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into the lives of students with visual impairments. Therefore, it is
important that family members be involved to the extent that they
are interested and able in the instruction and reinforcement of these
skills. Ideally, teachers of students with visual impairments work
closely with families of young children to lay the foundation of high
expectations for participation of students in the activities that
engage the family at home and in the community. As the children
age, families and teachers work closely together to identify gaps in
children's skillsets, to assist each other to determine how best to
teach needed skills, and to ensure that the skills are used by
students when needed.
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Because students with visual impairments do not learn critical
skills incidentally through observation, it is important that instruction
in these skills be provided to students in a manner that promotes
their natural evolution throughout the developmental period.
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