Young children with visual impairment and their families often require specialized assistance thr... more Young children with visual impairment and their families often require specialized assistance through early intervention to develop adaptive routines, cues, and environmental settings during mealtimes and other daily tasks. There is little empirical data in the area of mealtime routines available to support families of young children with visual impairment, and the need for research-based interventions is great. The purpose of this initial needs assessment survey was to gather information as little is already known about what teachers of students with visual impairment trained in early intervention (TSVI-EIs) and other early interventionists who work with infants and toddlers with visual impairment already know about the development of independent mealtime skills. The results of this survey indicate that early intervention professionals would like additional opportunities to learn about mealtime routine strategies for young children with visual impairment, confirm their current expe...
El proposito del presente articulo es ayudar a profesores e investigadores a disenar estudios que... more El proposito del presente articulo es ayudar a profesores e investigadores a disenar estudios que examinen la eficacia de una determinada intervencion o estrategia con alumnos con distintos tipos de discapacidad sensorial. Se analizan diez diferentes disenos de investigacion que pueden determinar la inferencia causal (capacidad para atribuir cualquier efecto a la intervencion) con y sin aleatorizacion.
deliver a distance master's degree program in blindness and visual impairment to students in... more deliver a distance master's degree program in blindness and visual impairment to students in the 14 states of the Western Governor's Region. A small proportion of the students in the program are, themselves, blind or visually impaired. The article shares challenges, insights, and practitioner perspectives from the technological, design, and subject matter experts. Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and a greater strength for our nation.—John F. Kennedy While the blind and visually impaired (BVI) do not represent a large portion of the disabled in our society, they do represent a group that is uniquely disadvantaged by contemporary distance learning technologies, which tend to rely heavily on visual perception (e.g., video teleconferencing, World Wide Web (WWW), CD-ROM). This, coupled with a documented lack of qualif...
Editor's Note: The following is a verbatim quote of a letter signed by: Kay Alicyn Ferrell, P... more Editor's Note: The following is a verbatim quote of a letter signed by: Kay Alicyn Ferrell, PhD., University of Northern Colorado; Sandra Lewis, EdD., Florida State University; Susan J. Spungin, EdD., American Foundation for the Blind (AFB); George Zimmerman, PhD., University ofPittsburgh. For more information, contact: Susan J. Spungin, AFB, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001; phone: 212-502-7600; fax: 212-502-7773; Email: <spungin@afb.net>. An Open Letter to the Field From the Goal 3 Leaders of the National Agenda and Members of AERBVI [Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired] Division 17, Personnel Preparation From January 4 to 7, 2001, faculty personnel from 32 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada met in Atlanta to discuss the next phase of implementation of the National Plan for Training Personnel to Serve Children with Blindness and Low Vision (NPTP). The meeting was graciously hosted by the A...
Only for you today! Discover your favourite reach out and teach book right here by downloading an... more Only for you today! Discover your favourite reach out and teach book right here by downloading and getting the soft file of the book. This is not your time to traditionally go to the book stores to buy a book. Here, varieties of book collections are available to download. One of them is this reach out and teach as your preferred book. Getting this book b on-line in this site can be realized now by visiting the link page to download. It will be easy. Why should be here?
Limited literature exists documenting mealtime challenges and evidence for early intervention for... more Limited literature exists documenting mealtime challenges and evidence for early intervention for children with visual impairment (VI). The objective of this pilot study was to determine whether a mealtime routines intervention for children with VI from 6 to 24 months would affect food texture, variety, and healthy food choices. The intervention occurred in homes/childcare settings involving children with VI, their caretakers, and their early interventionists. The intervention group scored higher than the control group for acceptance of food textures at 6–24 months (p ≤ .005) and at 13–24 months (p ≤ .007) and for consuming a greater variety of foods between 6 and 12 months (p ≤ .04). Assessment scores for positive caregiver and child mealtime behaviors were higher for the intervention group, p = .0000. The intervention showed promise for enhancing positive mealtime behaviors, feeding skills, and food acceptance.
