Part of your summer fun can be setting up your child up for success next academic year, both by addressing issues and building on strengths.
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Can Outdoor Time Help Your Child’s Vision?
This study finds that schoolchildren spending 80 minutes a day outside during school recess had a significantly reduced nearsightedness or shifts toward nearsightedness.
Find the Fun: Visual Games for Kids
Barring problems in the visual system, developing visual skills in kids is an everyday happening, one kids can exercise playing visual games.
Like Movies? A Quick Fix for a Dizzying 3D Summer
As the movie trailers for summer releases roll out, it’s time again for a reminder that not every kid (or adult) can handle 3D.
Vision & Learning Connection – TED Video
Thanks to Dr. Keith Holland for a great video on TedX By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Colorado Optometrist in Vision Therapy
3D Vision – Growth and Concern
The American Optometric Association (AOA) National meeting just concluded. There was a big buzz about the new 3D technology being utilized in TV, movies, equipment, education… Per the AOA: “The ability to perceive depth in a 3D presentation turns out to be a highly sensitive test of a range of vision health indicators and much […]
Stealth Dyslexia – What's That?
Have you seen gifted children who are very bright yet they struggle in school? Maybe they are not “bad enough” to be labelled as having a reading or learning problem? These kids are often hard for parents and teachers to understand because they may have verbal IQs in the high range, but still struggle with […]
Give the Gift for Learning! FREE Gift List!
There are so many choices for gifts for kids. Wouldn’t it be nice to give gifts for fun and to increase learning abilities for school & sports? Many of our vision & occupational therapy patients have shared gift ideas, apps and fun games. We’ve organized a gift reference list. With the holidays around the corner, […]
See It. Say It. Do It! Speaking Tour- An Inspiration!
Many thanks to Pesi/Meds PN for sponsoring my 3-day Speaking Tour in Colorado. I met many wonderful OTs, speech-language therapists, psychologists, counselors, teachers and social workers in my 6 hour seminars: Visual Processing and Academic Success. More therapists and educators are being exposed to the critical link between vision & learning. There are successful […]
Visual Processing Seminar in Denver – Don't Miss Out!
Just completed presenting the first of 3 Seminars in CO. This seminar, Visual Processing: Improve Academic Success, Increasing Sports Performance & Build Confidence is sponsored by MedsPN/ Pesi continuing education group. CE credits are available for educators, OTs, PT, speech/language therapists and psychologists. This seminar in Denver was fun, interactive and inspiring. The picture below is […]