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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that 1 in 5 children enrolled in Head Start programs have an undiagnosed and untreated vision disorder, which can interfere with learning. Join this webinar to learn more about how staff and families can be empowered partners in children’s vision and eye health. Discover strategies to help families learn about the importance of the best vision possible for every child. Learn about vision screening, scheduling and attending an eye examination, making referrals, and following a treatment plan.

The webinar will demonstrate how to use Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers. This free, online resource includes a scripted PowerPoint presentation with handouts, invitation templates, and fun games to run your own vision education session for the families you serve. Families often say one reason they don’t schedule an eye exam after a vision screening referral is that they didn’t know the importance of good vision for learning. The Small Steps for Big Vision toolkit will help remove this barrier to vision care.

This webinar will be offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

Key Topics
Topics for the webinar include:

• Identifying materials in the toolkit that will help families:
• Have a better understanding of the importance of good vision for their child’s ability to learn
• Understand the importance of a follow-up eye examination and receiving ongoing eye care after a screening referral
• Describing games that can be used with families to teach them about children’s vision
• Empowering family members with resources on the importance of caring for their own vision

Target Audience
This webinar will benefit:

• Head Start and Early Head Start program leaders, managers, staff, and administrators
• Head Start national and regional TTA staff
• Head Start Collaboration Office directors

Related Resources
Explore related resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) to learn more.

• Vision Screening
• Vision Screening Fact Sheet
• Vision Screening and Eye Health for Toddlers in Head Start Programs