The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center ... more The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center at the University of Florida ( http://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/ ) is a national technical assistance center dedicated to supporting states in their efforts to develop teachers and leaders who can successfully prepare students with disabilities to achieve college and career-ready standards. One of the objectives of the project is to organize and synthesize the literature on evidence-based practices for students with disabilities. The purpose of this article is to share a summary of the evidence-based practices in the areas of communication and literacy for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, visually impaired, or deafblind, as well as recommendations for service providers and researchers.
DOCUMENT RESUME EC 170' 033 Hart, Verna; Ferrell, Kay, Effects of Binaural Sensory Aids on th... more DOCUMENT RESUME EC 170' 033 Hart, Verna; Ferrell, Kay, Effects of Binaural Sensory Aids on the Development of Visual Perceptual Abilities in Visually Handicapped Infants. Final Report, April 15, 1982November 15, 1962. Pittsburgh Univ., Pa. School of Education. SpeciaLEducation Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. 15' Feb 83 G008200054 75p.; Appendixes B and C have been removed. Reports Research/Technical (143) ,M701/PC03 Plus Postage. *Attention'; Congenital Impairments; Infants; *Multiple Disabilities; *Sensory Aids; *Visual Acuity; *Visual. Impairments; *Visual Perception; Visual Stimuli Twenty-four congenitally visually handicapped infants, aged 6-4 months, participated in a study to determine (1) those stimuli best able to elicit visual attention, (2) the stability of visual acuity over time, and (3) the effects of binaural sensory aids on both visual attention and visual acuity. Ss were dichotomized, into visually handicapped only and multihandicapped groups for pur...
Introduction Although image description has been identified as an accommodation for presentations... more Introduction Although image description has been identified as an accommodation for presentations conducted in the classroom, only a few U.S. states have approved it for use in high-stakes assessments. This study examined the use of audible image description as an assessment accommodation for students with visual and print disabilities by investigating student comprehension under multiple conditions. Methods Students in three western states in grades three through eight who had visual ( n = 117) or print ( n = 178) disabilities participated in an abbreviated test constructed of retired assessment questions in English language arts, mathematics, and science, that were aligned with each state's instructional standards, under conditions with and without standardized description of graphic images. The study used a within-subjects block design to collect and compare comprehension data under conditions where audible image description was both used and not used in an abbreviated test. ...
Young children with visual impairment and their families often require specialized assistance thr... more Young children with visual impairment and their families often require specialized assistance through early intervention to develop adaptive routines, cues, and environmental settings during mealtimes and other daily tasks. There is little empirical data in the area of mealtime routines available to support families of young children with visual impairment, and the need for research-based interventions is great. The purpose of this initial needs assessment survey was to gather information as little is already known about what teachers of students with visual impairment trained in early intervention (TSVI-EIs) and other early interventionists who work with infants and toddlers with visual impairment already know about the development of independent mealtime skills. The results of this survey indicate that early intervention professionals would like additional opportunities to learn about mealtime routine strategies for young children with visual impairment, confirm their current expe...
El proposito del presente articulo es ayudar a profesores e investigadores a disenar estudios que... more El proposito del presente articulo es ayudar a profesores e investigadores a disenar estudios que examinen la eficacia de una determinada intervencion o estrategia con alumnos con distintos tipos de discapacidad sensorial. Se analizan diez diferentes disenos de investigacion que pueden determinar la inferencia causal (capacidad para atribuir cualquier efecto a la intervencion) con y sin aleatorizacion.
deliver a distance master's degree program in blindness and visual impairment to students in... more deliver a distance master's degree program in blindness and visual impairment to students in the 14 states of the Western Governor's Region. A small proportion of the students in the program are, themselves, blind or visually impaired. The article shares challenges, insights, and practitioner perspectives from the technological, design, and subject matter experts. Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and a greater strength for our nation.—John F. Kennedy While the blind and visually impaired (BVI) do not represent a large portion of the disabled in our society, they do represent a group that is uniquely disadvantaged by contemporary distance learning technologies, which tend to rely heavily on visual perception (e.g., video teleconferencing, World Wide Web (WWW), CD-ROM). This, coupled with a documented lack of qualif...
