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| This resource is now available at Peninsula Vision Care and may aid in diagnosing and therefore improving the literacy of struggling students. Call 743-5053 with questions, or to schedule a Visagraph Diagnostic Evaluation. |
Visagraph III
For many students, school is a continuous struggle due to academic
challenges or behavior disruptions. All too often, a child's inability to
progress in school is assumed to be the result of a learning disability or
an attention deficit disorder, when the problem might be caused -- at
least in part -- by a vision problem. In fact, vision disorders are the fourth
most common disability in the U.S., and, according to the American
Foundation for Vision Awareness, are the most prevalent handicapping
condition in childhood. As many as 8 to 12 million school age children
are at risk from undetected vision impairments. Parents and teachers
need to be aware that an undetected vision problem can prevent a child
from achieving at grade level or at the full level of abilities.
There are many components to any type of learning or visual disorder.
However, after a child reaches the third or fourth grades, almost every
academic task involves core reading skills. At this level, the child is
begins the process of reading to learn, rather than learning to read.
Impairment in reading ability can lead to frustration in many other areas.
Dr. Paul Filar of Peninsula Vision Care uses a tool called a Visagraph to
specifically and objectively quantify the relationship between eye
movement and reading fluency.
The Visagraph III is the culmination of over 70 years of eye-movement
recording and reading research. It is an objective measurement tool for
evaluating reading efficiency and fluency. Through the use of infra-red
sensors, an individual's oculo-motor activity is recorded while he or she
silently reads an appropriate text selection while wearing the Visagraph III
goggles. Following the reading, a brief series of questions determines
whether or not the patient reads with reasonable comprehension. In
minutes, a detailed analysis of an individual’s reading performance is
generated. The Visagraph III then provides a comparison of
measurements in relation to National Grade Level Normative Data, as
well as recommendations to improve reading capability. Below are
sample readings of aiming ability (divergence and convergence) and
fixations and regressions.
challenges or behavior disruptions. All too often, a child's inability to
progress in school is assumed to be the result of a learning disability or
an attention deficit disorder, when the problem might be caused -- at
least in part -- by a vision problem. In fact, vision disorders are the fourth
most common disability in the U.S., and, according to the American
Foundation for Vision Awareness, are the most prevalent handicapping
condition in childhood. As many as 8 to 12 million school age children
are at risk from undetected vision impairments. Parents and teachers
need to be aware that an undetected vision problem can prevent a child
from achieving at grade level or at the full level of abilities.
There are many components to any type of learning or visual disorder.
However, after a child reaches the third or fourth grades, almost every
academic task involves core reading skills. At this level, the child is
begins the process of reading to learn, rather than learning to read.
Impairment in reading ability can lead to frustration in many other areas.
Dr. Paul Filar of Peninsula Vision Care uses a tool called a Visagraph to
specifically and objectively quantify the relationship between eye
movement and reading fluency.
The Visagraph III is the culmination of over 70 years of eye-movement
recording and reading research. It is an objective measurement tool for
evaluating reading efficiency and fluency. Through the use of infra-red
sensors, an individual's oculo-motor activity is recorded while he or she
silently reads an appropriate text selection while wearing the Visagraph III
goggles. Following the reading, a brief series of questions determines
whether or not the patient reads with reasonable comprehension. In
minutes, a detailed analysis of an individual’s reading performance is
generated. The Visagraph III then provides a comparison of
measurements in relation to National Grade Level Normative Data, as
well as recommendations to improve reading capability. Below are
sample readings of aiming ability (divergence and convergence) and
fixations and regressions.
| Convergence |