Kindergarten children in Halton Schools are able to participate in the Eye See…Eye Learn program.
The Eye See…Eye Learn program was developed to raise awareness among parents of the importance of having their children’s eyes checked before starting school.
Children, who cannot see the board, focus on a picture or follow words in a book may struggle to achieve their full learning potential. Vision problems can also impact their hand-eye coordination for physical activities and even impact their social development. In fact, 80 percent of learning comes directly through vision.
The Ontario Association of Optometrists recognizes the important link between eye health and learning, and recommends comprehensive eye examinations for all children entering kindergarten. The Eye See…Eye Learn program will help make sure our kindergarten students get the best start to learning.
Entry forms are distributed only through kindergarten teachers and are non-transferrable to other children.
Participating children who require a pair of glasses with receive them free of charge courtesy of our participating industry sponsors Bo Optik and HOYA Vision Care.
Vision and Learning
Good vision is an important part of learning...
•80% of classroom learning is done through the eyes
•1 in 6 children have some form of vision problem
•Children with poor vision often find it difficult to focus on their work and may be misdiagnosed as having a learning or behavioural disability
•Good vision is vital to developing skills such as reading, copying and hand eye coordination
Regular eye examinations can identify health problems and conditions such as a turned or lazy eye. These conditions may be treated successfully if they are found early in a child’s life.
Children rarely complain of vision problems, or are even aware of them. Most children believe everyone sees the world like they do.
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