Planning meeting on May 10, 2005
Interest in the VIP program continues to grow and I am receiving applications for the pilot school effort each day. I had a wonderful meeting with Dr. Stephen Miller with COVD two weeks ago where we discussed the project and he provided me a greater understanding of COVD and optometrist training. Later in the day I had the chance to meet with Dr. Ralph Garzia with UMSL and discussed the evaluation of the project. We are hopeful that we can involve various departments of UMSL so we can have a well structured, meaningful evaluation.
As part of these conversations, I realized that the next step in building training for teachers is to have your input into the key pieces of the screening. The goal of V.I.P. is to train individuals to become vision screeners in Missouri schools. These screeners will conduct a quick, less than 10 minute, screening of a child to determine if there is a vision challenge. The screener will refer the child with possible problems to an optometrist for evaluation. If the student has a vision problem the doctor will work with the child, parents and teachers to develop a process to help improve the child’s vision. Here at SuccessLink, we will also work with teachers so they understand what vision is and how they can help all their students in this area.
The teachers who have been screening students are using the following tests in their screening process:
Wolf Eye tracking using an opaque occluder
Saccadic movement using two wands
Near point of convergence
Cover test of one eye to watch the eyes response.
The Gessell Incomplete man
The Standardized Copy Form Test and grade it for age appropriate level.
Look for unusual eye movement, squinting, tilting of the head, etc.
Quick questionnaire for the parents and, if applicable, the teacher designed to spot visual and visual perceptual risk.
Toward the goal of finalizing our screening process, I would like to invite you to a meeting in our conference room on May 10th from 10:00 – 3:00.
My two priorities for this meeting are first: will these tests provide the procedure to identify children with vision problems? And second: how should these tests be conducted to insure that all the screeners are doing the test in a consistent and accurate manner.
As part of these conversations, I realized that the next step in building training for teachers is to have your input into the key pieces of the screening. The goal of V.I.P. is to train individuals to become vision screeners in Missouri schools. These screeners will conduct a quick, less than 10 minute, screening of a child to determine if there is a vision challenge. The screener will refer the child with possible problems to an optometrist for evaluation. If the student has a vision problem the doctor will work with the child, parents and teachers to develop a process to help improve the child’s vision. Here at SuccessLink, we will also work with teachers so they understand what vision is and how they can help all their students in this area.
The teachers who have been screening students are using the following tests in their screening process:
Wolf Eye tracking using an opaque occluder
Saccadic movement using two wands
Near point of convergence
Cover test of one eye to watch the eyes response.
The Gessell Incomplete man
The Standardized Copy Form Test and grade it for age appropriate level.
Look for unusual eye movement, squinting, tilting of the head, etc.
Quick questionnaire for the parents and, if applicable, the teacher designed to spot visual and visual perceptual risk.
Toward the goal of finalizing our screening process, I would like to invite you to a meeting in our conference room on May 10th from 10:00 – 3:00.
My two priorities for this meeting are first: will these tests provide the procedure to identify children with vision problems? And second: how should these tests be conducted to insure that all the screeners are doing the test in a consistent and accurate manner.
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