A training program for elementary school teachers. Optometrist-teacher communications

Communication between optometrists and teachers is critical to optometric involvement in interdisciplinary team approaches to learning disabilities. The classroom teacher may be a prime source of referrals to the general optometrist as well as the vision development specialist. Optometry's contribution to classroom learning cannot be fully realized without sound optometrist-teacher communication. The basic design of a training program to enhance optometrist-teacher communications is presented in this paper. The individual optometrist may modify and supplement the program to suit the special needs of the teachers involved.