Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE Quarterly Volume 60(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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; Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 8 student achievement may be quite difficult (2014). When students are receiving AEM to access the curriculum, they are most likely receiving other supports and interventions, so showing a direct connection or correlation that points to AEM as the sole contributor to a student's success may be a challenge. It is also likely that evidence of impact from the provision of AEM may take time, and changes may occur in areas that are difficult to measure (i.e., self- confidence and engagement). With that said, based on positive teacher feedback, future correlations, and continued data collection, we encourage local education agencies (LEAs) to view AEM as a best practice. Based on our first year of data collection from teachers' responses on the surveys, CISAM reported the following findings/trends: • 69% of students increased in areas of independence in the 68

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