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FIND HELP FOR HOMEWORK
Struggling With Homework And Learning From Home
Short attention span, eye fatigue and difficulty focusing are just a few concerns that parents are noticing since working with their children from home on homework and remote learning.
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Such concerns could be attributed to a deficit in vision required for learning.
A child’s 20/20 vision is not enough. It takes a minimum of 17 visual skills to read, do homework and use computer screens. Strong visual skills are crucial for all aspects of learning.
Have you been observing any of the following? • Slow or incomplete copy from the board, computer screen or paper. • Avoiding reading. • Reading below grade level. • Poor reading comprehension. • Frequently losing place while reading. • Spelling difficulties. • Complaining about words moving on the page or screen. • Short attention span. • Smart in everything but school. • Labeled ADD, ADHD or Dyslexic. • Working below potential. • Eye Fatigue or eye rubbing. • Reversal of letters or numbers. • Blurred vision when looking near to far.
Any one of the above symptoms is a sign that an eye exam is needed from a developmental optometrist.
Since 80 percent of all learning is done through vision, it is important to have a developmental vision evaluation to test all the visual skills critical to reading and learning including: eye movement control, focusing near to far, sustaining clear focus, eye teaming ability, depth perception, visual memory and visual perceptual skills.
According to Dr. Thomas Unger of Unger Eye Care,“The good news is that once vision problems are diagnosed and treated, reading and learning are no longer a struggle. Homework gets done more quickly and without so many battles.”
For more information on the critical link between vision and learning, Dr. Unger can be contacted at 618-655-EYES (3937) or visit the web site at readingandvision.com.
From STRUGGLING...To SUCCESS!
1 out of 4 children struggle with reading and learning because of undiagnosed vision problems.
Does Your Child...
• Dislike reading? • Skip or reread lines? • Prefer to be read to? • Lose place when reading? • Have trouble remembering what has been read? • Have difficulty paying attention? ADD/ADHD? • Make numbers/letter reversals? • Have reading /homework take longer than it should?
ELIMINATE DOUBT! If your child has any of the above symptoms, he or she may have a 100% correctable vision-based learning problem. Children who once struggled go from failure to success when these vision problems are treated. Call us today to schedule a Developmental Vision Evaluation. Thomas K. Unger, O.D. • Alice E. Unger, O.D.
Two Locations
534 Edwardsville Rd. • Troy, IL
(618) 667-2020
449 S. State Route 157, • Edwardsville, IL
