Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 65.1 Winter 2020

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.

Issue link: http://dvi.uberflip.com/i/1197324

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 55 of 99

VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1 Image 1: Photo of a red Slinky Jr., attached to and illuminated by a hanging, battery operated tent light. A second lighted Slinky can be sent home, so the parent can use it during social and play periods. As the student improves in his use of vision and begins swatting at and reaching for targets, the occupational therapist might use the illuminated red Slinky because it is easy to grab and takes only minor motor movement to make it bounce, thus increasing hand use and strengthening an understanding of cause and effect. The red Slinky may continue to be a preferred target well into Phase II (Roman-Lantzy, 2018), when the Orientation and Mobility Instructor may be working on movement. The illuminated Slinky may now be placed just out of reach of

Articles in this issue

view archives of Division on Visual Impairments - VIDBE-Q 65.1 Winter 2020