VIDBE-Q Volume 67 Issue 1
materials that are not always readily available. The kit contains hundreds of
pictures and various materials that are aligned to the various sections of the
assessment. APH, in its efforts to make their products inclusive, produced all print
testing booklets in large print and included braille instructions.
Decision-Making Guide – guide to print size selection (catalog #7-96156-00)
The Decision-Making Guide provides an easy formula to determine the most
appropriate print size for an individual who is visually impaired. The process
presented provides valuable information that can be used as a beginning estimate
for appropriate print size. Used as part of your learning media assessment, it uses
word, sentence and passage reading charts to arrive at print sizes needed for
various tasks. These charts give a TVI quick access to grade-leveled words and
passages that can be difficult to acquire as an itinerant or any teacher working with
students of various ages and reading levels.
In my presentation, we will be taking a fresh look at these APH time-tested
and proven tools for assessing the needs of students with varying degrees of vision
loss. I will attempt to cut through some of the intimidating "bulk" of these tools to
clarify or demystify them for the audience. Lastly, I will offer some insider "tips
& tricks" for the busy TVIs in hopes of encouraging those in our field to utilize
these tools for quality standards of practice. These tips will include modifications
