 |
|
|
80% of what a child learns in a normal classroom setting is visual.
1 in 4 school children has a vision impairment significant enough to affect learning. |
Auditory learning accounts for 75% of a child's normal school day.
15% of elementary students have some degree of hearing loss. |
Because vision and hearing play a critical role in a child's success at school, MEDARVA and Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic have teamed up to bring the W.H.E.E.L.S. Kindergarten Readiness Program to area 4-year-old preschool programs as a resource to help assess kindergarten readiness for students by screening their vision and hearing.
W.H.E.E.L.S. Kindergarten Readiness Program is a mobile vision and hearing screening initiative for preschools that includes educational components for students, parents, and teachers on the importance of starting school with all of the benefits of healthy vision and hearing.
The program serves pre-kindergarten students in the
Greater Richmond Area.
Click Here to view participating schools.
W.H.E.E.L.S. Kindergarten Readiness Program is a mobile vision and hearing screening initiative for preschools that includes educational components for students, parents, and teachers on the importance of starting school with all of the benefits of healthy vision and hearing.
The program serves pre-kindergarten students in the
Greater Richmond Area.
Click Here to view participating schools.
|
Thanks to the generous support of the Medarva Healthcare Foundation, the W.H.E.E.L.S. Kindergarten Readiness Program is provided free of charge to participating schools. Schools are provided with a variety of materials to help promote their school's dedication to addressing all aspects of kindergarten readiness.
The non-invasive screenings are conducted at area preschools by our trained and credentialed program staff, using the latest in screening technology to perform quick and effective screenings on the students. The advanced technology means that students do not have to verbally or physically respond to any visual or auditory commands as part of the screening process, which helps to provide more reliable results. Screening results are provided for parents on the day of service on a detailed certificate that indicates the screening parameters and outcomes. |
plusoptiX (R) Vision Screener
WelchAllyn OAE Hearing Screener
|
|
View our short informational video about the W.H.E.E.L.S. Kindergarten Readiness Program
|
|
|
W.H.E.E.L.S. was developed in 2010 in cooperation with MEDARVA Healthcare Foundation, the signature funder of our W.H.E.E.L.S. program. MEDARVA continues to support the Kindergarten Readiness initiative, serving thousands of Richmond Area preschool children each year and helping to prepare them to enter kindergarten with all of the benefits of their healthy vision and hearing.
|
Partner Access
Password Required
Password Required
