What other advantages do LEA Symbols® tests offer in screening preschoolers?
Children are not required to know specific shapes to participate in the LEA Symbols® test. Moreover, because children can use their own verbiage, the LEA Symbols® test also avoids language issues. In terms of child development, this test is better than any other for young children (Warash, oral communication, March 2007). Additionally, children can use a response panel and individual cards to play matching games, which is helpful when screening shy or quiet children. It is also appropriate for children who have an expressive communication delay, use English as a second language, or have high-functioning autism or other pervasive developmental disorders. In other words, the LEA Symbols® test can screen young children across a broad spectrum of developmental abilities, which is why so many vision screening experts prefer it.
