Comments on: How to Help Your Colorblind Kid http://www.colblindor.com/2009/03/26/how-to-help-your-colorblind-kid/ Color Blindness viewed through Colorblind Eyes Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Kenneth Allblom http://www.colblindor.com/2009/03/26/how-to-help-your-colorblind-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-105499 Kenneth Allblom Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:52:27 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/?p=863#comment-105499 I was so pleased ot read the concerns of Wendy, preschool teacher. There are so many possibilities for teachers and the child's parents, to facilitate the life for a so-called colorblind child. When the grown-ups choose colors for playing, clothes, drawing etc. the choice should be color combinations so that the child is able to tell them apart. A few examples: red + blue + yellow + grey +white + black works fine for all but the very few who has a problem with blue/yellow and those who see only shades of grey (1/20000 resp. 1/40000). Another trick is to use different shades of one color, for example five shades of red (from dark red to light red) and five shades of blue. In my work to spread information on color vision and the simple solutions available, I am designing color schemes that work for us with this situation. The schemes will be published at seekey.se I was so pleased ot read the concerns of Wendy, preschool teacher. There are so many possibilities for teachers and the child’s parents, to facilitate the life for a so-called colorblind child. When the grown-ups choose colors for playing, clothes, drawing etc. the choice should be color combinations so that the child is able to tell them apart.
A few examples: red + blue + yellow + grey +white + black works fine for all but the very few who has a problem with blue/yellow and those who see only shades of grey (1/20000 resp. 1/40000).
Another trick is to use different shades of one color, for example five shades of red (from dark red to light red) and five shades of blue.
In my work to spread information on color vision and the simple solutions available, I am designing color schemes that work for us with this situation. The schemes will be published at seekey.se

]]> By: Wendy http://www.colblindor.com/2009/03/26/how-to-help-your-colorblind-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-105211 Wendy Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:11:41 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/?p=863#comment-105211 All of your comments are interesting to say the least. As a preschool teacher I stumbled on this forum while doing research on color blindness. Since we can't stop teaching our children their colors. What are some techniques that you recommend when having a child that we see a potential problem in? I have in years past had a child that was colorblind. Since we were the first to see it, we knew where the problem was and were able to build the child up. For instance he had a hard time with red,green,and orange. In games that we played with the children we would always give him a color that we knew wouldn't set him up to fail and thus embarrass him. But what are other ways that we can help a child who may also have a problem. I will ad, I teach a 3 yr old class and it's not evident that they aren't grasping color identification until the end of the school year. This student wasn't diagnosed until the following school year since they don't actually "test" until 4 yrs. They absolutely MUST know their colors before entering Kindergarten and with the plethora of other information that must be learned by then the more we can do at 3 the easier the following year will be. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with me. All of your comments are interesting to say the least.
As a preschool teacher I stumbled on this forum while doing research on color blindness.
Since we can’t stop teaching our children their colors. What are some techniques that you recommend when having a child that we see a potential problem in? I have in years past had a child that was colorblind. Since we were the first to see it, we knew where the problem was and were able to build the child up. For instance he had a hard time with red,green,and orange. In games that we played with the children we would always give him a color that we knew wouldn’t set him up to fail and thus embarrass him. But what are other ways that we can help a child who may also have a problem. I will ad, I teach a 3 yr old class and it’s not evident that they aren’t grasping color identification until the end of the school year. This student wasn’t diagnosed until the following school year since they don’t actually “test” until 4 yrs. They absolutely MUST know their colors before entering Kindergarten and with the plethora of other information that must be learned by then the more we can do at 3 the easier the following year will be.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with me.

]]> By: taylor http://www.colblindor.com/2009/03/26/how-to-help-your-colorblind-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-31775 taylor Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:44:21 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/?p=863#comment-31775 I wonder about my nephew. He is three and readily can tell orange and pink but does not seem to know red, green, yellow and blue at all despite repeated exposures. It seems the primary colors are the problem and the others are no problem. Is this a type of color blindness or is he just too young to know all his colors? I wonder about my nephew. He is three and readily can tell orange and pink but does not seem to know red, green, yellow and blue at all despite repeated exposures. It seems the primary colors are the problem and the others are no problem. Is this a type of color blindness or is he just too young to know all his colors?

]]> By: Kenneth Allblom http://www.colblindor.com/2009/03/26/how-to-help-your-colorblind-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-31513 Kenneth Allblom Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:31:52 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/?p=863#comment-31513 Very few kids (and grown-ups) are "colourblind". But appr. 4,2% of all people have a different colour vison. They see fewer colours than other people. 8% of boys see fewer colours. 0,5% of the girls. At my web page there are some examples that might help make teachers understand more about how the colour vision differences affect school work. Isn't it frustrating how little knowledge teachers and school nurses/doctors have? In sweden it has not changed during the last 50 years! Very few kids (and grown-ups) are “colourblind”. But appr. 4,2% of all people have a different colour vison. They see fewer colours than other people. 8% of boys see fewer colours. 0,5% of the girls.

At my web page there are some examples that might help make teachers understand more about how the colour vision differences affect school work.

Isn’t it frustrating how little knowledge teachers and school nurses/doctors have? In sweden it has not changed during the last 50 years!

]]> By: Colorblind http://www.colblindor.com/2009/03/26/how-to-help-your-colorblind-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-31122 Colorblind Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:49:47 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/?p=863#comment-31122 If your child is colorblind, it might actually give them a perspective on life that they wouldn't otherwise get. I knew from about age 4 on that I saw things differently than my friends and teachers. While the friends and teachers didn't always understand or accept it, I learned to very early on. When you spend every day of your life realizing that two people can look at the same thing yet see it very differently, I think it helps you become more open-minded and accepting of other peoples' perspectives. I also think it allows you to deal with ambiguity and disagreement. I acknowledge that most of the world believes in "purple," but I have never seen any evidence of its existence. Just as convinced they are that purple, lavender, turquoise, etc. exist, I am a doubter. This small aspect of life has brought me to appreciate differences of opinion and experience. Your colorblind child may actually have a richer childhood than his friends because of his "deficiency." If your child is colorblind, it might actually give them a perspective on life that they wouldn’t otherwise get. I knew from about age 4 on that I saw things differently than my friends and teachers. While the friends and teachers didn’t always understand or accept it, I learned to very early on. When you spend every day of your life realizing that two people can look at the same thing yet see it very differently, I think it helps you become more open-minded and accepting of other peoples’ perspectives. I also think it allows you to deal with ambiguity and disagreement. I acknowledge that most of the world believes in “purple,” but I have never seen any evidence of its existence. Just as convinced they are that purple, lavender, turquoise, etc. exist, I am a doubter. This small aspect of life has brought me to appreciate differences of opinion and experience. Your colorblind child may actually have a richer childhood than his friends because of his “deficiency.”

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