Lynn F. Hellerstein, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO [email protected] 303-850-9499 Visual Processing: Improve Academic Success, Increase

Lynn F. Hellerstein, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO

[email protected]

303-850-9499

www.LynnHellerstein.com

Visual Processing:

Improve Academic Success, Increase Sports Performance

& Build Confidence

Developmental Optometrist

Speaker

Author

Centennial, CO

ObjectivesDefine vision – how it develops & impacts

learning

Identify the signs/symptoms of visual problems

Experience & learn how to visualize

Describe effective brain-based visual strategies

Implement The See It. Say It. Do It! Process for improving academics & sports

© 2010 HiClear Publishing, LLC

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VISUAL STRESS

Did You Know?

is NOT perfect vision

Did You Know?

1 of 4 kids have _____ problems

(Prevent Blindness)

Did You Know?

of children with learning problems have visual problems

(AOA)

Did You Know?

of learning is visual

Did You Know?

More than ____ visual skills are needed for learning & reading

More than 15 visual skills are needed for learning & reading

Did You Know?

million kids haven’t had a vision exam for school

18 million kids haven’t had a vision exam for school

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Helping infants to establish a lifetime of

healthy vision

www.InfantSee.com

http://www.infantsee.com/


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3 Responses to

Visual Stress

1. Physical changes

2. “Force” to do work- decrease performance

3. Avoidance

Do You See It?

3 Responses to

Visual Stress

1. Physical changes

2. “Force” to do work- decrease performance

3. Avoidance


Visualization

What Is It?

Imagine This …

VisualizationAwaken the unsuspected dimension

within yourself through contact with

your outer and inner visual worlds

Emily LyonsHow to Use Your Power of Visualization

OEP:1987

VisualizationAnyone can visualize

Does not require belief in specific religious or spiritual entity

Multi-sensory imagery

Can be enhanced

Elliot Forrest, OD/ Visual Imagery: An Optometric Approach. OEP:1981

VisualizationThe ability to imagine, sense,

become aware of, move, manipulate &

expand the pictures

in your “mind’s eye”

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Visualization& the feelings or senses in your body,

thereby developing

new perspectives and creativity.


Why is Visualization Important?

Very Powerful

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Visualization Ah-has!

I ______________

Visualization Probe

Is imagery ability present?

Can it be conjured up on demand?

Can it be changed?

Visualization Probe

Utilized for nonverbal tasks?

Utilized for language tasks

(reading, spelling)?

Visualization Difficulties

• _________

• _________

• _________

• _________

• _________

• _________

Imagery LanguageVISUAL IMAGERY• __________• __________• __________• __________

OTHER SENSES• ___________• ___________• ___________• ___________

I Don’t See It!

It’s black!

Neuroplasticity Research

Our brain is a dynamic system that has the capability of significant

growth.

Rudraprosad Chakraborty, M.D. J Indian Med Assoc 2007;105(9)

Research Same parts of the brain light up

on an MRIlooking at an actual object,

or imagining the same object in their mind

Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind by Dr. Joe Dispenza, 2007

“What the Bleep”http://www.drjoedispenza.com

Brain Rules Dr. John Medina

VISION trumps all other senses

WE SEE WITH OUR

________________________

Neuroplasticity

Neurons that fire together,

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Practice Makes

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Brain Based Visual Strategies for Kids

• Lenses & prisms- impact on seeing, focusing, eye teaming, visual spatial

• Optometric vision therapy• Collaboration with other therapists,

educators & professionals• Visual processing skills in the classroom,

therapy or home

What’s the Solution?

LENSES AND P

RISMS

What’s the Solution?

Where’s The Research?

Vision Therapy Studies

• CITT Study- Mitchell Scheiman O.D. Randomized clinical trial of treatments for

symptomatic CI in children. Arch Opthalmol 2008 Oct;126(1):1336-49

• Amblyopia Research (PEDIG) Randomized trial of treatment of amblyopia

in children aged 7-17. Arch Ophthalmol 2005 Apr;123(4):437-47

Research

“Research shows that adults do, in fact, exhibit neuroplasticity. You

can use this innate ability to treat a variety of visual system disorders.”

Dominick M. Maino, O.D., M.Ed.

Review Optometry (1/09)

Ocular Motor, Binocular, Accommodative

Collaboration with Other Therapists, Educators

Visual Information Processing Strategies for

School & Home

Parquetry Blocks

Home Games

Is Vision Therapy Just for Kids?

Visualization Process

RelaxBreathe

Build awareness



SAFE PLACE


Relax

BreatheBuild awareness


Breathing


Relax

Breathe

Build awareness

Awareness

Observation without judgment

Your Thoughts

__________________

__________________

__________________

Declaration

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

DeclarationsInspired____________________________________________________________________________________

Negative ______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

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Work

Harder

Work

______________

SUMMARYVisualize a scenario

Create a declaration

State it clearly and with power

Use movement when saying the declaration

Practice it daily

_________________

_________________

_________________

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What’s Your Excuse?

What Are Your Fears?

