{"id":10859,"date":"2021-04-25T14:10:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T14:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=10859"},"modified":"2021-07-13T07:23:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:23:14","slug":"2021-update-vision-therapy-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/2021-update-vision-therapy-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Update: Vision Therapy for Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Up to 80 percent of all learning comes through the visual pathways.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Vision gives a person the ability to see near and distant objects. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/the-17-key-visual-skills\/\">17 visual skills<\/a> that are necessary to perform at school and the office, these are all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-for-school\/does-your-child-have-a-learning-difficulty\/\">critical for learning.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Research shows 25 percent of children have a significant vision problem that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/vision-and-learning-difficulties-faqs\/\">impacts their learning<\/a>, according to the American Optometric Association (AOA).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If your child has a problem with any of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/the-17-key-visual-skills\/\">17 visual skills<\/a> their learning and reading could be affected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><b>Schedule an eye exam<\/b><\/a> with an eye doctor near you who can evaluate and determine if your child has a vision problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/2021-update-vision-therapy-for-learning\/2021-update-reading-fluency\/\">2021 Update: Reading Fluency<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find a Vision Therapy Eye Doctor Near You<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><b>How do visual problems impact the child?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Vision problems can affect a child\u2019s reading, writing and spelling along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-for-school\/does-your-child-have-a-learning-difficulty\/\">other aspects of learning<\/a>. If your child\u2019s vision is compromised then their academic performance may suffer.<\/p>\n<p>Vision problems can impact any of these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Attention and concentration<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Classroom performance<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Handwriting<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Homework completion<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Reading fluency<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Reading comprehension<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Spelling<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Visual arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Vision problems and learning difficulties<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>If your child has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/vision-and-learning-difficulties-faqs\/\">learning difficulty<\/a>, the cause may be an undiagnosed vision problem.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Two visual skills, saccades and visual integration, are instrumental in a child&#8217;s ability to read.<\/p>\n<p><b>Saccades<\/b> is a skill that enables fluid reading. This skill allows your eyes to move smoothly and in coordination across a line on a page. Without it, words may be omitted in a sentence or a child may make word assumptions that can affect the meaning of the sentence and\/or passage.<\/p>\n<p><b>Visual integration<\/b> is a skill that allows a child to read words accurately, seeing the order and shape of each letter in a word. Without visual integration, a child may confuse letters such as b and d or p and q, or confuse words such as \u2018was\u2019 and \u2018saw\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>If your child is having difficulty reading at grade level, <b>schedule an appointment<\/b> with an eye doctor near you, who can evaluate your child\u2019s vision and visual skills.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Vision therapy and learning<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Vision therapy is a personalized treatment program that involves a series of eye exercises to strengthen the eye-brain connection, improve visual skills and overall l<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/vision-and-learning-difficulties-faqs\/\">earning and school achievements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>It is important to treat vision problems as early as possible so that your child can achieve optimal results and reach their full potential in school<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-for-adhd\/\">Vision Therapy for ADHD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you think your child may have a vision problem, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><b>schedule a comprehensive vision evaluation<\/b><\/a> with a vision therapy eye doctor near you.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor will be able to detect any vision problems, and will discuss how vision therapy could improve your child\u2019s learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research shows 25 percent of children have a significant vision problem that impacts their learning, according to the American Optometric Association (AOA). 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