When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom

When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom
Author: Joanne Russotti
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891288947

This easy-to-understand guide explains the role of paraeducators (sometimes called classroom aides, teaching assistants, or paraprofessionals) in working with students who are visually impaired and assisting other members of the educational team. When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom: A Guide for Paraeducators provides basic information about visual impairment, the learning needs of visually impaired students, and the special devices and materials they use. Includes easy-to-use forms to help organize information and tasks.

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.

Teaching Visually Impaired Children

Teaching Visually Impaired Children
Author: Virginia E. Bishop
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0398074763

A glossary of terms completes the book."--BOOK JACKET.

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.

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment
Author: Marilyn H. Gense
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891288800

When a child with an autism spectrum disorder is also visually impaired, the effects on learning and behavior and complex and varied. Two exceptional educators condense their years of personal and professional experience into a one-of-a-kind handbook of effective ways to work with such students, including suggestions and approaches for assessment, instruction, and program planning; forms and tools for capturing vital information; information on assessment instruments, instructional materials, and web sites rich in important advice. Professionals and educators, as well as parents, will find critical guiding principles and valuable strategies.

Teaching Pupils with Visual Impairment

Teaching Pupils with Visual Impairment
Author: Ruth Salisbury
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2007-08-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135395659

Bursting with practical advice, suggestions and handy tips, providing readers with a positive starting point for sharing ideas and good practice, this is a key practical guide to making learning accessible for primary and secondary school pupils with visual impairment. This user-friendly book shows how, with appropriate support, pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools can have as rewarding an experience of education as their sighted peers. The majority of contributors are qualified teachers for visual impairment, with many years' experience working with pupils in a variety of settings. Covering the curriculum and each subject area in detail, Teaching Pupils with Visual Impairment includes guidance on: activities within and outside the classroom making the school's physical environment accessible inclusion within the school's social environment. Teachers and support staff will have immediate access to a wealth of ideas, supported by invaluable resources on the accompanying CD/website, including a complete electronic version of the book in large print, allowing older pupils to take a more active role in the learning process.