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McPartland, Brian P. – Academic Therapy, 1985
Six common visual dysfunctions are briefly explained and their relationships to reading noted: (1) ametropia, refractive error; (2) inaccurate saccades, the small jumping eye movements used in reading; (3) inefficient binocularity/fusion; (4) insufficient convergence/divergence; (5) heterophoria, imbalance in extra-ocular muscles; and (6)…
Descriptors: Learning, Reading Processes, Vision, Visual Impairments
Evans, William H.; Stritch, Thomas M. – Academic Therapy, 1983
Computers should not supplant other forms of basic instruction for learning disabled students. Overreliance on computers could lead to difficulties for students with poor visual skills and to inadequate practice for students with motor problems. (CL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Richards, Regina G. – Academic Therapy, 1985
Significant visual and visual-perceptual problems must be identified in the early school years to save unnecessary stress, frustration, and anxiety. Classroom diagnosis using formal and informal measures can lead to referral to developmental or functional optometrists. (CL)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Schwartz, Judy I. – Academic Therapy, 1979
The importance of competence in both receptive and expressive language, selective perception, and a rich experiential background for reading readiness skills of hearing impaired children is empahsized. (CL)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Expressive Language
