Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight continues her series on the power of visualization. On the second episode, she talks about utilizing visualization for academic success. She discusses how powerful visualization can help with reading, spelling, math and creative writing, and how to test anxiety and stress.
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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.
Visual Attention in Preschoolers Specifically Predicts Future Reading Acquisition
Thanks to my friend and colleague, Dr. Len Press for his extremely interesting blog. Dr. Press acknowledges our colleague, Dr. Harold Solan, and his research on how visual spatial attention plays a crucial role in reading. Dr. Press also presents new research by Andrea Facoetti of the University of Padua in Italy and colleagues. They state, “Visual attention deficits […]
Dyslexia and Vision Problems – NEW RESEARCH
The discussion continues-many reading specialist still believe that vision has nothing to do with reading. My first response to them is, “Cover your eyes, now read.” That doesn’t make them happy, but how obvious is it that vision is still a part of the reading process/ More of the new brain research is now showing […]
Visual Tracking & Academic Performance
“In my experience, “visual tracking” is a term that seems to be universally recognized by classroom teachers, yet frequently misunderstood for the relationship of this visual ability to reading and learning. In a general way, teachers have learned that visual tracking refers to an eye movement and.. ” Click here to read entire blog, written […]
More about Reading-Improvements Following Vision Therapy
Dr. Dom Maino nicely summarizes research by Dr. Barry Tannen. In his blog, Dr. Maino states, “The Visagraph Eye Movement System (Visagraph) records and analyzes a student’s eye movements while reading. The analysis provides grade level equivalents for various measurements such as fixations and regressions per 100 words and reading speed in words per minute. […]
See It. Say It. Do It! Sept Newsletter is HERE!
Click here to read the Sept. Enewsletter from Dr. Lynn Hellerstein – “Reading Opens a Whole New World” (Look under LynnHellerstein.com newsletter archives -September) Please forward and share it with friends & colleagues. PLMK your thoughts.
The Visuality of Reading Part II
Dr. Press continues in his blog about the Visuality of Reading. He quotes Dr. Oliver Sachs, neurologist & author of forthcoming book, The Mind’s Eye, “We normally think of reading as a seamless, indivisible act … reading in fact involves a number of separate processes and stages from basic perceptual processes to higher level abilities […]