There is more about children’s sight than meets the eye. Vizavance has been protecting and improving children’s education through vision since 1965, and we have been the only nonprofit organization in Oklahoma that have been helping schools make sure that the student’s vision will not obstruct their development. With more than 50 years of serving the community, Vizavance has seen the great impact eyesight can have on schoolchildren.
With that said, here are a few facts about the windows of your soul.
Facts About Eyesight in Your Children’s Education
Your children’s eyes are immensely important for your child’s education. Eyesight contributes to almost 85% of total knowledge. The importance about eyesight is not only due to how much of a big factor it is in learning, but also because a sizeable number of children (and adults too) learn more through seeing.
65% of the population are visual learners, according to the Social Science Research Network. But that is not all since communication is largely nonverbal. 93% of human communication is through vision, with 85% of which is body language and 8% facial expressions. Also, people remember 20% of what they read but remember 80% of what they see, which is a big reason why graphic learning is effective as compared to just reading.
Because visual learning is so important, students who have trouble seeing may have issues with their grades. They also may not tell anyone that they are having trouble seeing the board or other areas of the classroom when in fact there’s more to the situation than just not excelling at their work.
The Reality in the World
Eyesight is important and everyone can see that. However, diminishing and even losing vision is becoming a real growing concern. In 2015, there are approximately 61,739 children in the United States who are legally blind, which grew from 60,393 children in 2014, as reported by the American Foundation for the blind.
The Vision Council of America and a Johnson and Johnson Study, both in 2006, found out that 1 in 4 school children have problems with their eyesight. The World Health Organization also reported that there are 19 million children worldwide who have a visual impairment. 12 million of those have impairments due to refractive errors, which can be diagnosed and improved without difficulty.
Vizavance is and will always be fighting untiringly for the vision of schoolchildren, but we can only do so much. Help us reach out to more children by asking your school to have us do vision screenings. Our screeners are certified by the state and we provide immediate feedback. You can offer this amazing service to your students to assist them in making sure they have every possibility to succeed with their schoolwork. Our team is working to help reduce vision issues among the students of today and help them to succeed in all they do. Join us in our fight against visual impairment and together, we can help our children see how bright the future is.
