Vision & Learning-Get Ready for School!
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The American Optometric Association, with the support of HOYA vision, has released an excellent video on the importance of Vision & Learning. I am honored to have been invited to the 2011 Vision Summit, where this video was made. Don’t be left behind! Make sure your kids have yearly eye exams from a Doctor of [...]
Tags: education, Vision & Learning
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Learning & the Brain- See It. Say It. Do It! DOES IT!
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Join me, as one of the presenters at the Learning & the Brain Conference in Chicago, May 5-7, 2011. I’m honored to have been selected as one of the featured speakers, along with a very impressive group of psychologists, neuro-scientists, educators and physicians. I attended last year’s Learning & the Brain Conference in San Francisco [...]
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What Are These People DOING?
Monday, November 29th, 2010
Take a look at the picture below. Why are all these student walking around looking through hand-made “telescopes”? This picture was taken during my lecture at Regis University, during the Exceptional Child Course. These students are our future teachers, taking courses to receive their college degree in education. I was demonstrating how vision impacts movement [...]
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Visual Tracking & Academic Performance
Monday, November 29th, 2010
“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 [...]
Tags: education, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, Reading, Vision Therapy
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Sensory Processing Foundation Symposium
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Excellent lectures were presented at the symposium. Numerous professionals (MDs, PhDs, OTs, ODs) presented research, testing and therapy information. The parent network for children with sensory processing disorder (SPD) is unbelievably strong and powerful! It was a pleasure meeting many of those parents. Hats off to them and their mission! My lecture, on Collaboration of [...]
Tags: education, occupational therapy, See It. Say It. Do It!, Vision Therapy
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What Dr. Lynn Hellerstein Sees In Your Child
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
Thanks to Cat for her interview for Online Magazine about Sensory Issues! A passionate interviewer, Cat understands sensory processing issues from first hand experience with her son. To contact Cat, Click here. To read the entire blog post Click here Thanks Cat! Check out her website. Great info and expert interviews including Dr. Temple Grandin and [...]
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Twice Exceptional Newsletter- EXCEPTIONAL
Monday, September 13th, 2010
2E Children – Gifted with learning difficulties. Some children are very smart in everything but school. Some have great ideas but just can’t write down the information fast enough. Some are bored, yet can’t do the simple work. Frustration levels are maxed-with the parents and the kids! What can be done? The Sept/Oct 2010 [...]
Tags: education, gifted, twice exceptional, Vision Therapy
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Why are parents so lax about their children’s eyes?
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Thanks to Dr. Dom Maino for his blog report on: Why are parents so lax about their children’s eyes? “…children accept poor vision as normal because they don’t know any better. And while vision screenings provided in school may detect some eye problems, serious vision and eye health conditions don’t always surface in such examinations. [...]
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See It. Say It. Do It! Hits Vision Monday
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Vision Monday, the optical Industries largest website featured COVD’s August is Vision & Learning Month and included a summary on See It. Say It. Do It! Click here to read the entire article.
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August Is Vision & Learning Month-Is Your Child Ready For School
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Wow, the summer is almost over. Like it or not, its back to school time. Are your kids really ready for school? Do they have one of the most important skills they need to be successful students? Let Larry Fitzgerald, All-Pro Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver set the record straight on the critical link between vision [...]
Tags: COVD, education, learning, sports vision, vision
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