#19 The Impact of Vision on Learning

Executive Function Brain Trainer Podcast

Last week (Episode 18) we talked about a number of cognitive areas that work in tandem with visual processing. In this episode, we discuss vision problems and their impact on learning.

Vision Problems: Importance of vision screening (must rule out before testing)

Symptoms

• Frequent headaches or eyestrain
• Blurring of vision (near or far)
• Avoidance of close work or visually demanding tasks
• Poor judgment of depth
• Turning the head left right up or down
• Cover or close one eye, or favour the vision in one eye
• Double vision
• Difficulty following a moving target
• Dizziness or motion sickness
• Difficulty changing focus from distance to near and back again
• Poor hand-eye coordination

Academic Performance Problems

• Poor reading comprehension
• Loss of place, repetition, and/or omission of words while reading - Poor reading comprehension
• Eye fatigue when reading
• Words jump around when reading
• Difficulty copying from one place to another
• Difficulty concentrating
• Poor hand-eye coordination and writing
• Letter and/or word discrimination
• Difficulty judging sizes and shapes

Typical vision problems that can impact learning

1. Refractive errors

2. Accommodation

3. Eye teaming

4. Binocular vision

5. Peripheral Vision

Links:

• Eye Can Learn: https://eyecanlearn.com/
• Building Peripheral Vision, Visual Tracking and Attention For Improved Reading and Scanning: https://bit.ly/3MVEqJK
• Complementary Cognition (Dr. Helen Taylor): https://complementarycognition.co.uk

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