Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBEQ.61.2.Spring.2016

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 7 learning. Pletcher and Younggren (2013) outline the five key foundations of early intervention, including family-centered and relationship-based practices, natural environments, child learning, adult learning, and quality team practices. These concepts echo the practices described in the white paper entitled Family-Centered Practices for Infants and Toddlers with Visual Impairments (Hatton et al., 2003). Family-centered philosophy is put into practice through study of the Agreed Upon Practices for Providing Early Intervention Services in a Natural Environment (Workgroup on Principles and Practices in Natural Environments, 2008). This document provides a foundation for understanding what home-based intervention should look like when aligned to family-centered practices including a) building trust and rapport, b) session planning with parents, c) implementation of the plan alongside parents d) reflection and adaptation with parents during the implementation, and e) reflection and adaptation with parents after the implementation. 41

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