Goal: To see a clear, single image at all distances.
Equipment: Pencil.
Schedule: Approximately 3 minutes per day and continued until the goal is achieved with this activity a number of times. Then proceed to Activity 2. Be sure student is using both eyes. (Both eyes directed toward pencil.)
Activity: Move pencil eraser toward the nose from 3 feet to 2 inches (about 4 seconds per cycle). Have child tell you if he sees two. (Usually you can see one eye kick out.) If he sees two, move the pencil out again until the pencil is single again. Repeat the activity of moving the pencil from 3’ to 2" a number of times for about 3 minutes.
