Division on Visual Impairments

DVI Quarterly Volume 59(1)

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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Teaching Listening Skills New Professional Resources from the American Foundation for the Blind Listening skills are a crucial, but often-overlooked area of instruction for children who are visually impaired and may have multiple disabilities. They relate to the expanded core curriculum for students and are essential to literacy, independent travel, and sensory and cognitive development. The American Foundation for the Blind provides comprehensive professional development resources on this critical topic. Read the Book! Learning to Listen/Listening to Learn Teaching Listening Skills to Students with Visual Impairments Lizbeth A. Barclay, Editor Learning to Listen/Listening to Learn is the first comprehensive book to address the systematic development of skills in listening for and interpreting auditory information. It includes: Numerous, focused, concrete methods for developing specific listening skills appropriate at different age levels. Practical strategies that can be put to immediate use, presented in a user-friendly format that highlights essential information. Valuable charts that outline skills to target for instruction, and a helpful assessment checklist. Participate in the Webinars! This series features the authors of Learning to Listen/Listening to Learn. They give more in-depth information about selected topics from the book. These pre-recorded webinars are available 24/7 in the AFB eLearning Center at www.afb.org/elearning. Purchase as a series ($99) or as individual webinars ($29). Each webinar qualifies for 1 hour of continuing education credit from ACVREP. Exploring the Link between Listening and Literacy Skills Development Liz Barclay Listening and Technology Stephanie Herlich and Jerry Kuns Listening Skills for Orientation and Mobility: Teaching Use of Auditory Space Perception Maya Delgado Greenberg and Wendy Scheffers Listening Guidelines for English Language Learners Madeline Milian Listening and Learning for Students with Additional Disabilities Sandy Staples The Relationship of Language Comprehension and Listening Laura Denton SAVE 15% off the book with your webinar purchase! Order Today! www.afb.org/store 1-800-232-3044

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