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1. If this is for you
2. How Much Does it Cost
3. How Do I Get Trained
4. How Do I Get Students
5. How much Will I earn from My Students
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Near Point Acuity
From "The Roadmap From Reading Failure to Success" by Kathy Johnson, Pyramid of Potential
To be published December, 2014
Near point acuity is the ability to see clearly when something is close to your eyes, for example, reading a book. If
the acuity is poor, print will appear blurry. Obviously, this is very important for seeing the words on a page, and it
could cause reading failure. Yet, believe it or not, in most states in the United States, it is not tested. I have had a
couple of clients come in for an assessment wearing glasses. The mother mentions that the child was in remedial
reading for a couple of years before someone asked if they had ever had their eyes checked. As simple as that,
glasses helped!
Why then, did it take so long? Mostly because most of us assume that the pediatrician or Kindergarten screening
checks for vision. Yes, they do, but usually only for distance acuity. When we are 20 feet away from the chart, and
our vision is 20-20, it means that our eyes can see the chart clearly, and that we would be able to see the board
clearly. This is completely different than the ability to read a book.
To read full excerpt Click Here Click Here
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- It must engage and exercise a core brain-based capacity or neural circuit identified to be relevant to real-life outcomes, such as executive attention, working memory, speed of processing and emotional regulation, as well as others discussed throughout the interviews with scientists in this book. Many supposed "brain training" games fail to provide any actual "brain training" because they were never really designed to target specific and relevant brain functions.
- It must target a performance bottleneck - otherwise it is an exercise in vanity similar to building the largest biceps in town while neglecting the rest of the body. A critical question to ask is: Which brain function do I need to optimize? With physical fitness, effective training begins with a target in mind: Is the goal to train abdominal muscles? Biceps? Cardio capacity? So it goes for brain fitness, where the question becomes: Is the goal to optimize driving-related cognitive skills? Concentration? Memory? Regulating stress and emotions? The choice of a technique or technology should be driven by your goal. For instance, if you need to train your executive functions but use a program designed to enhance speed of processing, you may well conclude that this program does not "work." But this program may work for somebody whose bottleneck is speed of processing (as often happens in older adults).
- A minimum "dose" of 15 hours total per targeted brain function, performed over 8 weeks or less, is necessary for real improvement. Training only a few hours across a wide variety of brain functions, such as in the "BBC brain training" experiment, should not be expected to trigger real-world benefits, in the same way that going to the gym a couple times per month and doing an assortment of undirected exercises cannot be expected to result in increased muscle strength and physical fitness.
- Training must adapt to performance, require effortful attention, and increase in difficulty. This is a key advantage of computerized "brain training" over pen-and-paper-based activities. Think about the number of hours you have spent doing crossword or Sudoku puzzles, or mastering any new subject for that matter, in a way that was either too easy for you and became boring or way too difficult and became frustrating. Interactive training has the capacity to constantly monitor your level of performance and adapt accordingly.
- Continued practice is required for continued benefits. Just as you wouldn't expect to derive lifelong benefits from running a few hours this month, and then not exercising ever again, you shouldn't expect lifelong benefits from a one-time brain training activity. Remember that "cells that fire together wire together" - while the minimum dose described above may act as a threshold to start seeing some benefits, continued practice, either at a reduced number of hours or as a periodic "booster," is a final condition for transfer to real-world benefits over time.
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Kathy Johnson, MS Ed
kjohnson@pyramidofpotential.com
Bob Johnson bobjohnson@pyramidofpotential.com
Pyramid of Potential 245 Washington St #3369 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-260-3937
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Where's Kathy?
It is now time to set up your professional development at your school - Kathy is available for many dates this Fall! Call now to secure YOUR date! Below are the upcoming workshops that Kathy Johnson is giving. If she is not coming to your area, why not hire her for your next professional development? Kathy Johnson is speaking at the following conferences. More information can be found at https://www.njcd.org/specialedconference/
 NEW YORK "Maybe We Should Teach the Way They Learn"
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:00am-4:00pm
New York, NY
FLORIDA "Supporting ALL Diverse Learners in the Classroom"
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 8:00am-4:00pm
Coconut Creek, FL NEW JERSEY "Towards Successful Inclusive Classroom Environments"
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 12:00pm through Monday, February 9, 2015 at 5:30pm
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Monday, December 08, 2014 in BUFFALO, NY
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 11/18/2014 **
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Tuesday, December 09, 2014 in ROCHESTER, NY
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 11/19/2014 **
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in SYRACUSE, NY
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 11/20/2014 **
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 in MERRILLVILLE, IN
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 1/8/2015 **
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Thursday, January 29, 2015 in FORT WAYNE, IN
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 1/9/2015 **
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Friday, January 30, 2015 in CARMEL, IN
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 1/10/2015 **
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in MISSOULA, MT
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 2/5/2015 **
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 in BUTTE, MT
Speaker: KATHY JOHNSON, MS ED
Early Registration: $189.99
** Early Registration Prices Available Until 2/6/2015 **
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If you aren't near any of these on-site professional development conferences, consider the following:
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & Dysgraphia: An Integrated Approach Price: $169.99 Author: Kathy Johnson, MS Ed. Format: DVD |
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