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Join me for PuzzleArt Therapy Live Training in New York!

Hi everyone, We have just four days till our next PuzzleArt Therapy Training! PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program Brochure June 8 2014 – Register Early – Space Limited – Six Credit Hours of Education in Our Certification Program Held at: Long Island Vision Care Dr. Susan Fisher 1600 Stewart Avenue Corner Merrick Ave Suite 108 Westbury, NY 11590 Easy Free Parking See you soon! Alli Berman

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Tomorrow\’s PuzzleArt Training Agenda

Hi everyone, It’s not too late to register for our PuzzleArt Therapy Training! The event is Date: ТВА PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program Brochure June 8 2014 Full Day of Training: Fulfills Level One Requirement for the PuzzleArt™ Therapist Certification 9:00 – 9:15 Registration and Networking Bring business cards and prepare to connect to peers in Occupational Therapy and other fields. 9:15 -10:45 Overview: Visual Skills, Terminology and the PuzzleArt Checklist for Visual Skills Learn the developmental progression of visual skills necessary for success in the classroom or clinic. 10:45-11:00 Coffee break/snacks 11:00 -12:15 Introduction to PuzzleArt, the concepts and the PuzzleArt Therapy products Work with original hand painted PuzzleArt individually and in groups. 12:15 – 1:00 Lunch and Q&A for individual cases 1:00 -1:30 PuzzleArt Therapy System – Hands-on training w/Challenge Grids Engage with different PuzzleArt prod- ucts, paintings and strategies which help develop a variety of important perceptual skills. No art ability necessary. 1:30 -2:00 Practice our special sensory techniques. 2:00 -2:45 PuzzleArt Skill Builders and the proprioceptive differences for wall and table Learn how to use a variety of our different Skill Builders for near/far focus work, discrimination, tracking, coordination, sensory PuzzleArt Protocols, more. Explore Solo Play and Partner Play. 2:45 -3:30 Explore our Activity Books + Card Packs Learn some of the hundreds of activities. 3:30 – 3:45 Coffee break/snacks 3:45 -4:15 Tactile Play with Original PuzzleArt WallWorks and TableWorks Explore the colorful and fun original interactive art that is at the core of the PuzzleArt Therapy System. 4:15- 4:30 Summary / closing remarks See you tomorrow! Alli Berman

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Register for PuzzleArt Therapy Training at our Group Rate!

Hi everyone, Our next PuzzleArt Therapy Training is this coming Date: TBA. Lock in our group registration rate of $230 if you register three or more people! – Register Early – Space Limited – Six Credit Hours of Education in Our Certification Program held at: Long Island Vision Care Dr. Susan Fisher 1600 Stewart Avenue Corner Merrick Ave Suite 108 Westbury, NY 11590 Easy Free Parking PuzzleArtTM Therapy Training Program Create your best day, Alli Berman

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Reading – Avoid the Summer Slide

Summertime is packed with trips to the playground and the amusement park, but there is one ride you don’t want to find children on – the summer slide. The summer slide may sound like a carnival attraction, but the cute name hides a grim reality. Low-income students, despite making as much progress during the school year as their more affluent peers, lose ground in their reading skills over the summer months. This achievement gap was studied in depth by Johns Hopkins researchers, and  they felt the summer slide could be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities during elementary school.  These students lose as much as three months of reading comprehension over the summer. By the end of fifth grade, they are nearly three grade levels behind their peers. Study after study shows a direct correlation between poor reading ability and success in both school and life. This achievement gap can make the difference in whether students stay in school and go to college. Ultimately, poor reading ability can affect their communication skills, cause lower self-esteem, and result in lower average lifetime wages earned. The emotional, financial, intrapersonal, and interpersonal impact of poor reading ability cannot be overstated. Fortunately, the summer slide is avoidable! And in fact, with all of the extra time summer provides, summer is actually the perfect time to improve reading and oculomotor skills! FREE summer reading programs provide a great start for maintaining reading gains obtained during the school year, thereby avoiding the summer slide. This summer: Check with your local library or recreation center for free reading programs Read, log, and win with Pizza Hut’s Book It! Summer Reading Challenge Earn free books with Barnes and Noble’s Summer Reading Program Go on a Book Adventure with Sylvan to improve comprehension and win prizes But spending time reading is only one piece of the puzzle when the goal is to improve reading habits and ability. If a child has visual perceptual and sensory deficits, they may struggle as a reader and as a student. If a child is exhibiting signs that they are experiencing visual issues, such as sitting too close to the television or holding a book too close to their face, squinting, tilting their head to see better, rubbing their eyes even if they aren’t tired, or if they’re demonstrating difficulty with eye-hand-body coordination when playing a sport or riding a bike,  they may be experiencing a visual deficit. A behavioral optometrist can assess the child and help resolve any visual issues. Qualified behavioral optometrists can be found using the Locate a Doctor feature at the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) site. In order to find success in and out of the classroom, students with visual issues must be: Discovered and professionally diagnosed Made a part of the process in their own success Treated both professionally and in the home Retested professionally with alterations in their treatment if necessary Children need both basic and advanced reading skills to be successful in school and life. Help prepare them for their first (or next) year in school by following a daily summer reading program, having them evaluated by a behavioral optometrist if they might be experiencing a visual problem, and practice developing visual ability at home. But students want to relax in the summer! They want a break from doing work! How in the world can you get them to practice visual skills at home? This is where a crucial component comes into play – it has to be fun! A simple way to make learning fun is to turn the work into a game. In the PuzzleArt Therapy System, games and fun are built-in to the very design. While the products and exercises are all enjoyable and look deceptively simple, every level of products can help people of all ages with oculomotor, perceptual, and sensory challenges. It’s the best kind of learning – the kind you don’t realize you’re doing because you’re absorbed, challenged, and engaged! It’s learning that’s irresistible. Here is a Level One exercise from our PuzzleArt Alli Activity Books: Challenge Edition 1. Have your child  complete the entire activity every day for five days. Remember: this is a game –  a game that will help develop oculomotor and perceptual skills – but it is still a game (and games are fun!). Take unobtrusive notes as your child completes the activity – note the date, record the start and finish times, and jot down any obvious difficulties. This list can then help a professional when evaluating your child. Take action today to halt the summer slide in its tracks! Alli Berman is a Brain Fitness expert and the Eye Brain Fitness Guru. She has been an artist, author, educator, creativity consultant, workshop leader,  perceptual and sensory products and programs developer, and motivational speaker for the past 30+ years. Berman has served as an educational advisor to the American Academy for Anti-Aging Medicine for over 30 years, and she is the founder of The Art of Rehabilitation and Anti-Aging Art. She created the PuzzleArt Therapy System in collaboration with behavioral optometrist, Susan Fisher, OD, and through consultation with neuroscientists around the world. Berman uses the system herself on a daily basis to keep her own brain as healthy, engaged, and challenged as possible!

