http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/ An unedited discussion on my dyslexia, ADD, and my child's Cerebral Palsy Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/comment-page-1/#comment-393 admin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:17:22 +0000 http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=270#comment-393 Mel, Thanks so much for this great feedback and advice. Things are crazy right now with the new baby and planning for Rhizotomy. I should now be able to respond to comment more quickly as I've learned how to feed the baby and get him to sleep a little. Mel, Thanks so much for this great feedback and advice. Things are crazy right now with the new baby and planning for Rhizotomy. I should now be able to respond to comment more quickly as I’ve learned how to feed the baby and get him to sleep a little.

]]> http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/comment-page-1/#comment-639 admin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:17:00 +0000 http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=270#comment-639 Mel, Thanks so much for this great feedback and advice. Things are crazy right now with the new baby and planning for Rhizotomy. I should now be able to respond to comment more quickly as I've learned how to feed the baby and get him to sleep a little. Mel, Thanks so much for this great feedback and advice. Things are crazy right now with the new baby and planning for Rhizotomy. I should now be able to respond to comment more quickly as I’ve learned how to feed the baby and get him to sleep a little.

]]> http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Mel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:35:59 +0000 http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=270#comment-359 Hi There, I think we spoke to each other about SDR a short while ago. I somehow came across your blogs! Great work. The more I read the more I realize that your daughter and my son Andrew are alike! Andrew also has visual processing disorder. I wonder if it's the area of the brain that is affecting their motor control and visual perception. Andrew has the exact same problems as Haley. It's been really hard teaching him to read and he only gets frustrated. Andrew also does equine therapy and it has helped greatly and he loves it! One thing his instructor does is have him sitting on the horse with a tetherball hanging above him at eye level from a tree. She had him starting hitting the tetherball with both hands while wearing "Hulk" gloves that make smashing noises for encouragment. He had a really difficult time hitting the ball. that was last summer. This year he is able to hit the ball with bare fist with right then left on command continuously! It has made a huge difference in his hand/eye coordination. Something you could even do at home. Just hang a soft sided ball from the ceiling from a rope at her eye level. Ask her to hit the ball to go away from her... as it swings back to her, have her hit it again and again. At first she may be only able to hit it a few times under control. but eventually she will be able to listen to your commands and hit "right, left, left, right, duck" without a problem. It will increase her ability to track objects, coordination and improve her perceptual vision by having to watch the ball go away and come back closer to her. Hi There,
I think we spoke to each other about SDR a short while ago. I somehow came across your blogs! Great work. The more I read the more I realize that your daughter and my son Andrew are alike! Andrew also has visual processing disorder. I wonder if it’s the area of the brain that is affecting their motor control and visual perception. Andrew has the exact same problems as Haley. It’s been really hard teaching him to read and he only gets frustrated.
Andrew also does equine therapy and it has helped greatly and he loves it!
One thing his instructor does is have him sitting on the horse with a tetherball hanging above him at eye level from a tree. She had him starting hitting the tetherball with both hands while wearing “Hulk” gloves that make smashing noises for encouragment. He had a really difficult time hitting the ball. that was last summer. This year he is able to hit the ball with bare fist with right then left on command continuously! It has made a huge difference in his hand/eye coordination. Something you could even do at home. Just hang a soft sided ball from the ceiling from a rope at her eye level. Ask her to hit the ball to go away from her… as it swings back to her, have her hit it again and again. At first she may be only able to hit it a few times under control. but eventually she will be able to listen to your commands and hit “right, left, left, right, duck” without a problem. It will increase her ability to track objects, coordination and improve her perceptual vision by having to watch the ball go away and come back closer to her.

]]> http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Mel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:35:00 +0000 http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=270#comment-638 Hi There, I think we spoke to each other about SDR a short while ago. I somehow came across your blogs! Great work. The more I read the more I realize that your daughter and my son Andrew are alike! Andrew also has visual processing disorder. I wonder if it's the area of the brain that is affecting their motor control and visual perception. Andrew has the exact same problems as Haley. It's been really hard teaching him to read and he only gets frustrated. Andrew also does equine therapy and it has helped greatly and he loves it! One thing his instructor does is have him sitting on the horse with a tetherball hanging above him at eye level from a tree. She had him starting hitting the tetherball with both hands while wearing "Hulk" gloves that make smashing noises for encouragment. He had a really difficult time hitting the ball. that was last summer. This year he is able to hit the ball with bare fist with right then left on command continuously! It has made a huge difference in his hand/eye coordination. Something you could even do at home. Just hang a soft sided ball from the ceiling from a rope at her eye level. Ask her to hit the ball to go away from her... as it swings back to her, have her hit it again and again. At first she may be only able to hit it a few times under control. but eventually she will be able to listen to your commands and hit "right, left, left, right, duck" without a problem. It will increase her ability to track objects, coordination and improve her perceptual vision by having to watch the ball go away and come back closer to her. Hi There,
I think we spoke to each other about SDR a short while ago. I somehow came across your blogs! Great work. The more I read the more I realize that your daughter and my son Andrew are alike! Andrew also has visual processing disorder. I wonder if it’s the area of the brain that is affecting their motor control and visual perception. Andrew has the exact same problems as Haley. It’s been really hard teaching him to read and he only gets frustrated.
Andrew also does equine therapy and it has helped greatly and he loves it!
One thing his instructor does is have him sitting on the horse with a tetherball hanging above him at eye level from a tree. She had him starting hitting the tetherball with both hands while wearing “Hulk” gloves that make smashing noises for encouragment. He had a really difficult time hitting the ball. that was last summer. This year he is able to hit the ball with bare fist with right then left on command continuously! It has made a huge difference in his hand/eye coordination. Something you could even do at home. Just hang a soft sided ball from the ceiling from a rope at her eye level. Ask her to hit the ball to go away from her… as it swings back to her, have her hit it again and again. At first she may be only able to hit it a few times under control. but eventually she will be able to listen to your commands and hit “right, left, left, right, duck” without a problem. It will increase her ability to track objects, coordination and improve her perceptual vision by having to watch the ball go away and come back closer to her.

]]> http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Mark Pennington Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:40:25 +0000 http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=270#comment-332 Here is an informative article on the relationship between auditory and visual spelling strategies: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/spelling_vocabulary/visual-spelling-strategies/ Here is an informative article on the relationship between auditory and visual spelling strategies: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/spelling_vocabulary/visual-spelling-strategies/

]]> http://myspellingsucks.com/reading-sight-words-visual-processing/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Mark Pennington Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:40:00 +0000 http://myspellingsucks.com/?p=270#comment-637 Here is an informative article on the relationship between auditory and visual spelling strategies: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/spelling_vocabulary/visual-spelling-strategies/ Here is an informative article on the relationship between auditory and visual spelling strategies: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/spelling_vocabulary/visual-spelling-strategies/

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