Bal-A-Vis-X
With Candi Cosgrove Bal-A-Vis-X is a series of Balance / Auditory / Vision eXercises, of varied complexity, most of which are deeply rooted in rhythm. These exercises require full-body coordination and focused attention. The program utilizes beanbags, racquetballs, balance boards, and multiple principles and activities from Educational Kinesiology. It demands cooperation, promotes self-challenge, and fosters peer teaching. It is school friendly and just plain fun. These exercises are not designed for the athletic and daring. They are for everyone. Kindergartners are fully capable of more than half of them. Eight year olds can master all but the most intricate. Even the non-athletic and physically challenged find Bal-A-Vis-X well within their abilities. Bal-A-Vis-X is for every student. It is effective for students who are labeled:
Bal-A-Vis-X benefits students whose auditory skills are inadequate for academic success. Such students "hear" but do not attend to the precise details of pronunciation, verbal instructions and discussion. For these students, the rhythmic patters of Bal-A-Vis-X create a new awareness of the nuances of sound. Bal-A-Vis-X is for students whose visual acuity may be 20/20, yet whose vision remains deficient in — ocular motility (tracking), binocularity (teaming), and visual form perception (discrimination of details). For all student s the gains in eye-hand coordination and subsequent growth in overall confidence, hence self-esteem are readily observable. Pre-requisite: Open to all Tuition:
Instructor
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Candi Cosgrove, M Ed has been teaching for over 30 years in the state of
Massachusetts. The past 20 years have been devoted to the Special Education Department as
an Adaptive Physical Education teacher. Candi is also a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist,
Brain Gym Consultant and Bal-A-Vis-X instructor. She has used the model of Bal-A-Vis-X as
a sensory-based program for her students with great success.