Learning Problems Could Be in The Eyes! Learn more at this FREE workshop!

It is estimated that as many as 1 in 4 children have an undiagnosed vision problem significant enough to interfere with their academic performance. That estimate goes up to 1 in 2 for those children diagnosed with a learning difference.

Symptoms of Learning-Related Vision Problems include:

• Child takes hours to do 20 minutes of homework
• Child misses or re-words or lines on the page
• Child must read and re-red material in order to understand what it says
• Child has short attention span when doing work that requires close vision
• Child is not working up to his or her potential
• Child is class clown or misbehaves to distract attention from academic problems
• Child reverses words or letters after the second grade
• Child squints or rubs eyes, hunches over school work, complains of headaches after school
• Child is smart in everything except school

80% of what a child learns in school is through vision. The way the eyes work together can affect a person’s ability to read, process and understand information. If any of the 17 visual skills (including aiming, tracking, focusing and scanning) are not functioning properly, it can have a tremendous impact on learning and make reading a significant challenge.

Attend this workshop to find out how you can tell if a child’s vision may be a reason for academic or behavior challenges AND what can be done to correct the vision problem.

Monday, November 16, 2015

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Featuring Dr. Monika Spokas, Developmental Optometrist

at Clarendon Vision Development Center, 103 Ogden Ave, Clarendon Hills, IL

This lively, interactive workshop is a MUST ATTEND for every parent, teacher and professional working with children.

For more information on learning related vision problems, visit our website, www.ClarendonVision.com, or the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, www.COVD.org