Binocular Saccadic Dysfunction - A Precursor to Dyslexia?

About the Book

This book talks about a laborious and frustrating journey investigating reading difficulties as a whole; scrutizing academic theories and practices; and, attempting to discern where these theories and practices appeared to be applicable in the "real world". We will also be looking for information where major disparities become glaring and prevalent within populations designated, typically, by school districts and associated service providers as "slow learners". Recognition of reading difficulties and associated causation has been attributed to, and by, education entities and their professional representatives statements range from the good, bad, and ugly e.g. "Let's find out why you're having problems"; "Reading isn't for wimps"; and, "The little bastards just need to read more". Indeed, to state that reading is a simple process, would be a classic untruth. Rather it is based on a designated and accepted hierarchy of developmental increments that can be represented by a typical pyramid configuration. Disruption and diminished mastery of any element depicted would, therefore, lead to diminished results. The "layers of the onion" are peeled back to a very basic level e.g. the intake of visual information and theoretical transfer of this information to the brain for interpretation.

About the Author

Mrs. Celestre, currently a Learning Specialist Consultant, has provided both direct instruction and specialized assessments to Regular Education (Ages Birth through Adult) and Special Needs populations in California and Hawaii for 35 years. She has attained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Botany, a Masters Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Special Education, an All But Dissertation (A.B.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction, and professional development in the areas of Special Education Law and psychological evaluation. She holds two LIFE California Teaching Credentials: a Standard Elementary Credential with Biological Science emphasis; and, a Community Colleges Instructor Credential. Her research efforts in the area of eye movement dysfunction and its associated effects on reading efficiency and proficiency has been conducted, predominantly, with collaboratives between administration, faculty, and students of the previously designated University of California/ Berkeley's School of Neuro-Optometry and various optometrists whose specialty is vision development. She would like to hear from readers through her web site www.elizabethcelestre.com and will value their critiques and insights.