Wow Vision Therapy Blog
Category: Attention and Concentration Problems
When reading isn’t easy or fun, a Developmental Vision Evaluation is important to have done
We know that vision is critical to a child’s wellbeing and especially for reading. Indeed, visual abilities are what allows us to appreciate the world fully. Not only do children use their visual skills for reading, learning, and sports, but…
Vision Problems are Likely Causing your Student’s ADHD Behavior
Life in the classroom is never the same for all children and teenagers. Some students do very well, while others need a little more help, time, or other accommodations. When it comes to observing a student’s reading and learning abilities,…
Concentration and Ability to Stay Focused Have Significantly Improved
Jack has always excelled academically, but his standardized test scores for reading comprehension have never been at the level we knew he was capable of. His teachers over the years were never too concerned, as he excelled in the classroom…
Abigail enjoys reading again and focuses better in school!
When I was younger I used to love school and reading, but when I was in third grade things started to get tough. Last summer I discovered a problem and it was my eyes. My grades were going down, my…
Asa enjoys activities he had previously avoided!
At what I thought would be a routine annual eye exam, Asa was diagnosed with Convergence Insufficiency. His optometrist explained that not all doctors screened for this in a routine exam, but she knew the importance of doing so and…
Improved Handwriting, Reading, Comprehension and Sports
While in 1st grade, I noticed Raegan was a much slower reader than the other children her age, and she would frequently leave out small words such as: and, a, the. During the summer I took her to see the…
Vision Impacts Several Areas of Life
Vision therapy has improved Sydney’s functioning in five areas: driving, sports, penmanship, reading in the car, and remembering the location of items. Four-way stops and busy parking lots were difficult situations for Sydney. She did not seem to take in…
Dr. Suess and the Wibbly-Wobbly Words
On March 2nd, the nation celebrated the birthday of the one and only Dr. Suess. Teachers across the country honored the beloved children’s author by reading his works in classrooms, and hosting activities and exercises to promote reading at any…
Near-Double Vision: Understanding Why Your Child Struggles
When a child struggles in school, the biggest question for a parent to answer is why? While setting up study plans and establishing goals can be effective, many parents discover that their child’s avoidance behaviors cannot simply be corrected by…
A young girl’s life of frustration when misdiagnosed with ADD
Frustrating? Yes. Upsetting? Of course! When a bright young lady has struggled for years at school, only to be assumed she had ADD. And just because her teacher suggested her behavior was probably ADD does not mean her teacher was…
AJ’s Story: Treating Developmental Delays with Vision Therapy
Take a look at AJ’s story and you will see how a child with developmental delays can also have vision-related delays that interfere with many areas of life. AJ is not alone as children with delayed vision development will typically…
Vision and Learning – What every parent should know
A brand new and uniquely informative video from some of the leading US experts in the field of developmental vision who speak about the human brain and how vision problems can lead to reading and learning problems. This video also…
Is your Child Struggling in School?
August is National Children’s Vision and Learning Month 2007. In recognition of this important Public Awareness Campaign, EXCELerated Vision presents the following article, written by Barry Tannen, O.D.,FCOVD, FAAO, a leading expert in the field of children’s vision. Dr. Tannen…