| It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing | | | | This training goes beyond the simple ability to see: It |
| the same thing over and over again always expecting | | | | involves eye coordination, focus, visual memory, |
| a different result! Whoever said practice makes | | | | sequencing, whole body development, left-right |
| perfect was definitely not trying to teach a child with | | | | awareness and a whole host of visually related skills. |
| learning disabilities to read, write or spell! It suddenly | | | | All of these can be improved, usually very substantially, |
| struck me how true this definition is of traditional | | | | by doing the right therapies, and thus reading can be |
| methods of remedial reading. | | | | improved as a consequence. |
| Now please don't misunderstand, I am not accusing | | | | How Can This Be Done? |
| reading teachers of being insane (although if you | | | | Until recently this form of training has only ever been |
| spend long enough trying to teach a child with learning | | | | available directly from the practitioner. So, if you did not |
| disabilities to read you may inch closer to it). Teaching | | | | have a Behavioral Optometrist in your area, you could |
| children with learning disabilities is a noble and often | | | | not help your child in this way. But I have spent the last |
| painstaking profession. It takes a lot of time, energy, | | | | year modifying my therapy program so you can do it |
| patience and skill to do the job well. Of all these, | | | | in your own home for a fraction of what you would |
| possibly patience is the most difficult to come by, | | | | pay a qualified practitioner, anywhere in the world. It |
| because as you go over the same principles and | | | | takes only 20 minute a day, it has clear and concise |
| reading texts again and again, teachers, parent and the | | | | instructions and you will see your child improving within |
| children themselves become very frustrated, and very | | | | 6 months if you follow the therapies correctly.The Best |
| discouraged. | | | | 20 Minutes In Your Day |
| Surely There Must Be A Better Way! | | | | So, by investing 20 minutes a day you can see |
| Doing something over and over again can be beneficial | | | | positive results in your child in a few months. I am not |
| if the person involved has the ability to change and | | | | joking, and I'm not exaggerating, because I've seen all |
| learn rapidly. But what happens if practice doesn't | | | | the children who do this program improve to a greater |
| make perfect, it just makes huge amount of | | | | or lesser degree. How can they not? We train the |
| frustration? What happens if the child continues to | | | | skills that they need to do well, in the same way that |
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| day, month after month. They're trying hard, the | | | | because the better the skills are, the more effective |
| teacher or parent is trying hard, but the only progress | | | | they will be on the field (or on the page). |
| they're making is destroying their relationship! | | | | So Help Is At Hand |
| What if there was something you could do that would | | | | So if you are struggling to teach a child with learning |
| INCREASE the ability of your child to LEARN TO | | | | disabilities to read, write or spell, then perhaps now is |
| READ? Something that was not as painful as reading, | | | | the time to try something different. Instead of |
| something that you could see and measure progress | | | | continuing the agony (and possible insanity) of |
| in and something that the child could walk away from | | | | repeating the task over and over and over, why not |
| saying, "I can do this!"Train The Right Things | | | | take time out for a few months and train the skills that |
| The old story of the two axeman is applicable here. | | | | they need to do the job. If you do this, I guarantee that |
| Remember the story of how one kept chopping wood, | | | | the process of learning to read will be far easier, and |
| kept trying longer and longer and yet day after day he | | | | you and your child will be far less frustrated. How Do I |
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| time to take a break and sharpen the axe! | | | | perform on my child patience, including tests for focus, |
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| Vision is the dominant sense, with over 80% of all | | | | over expecting a different result. Take a little time out |
| information in the classroom coming in through the | | | | of the grind of remedial reading to train and sharpen |
| visual system. So, it makes sense that, if we train | | | | the skills which will increase the learning ability of your |
| these skills to be more effective, we can make the | | | | child. |
| process of learning to read far easier. | | | | |