The Visual Skills Appraisal (VSA-2)

by | Vision

It’s really common for school OTs to use visual-motor integration and visual perceptual assessments. BUT: if we haven’t looked at their visual efficiency first, we may be missing a huge part of the picture. Here are some of the most common visual...

Dyslexia

by | Vision

Understanding Dyslexia And What You Can Do About It How to help students in your classroom, what every teacher should know. Natalie appears to be reading at grade level, but when reading a new passage, her teacher notices she is making up words using the first letter...

Miss Jaime, O.T.’s Favorite Developmental Toys

by | Ask an OT, Babys and Toddlers, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal, Sensory Processing, Technology & Apps, Vision

Get a hand-picked list of the best educational, developmental toys from an OT. Have you ever wished for a personal shopping assistant?  Download the list of my favorite developmental toys with hyperlinks to purchase them, and see if that’s almost as helpful as a...

The Eye Exam Kids REALLY Need

by | CEU Courses, Vision

The EYE EXAM KIDS REALLY NEED Did you know that the eye exam that the school gives just looks to see if the child may need glasses?  There are actually WAY more problems that a child can have that would interfere with their progress in school. There are different...

Uncovering Hidden Vision Deficits in the Classroom

by | Vision

There’s more to vision than just needing glasses “But he already has glasses!” Even though we were separated by the phone, I could tell the mom thought I was crazy. Her son wears glasses every day, and here I just recommended that she take him for a...

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