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Resources:
Vision and Learning: What others are saying…
“In human society, most information is acquired through the visual system. Uncorrected impairment of visual functioning can prevent the normal acquisition of information and lead to difficulties in learning…There may be subtle abnormalities to close visual targets, or higher processing of visual information that interfere with the learning process. Detection of any such abnormalities…at the earliest possible point in a child’s development are crucial to their prevention of subsequent learning disabilities that might otherwise ensue”
Learning Disabilities – A report to the U.S. Congress prepared by the Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 1987, page 32.
“Untreated eye conditions can worsen and lead to other serious problems, as well as affect learning ability, athletic performance and self esteem.”
Children and Eye Problems,
Prevent Blindness America, 2000
“If the key to a better society is education, the key to a better education is better vision. If you don’t have that key, you can’t open the door to a better life.”
Luci Baines Johnston, Honorary Chair American Foundation for Vision Awareness Children’s Vision and Learning Campaign, 1999
Vision Related Learning Problems: Is My Child at Risk?
1. My child requires a lot of time to complete homework |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
2. My child has difficulty paying attention or concentrating |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
3. My child notices blurred or double vision. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
4. My child has frequent eyestrain or headaches after near work |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
5. My child skips, rereads, or loses his place when he reads. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
6. My child has difficulty copying accurately from the chalk board or from a book. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
7. My child’s grades would suffer without my effort and support. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
8. My child’s handwriting is sloppy, poorly spaced, and unorganized on the page. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
9. My child reverses letters and/or numbers. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
10. My child becomes fatigued and/or has difficulty with reading comprehension after short periods of time. |
1. Never |
2. Sometimes |
3. Often |
What the score means:
10 – 12 Your child probably does not have a visually related learning problem.
13 – 18 Your child may have a visually related learning problem.
19 – 30 Your child almost certainly has a visually related learning problem.
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