If you have a student who has a difficult time copying from the board, provide a copy for them on their desk. It is easier to copy from "near point" because their eyes don't have to move as far and focus on fluctuating distances.
Copying from the board (Far Space)
Confirm that the student does not have corrective lenses via contact with the parent or school nurse. The parent or school nurse. A vision screening may be indicated.
Allow student to sit in the front of the class or nearest the board. Make sure the student is parallel to the board.
Write larger and use colored chalk or wipe off markers to enhance certain words or passages.
Reduce visual clutter on the board to increase student's ability to more easily localize what is needed to be copied.
When possible provide a paper copy of what child was to copy from the board.
Slowly read out loud what is to be copied from the board while pointing to area/word/digits to be copied.
Copying from a book (Near Space)
Confirm that the student does not have corrective lenses via contact with the parent or school nurse. A vision screening may be indicated.
For right handed students encourage slight slanting of the writing paper toward the left.
For left handed students encourage slight slanting of the paper toward the right
Place the paper/book to be copied in close proximity to the writing paper. A student will more quickly lose his/her place when he or she needs to turn their head/body to view what is to be copied.
Try the "cover it up" approach; use the writing paper to cover up the area that not required to be viewed.
Reduce visual clutter on the child's desk. Remove unnecessary things.
When possible provide a paper copy of what child was to copy from another paper source.
Encourage child to use his or her finger or a ruler to keep place while copying.
Provide a white paper or index card with a "window cut out". This device will block off other information while allowing the information to be copied to be viewed.