Vision Therapy and Reading
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(Source: AOA.org) Getting at the root of reading problems
Classroom ReadingWhen children have trouble reading, parents and teachers need to investigate many possible causes. That's because reading difficulty usually stems from a combination of problems, rather than just one.
One potential problem that is sometimes overlooked is the child's vision. This may happen because the child appears to be able to see, does not complain about his or her eyes or has passed a school vision screening.
Reading requires the integration of a number of vision skills: visual acuity, visual fixation, accommodation, binocular fusion, convergence, field of vision, and form perception. The typical school eye chart test only evaluates distance visual acuity. And parents, teachers or children often don't notice the symptoms of reading-related vision problems.
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