FEAR

Stops you from taking action

Criticizing fuels fear

The drive to be perfect interferes with freedom and openness to learning

Imperfect action is always a winner over

perfect inaction

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Ta-Dah!Transformation

Moving from where you are now to where

you would like to be

Taking continual steps in your life’s journey

It’s when goals are accomplished & dreams are realized

Breath of Joy

ObjectivesDefine vision – how it develops & impacts learning



Describe effective vision solutions

Implement The See It. Say It. Do It! Process (Visualize, declare take action) for improving academics & sports

VisualizationImplemented In

• Education• Sports• Business• Healthcare• Personal Growth

Step-By-Step Visual Strategies to Improve:

• Learning–Reading–Spelling–Creative writing– Math

• Decrease test anxiety

• Build Confidence

For Learning

If I can’t picture it,

I can’t understand it

“… students learn to do visualizations,

deliberately recalling in detail a place where they felt

happy, calm, and safe.”

Dr. Judith Willis

Purpose of Reading

The purpose of reading is to

get the picture in the writer’s head

into the reader's head.

Steve Ingersoll, OD

Reading ProblemsVisual or Language?

Reading Complex Task

• Decoding– Read single words in isolation– Individual speech sounds are represented

by symbols or letter

• Sight word recognition– I, can, the, to, a, my, you

Reading Complex Task

• Comprehension– Understanding what you read

• Fluency– Speed, time

Reading Fluency

Good visual efficiency skills

Know all the words on the page

Read an easy book together

Reading Fluency

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How Do You Feel When You Read?

Reading Review

Make a

Movie

In Your Mind

Visualization: Spelling


PlayPaly

Spelling Summary

See the picture in your mind

Take a “picture” of the word in your mind

Describe the picture

Write the word

I don’t get it!

Sean is so quick in figuring things out in his head.

When it comes to

timed math tests,

He just blows it!

Math Problems

Can’t remember math facts

Poor on timed tests

Can’t read instructions or story problems

Math ProblemsErrors because of misaligned columns

Inverts numbers

Can’t understand basics of shape, size, or form

It’s TOO HARD!

Math Facts

Math Facts

Misaligns Columns


I Hate Writing!

Creative Writing

Writing Rules

Write about your

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Let it_________

How Do You Do On Timed Tests or Deadlines?

VOTE

• No problem• I freak out• I’m the last one done• I avoid the task

Stress

Timed Test Anxiety

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Adaptations• Working distance• Posture• Lighting• Contrast• Reduce demands• Pencil grips

• Enlarge, better grip

• Visualization• Reinforce

w/multi-sensory• Chunk it down• Markers

Sure Ways to Complete Homework

• Establish a time and place f or homework. • Together, create a working space, f ree of distractions. • Turn off the TV. • Make an organizational chart. Commitment f or f ollow-through for you and your child is important. Review Chapter 5, Do I t!, f or organizational chart templates. Rewards based on chart results are of ten helpful. • Remember, it’s his homework, not yours. • His job is to do the work and f ace the consequences if he f ails to do what’s expected. You need to determine ahead of time what the consequences will be if he doesn’t do the work. Don’t spring a surprise.

For Sports &

Performance

Reprinted with permission from See It. Say It. Do It! HiClear

Publishing, LLC 2010

Ready, Set, Go for Sports Preparation

Practice visualizing at home or at your sports activity

• Visualize using a lot of detail: color, size, shape, f orm. The more the detail, the more real the experience seems (See I t!). • I nclude other sensory systems especially hearing and touching/ f eeling— even the smell of the surroundings. • I nclude movement and motion (running, walking, jumping). • Go through specific action sequences. • Envision alternatives—if you f alter, how do you recover? • Be aware of other things around you (people, field, lighting). • State your declaration loud and clearly (Say I t!). • Practice f requently (Do I t!). • Breathe! • Relax. • Have f un. I t’s as easy as 1,2, 3 ... Ready Set, Go! Dr. H’s

Performance

For Business

“Your ability to visualize your dreams will serve as a catalyst in their creation”.

Jack Canfield

Business-Career

Hold dreams/goals in your attention

Perception shifts (resources/opportunities)

Creativity expands

Motivation increases

For Healthcare

Healthcare

Guided imagery can help you use the full range of your body’s

healing capacity.

HealthLetter.MayoClinic.com

January 2008

For Personal Growth

Personal Growth

Thanks to Deborah Sandella Ph.D. www.innermagician.com

“Change the way you look at things

and the things you

look at change”

Wayne Dyer

When I use the strategies of breathing, relaxation and

safe place I stop judging myself.

My stress level and anxiety decrease enormously.

4th yr. Extern

See It – Say It or Do It =

Do It – See It or Say It =

See It + Say It + Do It! =

What would you do

if you knew you would be

outrageously successful?

Does Your Inner Vision Match Your Outer Vision?

How Do You Get More Info?


www.covd.org

www.aoa.org

www.infantsee.com

REVIEWDefine vision – how it develops & impacts

learning





It’s Time!

Make a difference for:Yourself

Your kids

Your students

[email protected]

303-850-9499


Developmental Optometrist

Speaker

Author

Centennial, CO

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Lynn F. Hellerstein, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO

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Lynn F. Hellerstein, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO [email protected] 303-850-9499 Visual Processing: Improve Academic Success, Increase