| DAY 1 |
| time |
presentation titles |
learning objectives |
| 9 - 10.30am |
Overview, trends,
observations, utilization |
1. Have an understanding of Child development
2. Understand the concept of vision as the dominant process.
3. Understand the Neurology of vision |
| 11 - 12.30pm |
Treatment Options |
1. Understand the concepts of No treatment, lenses only, lenses
plus Vision Therapy
2. Have a knowledge of the history, condition labels, diagnosis and
prevalence of Learning Related Visual Problems.
3. Understand eye movement and visual attention as they apply to
the reading process |
| 1.30 - 3.00pm |
The relationship between
optometry & education |
1. Understand the synergistic relationship between optometry and
education.
2. Understand different approaches through the examination of
case studies:
3. Understand the education approach, the medical approach, the
Orton approach and the optometric approach. |
| 3.30 - 5.00pm |
Dyslexia diagnosis and
treatment |
1. Understand dyslexia diagnosis and treatment
2. Learn the meaning of Lexeme/Phoneme and Grapheme.
3. Learn methods of reading and spelling |
| DAY 2 |
| 9 - 10.30am |
The Mechanism of Visual
Attention |
1. Attention, figure ground, scan patterns, regressions and
optometric concerns will all be explored.
2. VT goals will be addressed.
3. Gain an understanding of Eye Movements and Reading |
| 11 - 12.30pm |
Understanding the
Magno/Parvo channels |
1. Understand the Magno/Parvo cellular neurological channels in
vision
2. Understand how they are used in reading
3. Understand Left- right / top down processing and M cell pathway
in intermittent central suppression |
| 1.30 - 3.00pm |
Vision and Color |
1. Understand the history, science of light, Syntonic color
2. Understand contrast sensitivity, lighting and filters,
3. Understand the use of Irlen lenses and the effects on reading |
| 3.30 - 5.00pm |
Eye Movements &
Reversals |
1. Describe the attributes of a good sight reader
2. Discuss Testing considerations
3. Understand Reversals, and the relationship between ocular
motor control and laterality/directionality |
| DAY 3 |
| 9 - 10.30am |
Behavior Modification |
1. Behavior Modification will be explored.
2. Principles and methods of reinforcement will be presented.
3. Negative reinforcement and motivation will be discussed |
| 11 - 12.30pm |
Performance Testing
Overview |
1. Achieve an overview of Performance Testing
2. Have an understanding of the different testing options
3. King Devec Saccadic Test |
| 1.30 - 3.00pm |
Performance Tests in detail |
1. Be introduced to the Wold Sentence Copy Test
2. Understand the application criteria for this test
3. Explore results of testing |
| 3.30 - 5.00pm |
Eye Movements |
1. Understand eye movements including fixations, regressions,
duration of fixation
2. Explore the concepts of reading speed and reading
comprehension
3. Understand the use of eye movement recording devices |
| DAY 4 |
| 9 - 10.30am |
Learning to use tests |
1. Use Jordon Left/Right Reversal Test
2. Use Developmental Test of Visual Perception
3. Use Gates Oral Reading Test, Spelling Survey and Monroe III |
| 11 - 12.30pm |
Learning to use tests (cont) |
1. Use Motor Free Visual Perception Test, Piaget Right/Left Test,
2. MKM Monocular Binocular Reading Test and VMI test.
3. The Performance Test Decision Tree will also be discussed |
| 1.30 - 3.00pm |
VT Grids & Therapy
exercises |
Conduct Ball games, to include:
hand ball, punch ball, thumb ball, clap catch, fist catch, fingertip
catch, look and catch, circles and catch, circles around head, ball
bunting and ball games videos |
| 3.30 - 5.00pm |
Therapy exercises (cont) |
Other VT exercises, to include:
Chalkboard Circle Trace, Chalkboard Race tracks, Marble Pie Tin,
Marble Pie Tin Variations, Chalkboard Double Circles, Larbarge, and
Wayne Sequencer, Grip Sensory Motor, grippers, Windshield
Wipers, Mr. Wrist, Push and Pull, Grip Work Video, Column Jumping,
and World’s Records/Stop Watches |
| DAY 5 |
| 9 - 10.30am |
Laterality and
Directionality Procedures
Grip Application |
Know how to use:
Line Tracing, Mazes, Ann Arbor Letter Tracking, AALT Materials,
Circle Line Jumping, Metronome, Circle Square on Table, Circle
Triangle Burner Settings, Slap-Tap
Know how to use:
Electronic pen
Electronic Pen Patterns |
| 11 - 12.30pm |
Visualization/Visual
Imagery |
Know how to use:
After Images with Objects and Arrow Jumping, Arrow Jumping with
Diagonals, Mystery Bag, Draw on Back, Rotating Pictures, Spelling
Method, Spelling Method Word List and Reading Probe. |
| 1.30 - 3.00pm |
Computer Therapy
Programs |
Know how to use:
1. Moving Windows, Tachistoscope, Optomatters Perceptual,
Computer Orthoptics, and Soft Tools Selections.
2. Understand the VAV Method for Fluency.
3. Know what to look for in doing progress evaluations. |
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