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VIDBE-Q Volume 64 Issue 3
Webinar: January 16, 2020 4pm EST
Julie Maier
Educational Specialist, California Deafblind Services
Literacy is a fundamental focus area in the education of children from
preschool through high school and the positive impact of literacy skill
development on an individual's life is hard to measure, especially when one
considers the access to information literacy provides in the classroom, work
environments, and social settings. Literacy initiatives and goals from the
federal level to local districts and schools emphasize growth in skill
development for all students, including students who receive special
education services, even those students who need and use assistive
technology and/or require significant adaptations to materials to allow access
to the curriculum. For a small percentage of students with the most extensive
support needs it can be difficult for teachers to identify meaningful access
points to the curriculum and determine appropriate literacy goals for
individual students, especially if progress is limited to progress towards
Promoting meaningful literacy for students with multi-
sensory impairments: Thinking beyond just reading and
writing
