the end of his kindergarten year the optometrist said there was nothing that could be done for his eye turn. His reading is very slow and choppy. Luckily, a friend recommended a developmental optometrist and there is help! My son now wears glasses with a prism to help his eyes focus (his eyesight is 20/20 by the way) and he has to go to visual therapy to help him train his eyes and track better. Perhaps your special ed child has this problem. Go to www.optometrist.org and there you will find a lot of information about various visual problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276519896344241235.post-318988395939075342010-03-19T21:59:43.175-04:002010-03-19T21:59:43.175-04:00I am a special education teacher with a student wh...I am a special education teacher with a student who is struggling with learning to read. She has had experienced reading teachers work intensely with her for the past three years, but she still isn't able to decode 4 phoneme words and knows less than 80 sight words. She often reverses letters and words (was for saw). She also struggles with numbers and simple adding and subtracting. She wears glasses and has trouble tracking with one eye. I am unsure of what to do and how to help her. Her mother reports that the eye doctor says that there are no problems. I see a major problem with memory and phonemic awareness skills. Even after years of intensive interventions. Do you have any advice. I am desperate to help this little girl succeed and feel confident at school. Thank you. SPED TeacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276519896344241235.post-3455218029353777372009-01-28T16:35:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:35:00.000-05:00Hi Amy. You have done some great research on visu...Hi Amy. You have done some great research on visual perception and improving visual perceptual skills - what a great blog! I am an occupational therapist and have developed a number of worksheets to help children with visual perceptual difficulties. You can view these worksheets at www.visuallearningforlife.com. I also have an online checklist on the website that helps parents/teachers to identify which visual perceptual areas a child may be struggling with. I would really value any thoughts or feedback you may have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com