Division on Visual Impairments

DVI Quarterly Volume 59(2)

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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New and expanded information on ● The role of the brain in vision and the role of brain plasticity in learning ● The implications of Project PR ISM, to date the only federally funded longitudinal study of young children who are visually impaired ● Natural environments in early intervention ● The interdependence of different developmental domains ● IDEA as it applies to early intervention, IEPs, and the transition to elementary school ● Conditions that cause visual impairment ● The vision exam and vision tests for infants ● Skills children with visual impairments need to succeed in preschool and in kindergarten ● Explanations of common terms and glossary ● Considerations about assistive technology and other tools Table of Contents Part I: MEETING YOUR BABY Chapter 1: Your Child is Visually Impaired: What Now? Chapter 2: Your Child's Vision Chapter 3: Getting Started: How You Can Help Your Baby Learn Chapter 4: Early Intervention: Why Is It Important? Part II: FOCUS ON LEARNING Chapter 5: Your First Year Together: Emerging Skills (Birth to 12 Months) Chapter 6: Life With Your Toddler: Practicing Beginning Skills (9–30 Months) Chapter 7: Your Preschooler and You: Reinforcing Development (24–48 Months) Chapter 8: Almost Time for School! Focusing on Readiness (48–60 Months) Chapter 9: Kindergarten and Beyond: What to Expect EPILOGUE: The Wisdom of Friends and Families GLOSSARY RESOURCES R EACH OUT A ND TEACH Helping Your Child Who is Visually Impaired Learn and Grow KAY ALICYN FERRELL Susan J. Spungin, Consulting Editor Print: 978-0-89128-457-4 $49.95 ASCII CD: 978-0-89128-484-0 $49.95 ePublication Formats: $24.95 Available in May 2011! www.afb.org/store 1-800-232-3044 T he empowering guide that taught parents and teachers how to promote the development of young children with visual and multiple impairments has been updated and reconceptualized to ref lect today's families' concerns and the latest research findings on learning in infancy and early childhood. New content focuses on learning at different developmental stages, expanded strategies to promote children's skills, and preparation for early intervention, preschool, kindergarten and beyond.

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