Vision Intervention Program

Program from Learning Insights, a not for profit organization in Missouri, striving to screen children for vision problems, provide tutoring for them in schools, and refer the more severe cases to optometrist that look at vision from a broad perspective.

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Location: Holts Summit, Missouri, United States

Thursday, April 12, 2007

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Clear Correlation between vision challenges and low reading ability

During the 2006 – 2007 school year, 2,789 K – 3 students were screened for vision challenges. Screenings were conducted by school personnel who were trained and certified by the Vision Intervention Program. The students were divided into three categories, (1) screening score of 0-9, (2) screening score of 10-15, and (3) screening score of 15 & up. Students who scored in the second and third categories were considered to have vision challenges. Of the 2,789 screened; 1,215 students were found to have vision challenges. This represents 43.6% of the students. The program found a correlation to the vision challenges and the child’s ability to read.



A score of 0 – 9 shows the child doesn’t have vision challenges, scores of 10 – 14 indicate the child has some vision challenges, and scores 15 and above indicate more serious challenges. The chart above shows that students who have a vision challenge are also below their classmates in reading.