Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 66.4 FALL 2021

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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VIDBE-Q Volume 66 Issue 4 • Visit a public restroom and try to find the toilet, sink, soap, and wastebasket. • Walk around the block and see if you can locate which house is yours when you come back around. (Lots of good conversations here with your child about landmarks, clues, and clues.) Considerations for Various Levels of Development Sensory Motor Level There are tremendous resources available through Active Learning Space at https://activelearningspace.org, to meet the needs of children at very early levels of development. In addition, learning about basic interaction concepts and about being in the moment together with your child are very helpful. The process of shared attention and meeting your child where they are, whether sitting and rocking or lying next to them on the floor is the foundation of relationship building. Sharing these experiences through presence and imitation begins the bonds of connection, trust, and expression. There are many strategies developed for young people who are deafblind that are very helpful in increasing communication and engagement in activities; these same strategies are also helpful with young people who are primarily non-verbal, though they may not be deafblind.

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