Vision and Learning

- A guide for parents and professionals - How undiagnosed vision problems cause learning difficulties and what you can do to unlock your child´s academic potential

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• Heike Schuhmacher M.D.

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• Psychologie

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Does your child struggle with reading and writing despite normal intelligence and perfect eyesight? Undetected issues with visual functions and information processing may be the cause. These disorders, not identified by routine visual acuity tests, can severely impact academic performance. Affected children often face challenges in concentration, reading, and spelling, limiting their educational opportunities. They may have difficulty focusing, slow information processing speeds, and trouble adequately processing visual or auditory perceptions. Understanding the underlying causes and indicators is crucial, as is knowing how to help your child. A comprehensive analysis of visual brain functions is essential. The good news is that vision is an acquired brain function. Through Optometric Vision Therapy, children can enhance their visual capabilities, improve focus, increase reading speed and comprehension, and better manage spelling details. This resource offers an accessible framework for parents, educators, and therapists, detailing the connections between vision and learning. It explores the neurophysiological processes behind visual and auditory functions, clarifies terms like “visual information processing,” and discusses their impact on cognition and learning. Additionally, it explains symptoms of visual and auditory processing disorders, diagnosis methods, the efficacy of Optometric Vision Therapy, and the necessary supp

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• Année de publication: 2017