As you know, Natalie was diagnosed with vision convergence issues this past summer. We've been working on doing eye exercises daily, although I'll admit we probably never succeeded in doing them that often. In her prime (for about 6 weeks this fall), Natalie was doing eye exercises 3-4 times a week, sometimes twice a day.
The good news is that Natalie's reading comprehension went from 85% in September to 96% in November, just six weeks later. But because this can be a life-long weakness, I tried to come up with some games that help eyes work as a team for Natalie to work into her every day play time. I'll add to this as I can, but for now here's the start on "The List":
Games for Every Day:
- Mazes
- Word Searches
- Chess
- Checkers
- Object searches or “I Spy” books
- Battleship
- Memory
- Badgammon
- Tennis
- Table Tennis
- Ball connected to paddle
- Dominoes
- Sequence/Sequence Jr.
Games for the computer:
Mystery Search Game: (Warning: this site is for all ages. I can't account for the ads that may appear. I plan to supervise Natalie on this page.)
http://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle-games/mysterycasefileshuntsville.jsp
Hightlights Magazine Online - Including object search puzzles and matching games:
http://www.highlightskids.com/
My giant and I met in high school and have been married for over a decade. I cannot imagine living my life with anyone else.
Natalie is the typical first child - she loves to manage everyone including her parents and complete strangers. She collects things - anything really - and enjoys organizing and rearranging the contents of her drawers and shelves on nearly a daily basis. She is extremely sweet, rules-oriented, and loves giving people parting gifts to remember her by.
If anyone was made to be an Egyptian princess, it is our Ainsley. She loves being carried around and rubbed. She is an extremely happy child who seems to be singing 24/7 and will ham it up for a laugh.
Ryan is our miracle baby. We were told at 12 wks. in utero that he would never make it to 20 weeks. He was born with Pentalogy of Cantrell which includes ectopia cordis, omphalocele, herniated diaphragm, sternal cleft, and ventricular septal defect (VSD). Additionally, he has a missing PDA, pulmonary atresia, hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS), and a cor triatriatum membrane in his heart. To read his full story, click on the labels Baby Boy (before birth story) and Ryan (since birth story).




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