| Preschool is a time of tremendous development | | | | and having your eyes mostly straight is a very |
| for children, both intellectually, socially and in their | | | | low standard for vision development. It's the base |
| physical development. One area which is often | | | | level, yet there is so much more to learning than |
| overlooked is preschool visual development, yet | | | | just seeing! |
| this area can be critical in a child's learning and | | | | As a preschooler grows they need to develop |
| school performance for many years to come. | | | | skills. Nearly all of them see, nearly all of them |
| Normal Preschool Development. | | | | have straight eyes, yet not all of them develop |
| Normal preschool development is usually charted | | | | the skills necessary for learning in future years. |
| by what are called milestones, that is specific | | | | That's where vision therapy can come in and |
| developmental points which should be reached in a | | | | make a huge difference! |
| specific time frame. This process is easy to see in | | | | Vision Therapy Can Develop Preschool Vision Skills |
| a child who has physical developmental challenges, | | | | Certain vision skills are necessary for your |
| but it is much harder to see when it comes to | | | | Preschooler's development, and these include eye |
| the visual system. | | | | coordination and focus, eye movements, coding, |
| Most often parents, teachers and even | | | | sequencing, gross and fine motor, balance, visual |
| Optometrists have a very simple and often | | | | memory and a whole host of other skills. Think |
| useless view of visual milestones, thinking that if | | | | about it: just because a child can see, does not |
| the child can see properly (say to the 20/20 line), | | | | mean they can catch a ball, stay on the same line |
| if they do not have a huge prescription and if | | | | when reading, remember spelling words or stop |
| their eyes are straight then they must be OK, | | | | writing letters in reverse! |
| but as someone who has worked in this field for | | | | The great and exciting news is that we can train |
| over two decades, I want to challenge that idea | | | | these skills. There's no magic pill, no magic glasses, |
| and suggest something which may change a child's | | | | but just a bit of hard work in the right areas can |
| life forever. | | | | yield amazing results in your child, even if they |
| Preschool Vision Development: A Higher Standard! | | | | seem to be keeping up with other children! That's |
| Having tested the eyes of thousands of kids with | | | | right, if you do the right therapies, you can super |
| identifiable learning disabilities, I can attest that the | | | | charge your child's learning ability because you are |
| vast majority of them have visual problems, yet | | | | giving them the skills they need to learn earlier |
| almost always they pass the doctor's eye test. | | | | than they would have otherwise developed them! |
| This is because just seeing, not having a big script | | | | |