Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 64.2 Spring 2019

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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36 VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 2 Table 2. Student Eye movement Hand movement Head movement Active reach/ retraction vocalization BO- sensory 7 7.6 6.8 8.8 5.2 BO- standard 2 3 5 1 1 CP- sensory 9.5 10 9 13 10.8 CP- standard 3 2 1 4 4 KK sensory 13 7.6 8.7 6.3 6.7 KK standard 4 1 6 1 3 Based on this research and experience, a sensory based reading group was created in one of the 2-5 grade classrooms and has been extremely successful for learners at a variety of levels. We have added two students with hearing impairments, and an educational interpreter to help meet their needs. Because of this input, all students and adults involved in the group have grown ASL vocabularies as well! We have seen students increase engagement and grow vocabulary, learn ASL, take standardized

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