Reading is an instrumental part of your child’s ability to learn. In order to write complete sentences or do mathematical problems, a child must first be able to understand what is on the page in front of them. If your child is suffering from vision problems, it may be drastically interfering with their ability to learn.
Types of Vision Problems
There are several types of vision problems, all of which can affect your child’s ability to read, write and succeed in the classroom in different ways. The following are some common vision problems that children may suffer form.
Refractive Errors. Children and adults with a refractive error have an irregularly shaped cornea that does not bend light properly. This leads to images appearing blurry. Refractive vision problems include farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. If your child holds a book very close to their eyes or squints when trying to read, they may be suffering from a refractive vision problem. If children with refractive errors cannot properly see the chalkboard or a book in front of them, learning becomes difficult — especially if the refractive error goes undiagnosed.
Functional Vision Problems. These refer to problems affecting the way that the eye and brain work together. When neurological control of certain eye functions fail, problems in eye teaming (binocularity), accommodation (i.e., the ability of the eye to change optical power to focus on an object at different distances), hand-eye coordination, peripheral vision or fine eye movements (which are necessary for reading) may occur. A child with a functional vision problem may spend the majority of their time simply trying to focus on a written word instead of comprehending what is being described in the text.
Perceptual Vision Problems. Perceptual vision problems are characterized by difficulty understanding and identifying what one sees and judging the importance of it. Another characteristic of a perceptual vision problem is difficulty relating an image to information that has been stored in the brain. For example, children with perceptual vision problems may not recognize a word that they have already seen, making learning difficult for the child.
If you think that your child may be suffering from a vision problem that is affecting their ability to learn, contact us for help.
Kusoma ni sehemu muhimu ya uwezo wa mtoto wako wa kujifunza. Ili kuandika sentensi kamili au kufanya matatizo ya hisabati, mtoto lazima kwanza awe na uwezo wa kuelewa kile kilicho kwenye ukurasa ulio mbele yake. Ikiwa mtoto wako ana matatizo ya kuona, huenda ikawa vigumu sana kwake kujifunza. Kuna aina kadhaa za matatizo ya maono, ambayo yote yanaweza kuathiri uwezo wa mtoto wako wa kusoma, kuandika na kufanikiwa darasani kwa njia tofauti. Yafuatayo ni baadhi ya matatizo ya kawaida ya maono ambayo watoto wanaweza kuteseka. Makosa ya Refractive. Watoto na watu wazima walio na kasoro ya kupotosha huona kwamba pembe za pembe hazipotosha vizuri. Hilo husababisha picha zionekane kuwa zisizo wazi. Matatizo ya maono ya refractive ni pamoja na farsightedness, nearsightedness na astigmatism. Ikiwa mtoto wako anashikilia kitabu karibu sana na macho yake au anapofungua macho yake wakati wa kujaribu kusoma, huenda akawa na tatizo la kuona kwa njia isiyo ya kawaida. Ikiwa watoto wenye kasoro za kupotosha hawawezi kuona vizuri ubao au kitabu kilicho mbele yao, kujifunza huwa vigumu - hasa ikiwa kasoro ya kupotosha haijagunduliwa. Matatizo ya Maono ya Kazi. Hizi hurejezea matatizo yanayoathiri jinsi jicho na ubongo vinavyofanya kazi pamoja. Wakati udhibiti wa neva wa kazi fulani za jicho unashindwa, matatizo katika ushirikiano wa jicho (binocularity), malezi (yaani, uwezo wa jicho kubadilisha nguvu ya macho ili kuzingatia kitu katika umbali tofauti), uratibu wa jicho na mkono, maono ya pembeni au harakati nzuri za jicho (ambazo ni muhimu kwa kusoma) zinaweza kutokea. Mtoto mwenye tatizo la kuona anaweza kutumia muda mwingi akijaribu tu kukazia fikira neno lililoandikwa badala ya kuelewa kile kinachokuwa kimeelezwa. Matatizo ya Maono ya Uwezo. Matatizo ya maono ya utambuzi ni sifa ya ugumu wa kuelewa na kutambua kile mtu anaona na kuhukumu umuhimu wake. Ugonjwa wa kuona kwa njia ya ufahamu unaonyesha kwamba mtu hawezi kuunganisha picha na habari iliyohifadhiwa katika ubongo. Kwa mfano, watoto wenye matatizo ya kuona huenda wasiitambue neno ambalo tayari wameona, na hivyo kufanya iwe vigumu kwa mtoto huyo kujifunza. Ikiwa unafikiri mtoto wako ana tatizo la kuona ambalo linaathiri uwezo wake wa kujifunza, wasiliana nasi kwa msaada.