Itinerant Teaching

Itinerant Teaching
Author: Jean E. Olmstead
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891288787

Using the practical advice from itinerant teachers within the US, each chapter develops strategies for working with students with visual impairments. It discusses the rights, expectations and demands of itinerant teaching, as well as the provision of services within a variety of environments.

Teachers who are Blind Or Visually Impaired

Teachers who are Blind Or Visually Impaired
Author: Deborah Kendrick
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1998
Genre: Blind teachers
ISBN: 9780891283065

A collection of biographies of blind teachers. Designed to help young people who are blind or visually impaired, their families, and the professionals who work with them learn about the wide range of employment possibilities available.

When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom

When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom
Author: Donna McNear
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0891283935

A reliable and easy-to-use resource for general education classroom teachers working with students who are blind or visually impaired, this guide provides information on students' abilities and needs, resources and educational team members, special education requirements, the expanded core curriculum, and technology used by students. It is essential reading for general education teachers with visually impaired students, school administrators, school nurses, paraeducators, related personnel, and parents.

Keys to Educational Success

Keys to Educational Success
Author: Sharon Sacks
Publisher: AFB Press
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2016-06-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891285519

"Published in conjunction with the Perkins School for the Blind."

Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired

Foundations of Rehabilitation Teaching with Persons who are Blind Or Visually Impaired
Author: Paul E. Ponchillia
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891289395

This book details the background on the history and development of rehabilitation teaching and provides practical information and instructional strategies. Proven techniques are described for working with individuals with adventitious or congenital visual impairments, as well as strategies for teaching basic living skills. Included are chapters on each of the skill areas taught by rehabilitation teachers; detailed, step-by-step lesson plans for specific skills in each area; and valuable sample forms for assessing and planning the needs and course of instruction for new clients.

Collaborative Assessment

Collaborative Assessment
Author: Stephen A. Goodman
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891288695

Collaborative Assessment is designed to help all professionals who work with visually impaired students understand the impact of visual impairment on assessing students' learning potential. Written by the expert assessment team at the California School for the Blind, this book focuses on evaluating students in a variety of areas, including psychology, speech and language, orientation and mobility, and technology, and provides a framework for developing a cooperative, interactive team of professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve accurate evaluation of the needs and strengths of students. School psychologists, speech and language pathologists, administrators, teachers, and parents will find this book invaluable. Includes helpful forms and checklists and annotated lists of assessments in each area.

Foundations of Education

Foundations of Education
Author: M. Cay Holbrook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2017-02-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891286950

The essential textbook in the field of blindness and visual impairment has been updated for the 21st c. Volume I includes new chapters focusing on crucial topics connecting the education of students with visual impairments to the context of educational theory. Icons in the book direct readers to supplemental materials in an online Learning Center.

Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments
Author: Sharon Sacks
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2006
Genre: Blind children
ISBN: 9780891288824

"This book expands upon the knowledge base and provides a compendium of intervention strategies to support and enhance the acquisition of social skills and children and youths with visual impairments ... Part 1 ... addresses social skills from a first-person perspective. The second part ... examines how theory seeks to explain social development and influences assessment and practice ... Part 3, ties personal perspectives and theory to actual practice. Finally, Part 4 ... offers numerous examples and models for teaching social skills to students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabling conditions."--Introduction.