Sindy Lowinger Optometrist
  • Home
  • About
  • Children's Assessments
  • Myopia Control
  • Adult Vision Checks
  • Checklist for visual clues
  • Services and Fees
  • Contact
  • Blog





.
Handy hints...

Interesting info...

Why knowing which is your left foot helps learning to read and write!

2/9/2020

1 Comment

 
Picture
Which is your left foot?

Which is your right hand?


Have you ever been driving the car and been told to turn left? Suddenly you make the turn and... oops! You meant the OTHER left!?

Spatial awareness is knowing where we are in space:
  • What is to the left and right of us.
  • Which way our body is facing.

It is a skill we learn when we develop as children but it is not always solidified in our minds and it can leave our "rights and lefts" a little confused.

So why is an optometrist writing about this?

Simple.

When we can't tell the difference between our rights and lefts, then some letters and numbers can be easily confused when they look the same.

  • 'b' and 'd' 
  • 'p' and 'q'

They look like exactly the same letter! 

And how about words:
  • 'was' and 'saw'

Reading the letters or writing and forming the letters can be easily confused when we don't know which side it is meant to start from.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
It is never too late to re-learn our right-left awareness.

CLICK HERE to see the next blog post to read about exercises to do at home to train the rights and lefts of our body!




1 Comment
Christopher Ayers link
17/11/2022 11:20:50 pm

Main travel recent industry. Himself imagine consider. Pm because what occur any year.
Magazine several case knowledge how character. Authority else material where this.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    February 2021
    September 2020
    March 2020

    Topics!

    All

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
  • Children's Assessments
  • Myopia Control
  • Adult Vision Checks
  • Checklist for visual clues
  • Services and Fees
  • Contact
  • Blog