Editor's Note: The following is a verbatim quote of a letter signed by: Kay Alicyn Ferrell, P... more Editor's Note: The following is a verbatim quote of a letter signed by: Kay Alicyn Ferrell, PhD., University of Northern Colorado; Sandra Lewis, EdD., Florida State University; Susan J. Spungin, EdD., American Foundation for the Blind (AFB); George Zimmerman, PhD., University ofPittsburgh. For more information, contact: Susan J. Spungin, AFB, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001; phone: 212-502-7600; fax: 212-502-7773; Email: <spungin@afb.net>. An Open Letter to the Field From the Goal 3 Leaders of the National Agenda and Members of AERBVI [Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired] Division 17, Personnel Preparation From January 4 to 7, 2001, faculty personnel from 32 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada met in Atlanta to discuss the next phase of implementation of the National Plan for Training Personnel to Serve Children with Blindness and Low Vision (NPTP). The meeting was graciously hosted by the A...
Only for you today! Discover your favourite reach out and teach book right here by downloading an... more Only for you today! Discover your favourite reach out and teach book right here by downloading and getting the soft file of the book. This is not your time to traditionally go to the book stores to buy a book. Here, varieties of book collections are available to download. One of them is this reach out and teach as your preferred book. Getting this book b on-line in this site can be realized now by visiting the link page to download. It will be easy. Why should be here?
Limited literature exists documenting mealtime challenges and evidence for early intervention for... more Limited literature exists documenting mealtime challenges and evidence for early intervention for children with visual impairment (VI). The objective of this pilot study was to determine whether a mealtime routines intervention for children with VI from 6 to 24 months would affect food texture, variety, and healthy food choices. The intervention occurred in homes/childcare settings involving children with VI, their caretakers, and their early interventionists. The intervention group scored higher than the control group for acceptance of food textures at 6–24 months (p ≤ .005) and at 13–24 months (p ≤ .007) and for consuming a greater variety of foods between 6 and 12 months (p ≤ .04). Assessment scores for positive caregiver and child mealtime behaviors were higher for the intervention group, p = .0000. The intervention showed promise for enhancing positive mealtime behaviors, feeding skills, and food acceptance.
The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center ... more The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center at the University of Florida ( http://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/ ) is a national technical assistance center dedicated to supporting states in their efforts to develop teachers and leaders who can successfully prepare students with disabilities to achieve college and career-ready standards. One of the objectives of the project is to organize and synthesize the literature on evidence-based practices for students with disabilities. The purpose of this article is to share a summary of the evidence-based practices in the areas of communication and literacy for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, visually impaired, or deafblind, as well as recommendations for service providers and researchers.
DOCUMENT RESUME EC 170' 033 Hart, Verna; Ferrell, Kay, Effects of Binaural Sensory Aids on th... more DOCUMENT RESUME EC 170' 033 Hart, Verna; Ferrell, Kay, Effects of Binaural Sensory Aids on the Development of Visual Perceptual Abilities in Visually Handicapped Infants. Final Report, April 15, 1982November 15, 1962. Pittsburgh Univ., Pa. School of Education. SpeciaLEducation Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. 15' Feb 83 G008200054 75p.; Appendixes B and C have been removed. Reports Research/Technical (143) ,M701/PC03 Plus Postage. *Attention'; Congenital Impairments; Infants; *Multiple Disabilities; *Sensory Aids; *Visual Acuity; *Visual. Impairments; *Visual Perception; Visual Stimuli Twenty-four congenitally visually handicapped infants, aged 6-4 months, participated in a study to determine (1) those stimuli best able to elicit visual attention, (2) the stability of visual acuity over time, and (3) the effects of binaural sensory aids on both visual attention and visual acuity. Ss were dichotomized, into visually handicapped only and multihandicapped groups for pur...
Introduction Although image description has been identified as an accommodation for presentations... more Introduction Although image description has been identified as an accommodation for presentations conducted in the classroom, only a few U.S. states have approved it for use in high-stakes assessments. This study examined the use of audible image description as an assessment accommodation for students with visual and print disabilities by investigating student comprehension under multiple conditions. Methods Students in three western states in grades three through eight who had visual ( n = 117) or print ( n = 178) disabilities participated in an abbreviated test constructed of retired assessment questions in English language arts, mathematics, and science, that were aligned with each state's instructional standards, under conditions with and without standardized description of graphic images. The study used a within-subjects block design to collect and compare comprehension data under conditions where audible image description was both used and not used in an abbreviated test. ...
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