Teaching Pupils With Visual Impairment

Author : Ruth Salisbury
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135395667

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Teaching Pupils with Visual Impairment by Ruth Salisbury Pdf

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.

Author : Cheryl Kamei-Hannan,Leila Ansari Ricci
Publisher : AFB Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05
Category : Blind children
ISBN : 0891286349

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Reading Connections by Cheryl Kamei-Hannan,Leila Ansari Ricci Pdf

Reading Connections: Strategies for Teaching Students with Visual Impairments offers an in-depth and user-friendly guide for understanding reading instruction for teachers and professionals seeking to improve the reading skills of their students who are visually impaired. The book addresses in detail the essential components of reading--phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension--as well as other key reading components and subskills. While this book addresses the needs of students who read print, braille, or both, much of the book is also consistent with strategies for teaching reading to students who have, or are at risk for, developing reading disabilities. Teachers of students with visual impairments, as well as family members and other professionals who work with children who are blind or visually impaired, will find within this book a repertoire of strategies and activities for creating a balanced, comprehensive plan of reading instruction for each student and for teaching the essential reading skills necessary for students' success.

Author : Maximus M. Sefotho,Ronél Ferreira
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781928523802

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Teaching Learners with Visual Impairment by Maximus M. Sefotho,Ronél Ferreira Pdf

This book, Teaching Learners with Visual Impairment, focuses on holistic support to learners with visual impairment in and beyond the classroom and school context. Special attention is given to classroom practice, learning support, curriculum differentiation and assessment practices, to mention but a few areas of focus covered in the book. In this manner, this book makes a significant contribution to the existing body of knowledge on the implementation of inclusive education policy with learners affected by visual impairment.

Author : Jean E. Olmstead
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0891288783

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Itinerant Teaching by Jean E. Olmstead Pdf

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.

Author : Sharon Sacks,Karen E. Wolffe
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Blind children
ISBN : 0891288821

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Teaching Social Skills to Students with Visual Impairments by Sharon Sacks,Karen E. Wolffe Pdf

"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.

Author : Joanne Russotti,Rona Shaw,Susan Jay Spungin
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0891288945

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When You Have a Visually Impaired Student in Your Classroom by Joanne Russotti,Rona Shaw,Susan Jay Spungin Pdf

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.

Author : Sharon Sacks
Publisher : AFB Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 0891285512

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Keys to Educational Success by Sharon Sacks Pdf

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

Author : M. Cay Holbrook,Alan J. Koenig
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Children with visual disabilities
ISBN : 0891283390

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Foundations of Education: Instructional strategies for teaching children and youths with visual impairments by M. Cay Holbrook,Alan J. Koenig Pdf

Author : M. Cay Holbrook,Tessa McCarthy,Cheryl Kamei-Hannan
Publisher : American Printing House for the Blind
Page : 982 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 0891286969

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Foundations of Education by M. Cay Holbrook,Tessa McCarthy,Cheryl Kamei-Hannan Pdf

The essential textbook in the field of blindness and visual impairment has been updated for the 21st c. Volume II contains new material on planning, assessment, instruction, and supporting students with visual impairments in the general education classroom. Icons in the book direct readers to supplemental materials in an online Learning Center.

Author : Virginia E. Bishop
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780398074760

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Teaching Visually Impaired Children by Virginia E. Bishop Pdf

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

Author : M. Cay Holbrook,Tessa McCarthy,Cheryl Kamei-Hannan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 0891286950

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Foundations of Education by M. Cay Holbrook,Tessa McCarthy,Cheryl Kamei-Hannan Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124200494

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Current Issues in the Education of Students with Visual Impairments by Anonim Pdf

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. The current volume, number 46, addresses current issues in the education of students with visual impairments. Topics covered include the expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairment; assistive technology; Braille reading comprehension; communication development; orientation and mobility issues, and more. Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of developmental disabilities A vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are covered An excellent resource for academic researchers

Author : Carol B. Allman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07
Category : Children with visual disabilities
ISBN : 0891284982

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ECC Essentials by Carol B. Allman Pdf

ECC Essentials: Teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum to Students with Visual Impairments is the first comprehensive book for teachers of students with visual impairments to focus on the nine areas of the ECC that encompass the unique skills children and adolescents with visual impairments need to learn in order to access the core educational curriculum and become independent individuals, by providing the rationale, suggestions, and strategies necessary to implement instruction. The nine areas include compensatory access, sensory efficiency, assistive technology, orientation and mobility, independent living, social interaction, recreation and leisure, career education, and self-determination. ECC Essentials helps teachers manage time efficiently and effectively; work with students of different ages and ability levels; collaborate with parents and other members of the educational team; conduct assessments; align instruction with state standards and the general education core curriculum; and maximize planning effectiveness. The book includes learning activities that combine several areas of the ECC; information about additional resources; specific guidelines and strategies for teaching each of the nine areas of the ECC. ECC Essentials provides teachers with a road map for helping their students achieve success in school and in life.

Author : Deborah Chen,June E. Downing
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0891288198

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Tactile Strategies for Children who Have Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities by Deborah Chen,June E. Downing Pdf

Young children who are visually impaired and have additional disabilities need to learn to use their sense of touch effectively to promote their growth, development, and ability to communicate. This manual provides teachers, early interventionists, and parents with critical information about alternative communication methods not based on the use of vision as well as countless practical strategies. Topics include assessing a child's skills, planning interventions, and selecting appropriate tactile strategies to meet the child's needs.

Author : Ellen Trief,Raquel Feeney
Publisher : American Foundation for the Blind
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0891288031

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College Bound by Ellen Trief,Raquel Feeney Pdf

The transition from high school to college is a significant turning point in a student's life, and this easy-to-read guide gives students the tools they need to select and apply to college and move forward with skill and confidence. Everything a student needs to know is included, from developing organizational, note-taking, test-taking, and study skills to managing living space, student-teacher relationships, social and academic life, and extracurricular and leisure time activities is included.