Before Vision Therapy:
Finley struggled with learning to read in first grade. She wrote many letters and numbers backwards and in the wrong order. Her teacher shared her concerns at the fall parent teacher conference, telling us that she had not had a student with so many reversals in her 30 years of teaching. She along with AEA, suggested dyslexia testing. There we learned it was most likely an eye teaming issue and she was referred to Dr. Oakland.
After Vision Therapy:
The improvement Finley has made is just incredible. The exercises taught her how to use her eyes together and the focus on internalizing left vs right had made a huge impact. She is now going into second grade able to read, comprehend, and almost reading at the appropriate speed. More importantly, she doesn’t get frustrated and she actually enjoys reading! The work Alyssa has done with her has made such a difference, and we will miss her!
~Mellany Risdal