Draw a series of arrows. Standing, move your arms in the direction of the first arrow and call out that direction.
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Tip #15: EYE-MIND-BODY COORDINATION Arrow jump

50 Tips To Improve Your Sports Performance – From a Grateful Mother
I just wanted to share with you how much my 13 year old son, B, has enjoyed your new book. He has already read it through once on his Kindle Fire and is now working through it again and doing the exercises. We finally discovered his need for vision therapy when he was in the 5th […]

Tip #14: EYE-MIND-BODY COORDINATION Your eyes lead your body.
Vision is the signal that starts the muscles of the body to respond.
Tips #12: PERIPHERAL VISION Soft focus
Hold the star at reading distance. Look “hard” at the dot in the center, and notice how the dot reduces in size and your awareness of your periphery decreases.

Tip #10: FIXATION ACCURACY – Quick looks
Practice how to quickly look, focus and stay focused… now switch targets! Hold two small balls of different colors about 10 inches apart, about 14-16 inches from your face.

Tip #9: FOCUS & EYE COORDINATION – String & beads
In this exercise, you’ll train your eyes using a string and beads held up to your face. Put two beads on a six-foot string.

Parents: Don’t make this mistake!
One of the biggest mistakes parents can make is to assume that their child’s vision is fine because the vision screening was passed at the pediatrician’s office or the school nurse’s office.Beanie Leffler, now 60 years old, knows firsthand how big a mistake that is. She had passed all the vision screenings, and her parents […]
Could Vision Issues Be Contributing to Your Child’s Difficulty With Learning?
This is a CRITICAL article in the literature on vision therapy- Please be sure to read this.

Tip #5: EYE TRACKING Activity
Tip #5: EYE TRACKING Activity
Autism & Vision
Thanks Lynette Louise for a fascinating interview about vision and autism.