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Early Bird Registration for PuzzleArt Therapy Training Ends Today!

Hi everyone, The next PuzzleArt Therapy training is June 8th, but early bird registration ends today, Friday, May 30th! Lock in your price at $245 for a full day of hands-on training that you can use the very next day. After today, the full registration price will be $265. Train to improve 20 skills, including: • Memory • Near / Far Focus • Oculomotor • Peripheral Vision • Sensory PuzzleArt Protocol • Spatial Relationships • Visual: Closure, Discrimination, Figure /Ground, Perception • Visualization • Amblyopia / Suppression • Bilateral Integration • Binocular Skills • Cognitive and Problem-Solving Skills • Creativity • Directionality • Gross + Fine Motor • Letter + Word Recognition Register today! Alli Berman

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Meet Susan, one of our PuzzleArt Therapy Trainers!

Hi everyone, Our PuzzleArt Therapy Training live event is next Sunday, June 8th form 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program Brochure June 8 2014 Meet our trainers! Susan Fisher, OD is a developmental optometrist in private practice for 26 years in Westbury, NY. She has been providing vision care at The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County for 16 years and is the President of the New York State Optometric Association. Susan received her Doctor of Optometry from the SUNY College of Optometry. Register today! Alli Berman

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Attend PuzzleArt Therapy\’s Training Live in New York!

Hi everyone, Register for the next PuzzleArt Therapy Training June 8th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Use what you learn the very next day! Early bird registration ends on May 30th. PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program Brochure June 8 2014 Our six credit hours of training will give you the tools, techniques and materials to begin screening, assessing, and treating both children and adults with a variety of abilities. You will be able to use the PuzzleArtTherapy System concepts and products immediately in your practice. Space is limited so reserve your seat today! Alli Berman

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Get our PuzzleArt Therapy Training Group Discount!

Hi everyone, Register three or more for the PuzzleArt Training program, and receive our group discount of just $230. The training will be on June 8th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program Brochure June 8 2014. Cost of the PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program: Full cost of $265 for the six hours of training includes: networking, handouts and PuzzleArt products valued at $200. Coffee, tea, snacks and kosher lunch will be provided. Individual cases can be discussed with our professionals. Begin to use the program with your population the very next day. Learn a new technique, broaden your training, and help your client/patient/student populations in an innovative colorful and fun way. Certificate of Level One completion presented at end of the course. Register now! Alli Berman

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Save the date! June 8th is the next PuzzleArt Therapy Training!

Hi everyone, Early Bird Registration for our PuzzleArt Therapy Training ends May 30th, so get your seat today. The training will be June 8th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PuzzleArt Therapy Training Program Brochure June 8 2014. Goals and Objectives Participants will: Learn the developmental progression of visual skills Understand the definitions of visual perception, visual motor, oculomotor, binocular and sensory skills and the PuzzleArt products that will help develop/improve them Practice conducting a quick visual screening tool to be used in conjunction with clinical assessment and standardized tests as well as three PuzzleArt Sensory Protocols Explore the relationship of visual skills to reading, writing and daily life skills Discover a new form of integrative therapy Acquire the skills to use a minimum of nine PuzzleArt Therapy products. Click on Add to Cart below to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration price. Our group registration rate of $230 is also available for groups of 3 or more. Please email Training@PuzzleArtTherapy.com to send us the names of those in the group. Create your best day, Alli

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Register Early for PuzzleArt Therapy Training

Hi everyone, PuzzleArt Therapy is conducting a hands-on training for Therapists presented by Dr. Susan Fisher and myself, PuzzleArtist Alli Berman, with Dr. Linda Telford and Dr. Serena Zeidler on June 8, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The PuzzleArt™ Therapy System The First therapy to combine Binocular, Perceptual, Oculomotor and PuzzleArtTM Sensory Protocols using hands-on abstract art. A full day six credit training course and overview of the visual, thinking and oculomotor skills needed for success, and the hands-on therapy system which can help improve them. Begin Using New Therapeutic Techniques the Very Next Day. Reserve your seat now! Alli Berman

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