1. Birth to Six Orientation & Mobility Inventory Julie Maner, COMS juliemaner@nmsbvi.k12.nm.us Loreta Martinez-Cargo, COMS loretacargo@nmsbvi.k12.nm.us Dr. Dawn L. Anderson, COMS dawn.l.anderson@wmich.edu juliemaner@nmsbvi.k12.nm.us loretacargo@nmsbvi.k12.nm.us dawn.l.anderson@wmich.edu

2. NMSBVI Orientation & Mobility Inventory  The first O&M Inventory was designed by  Ron Later of NMSBVI, Alamogordo, NM  Excel spreadsheet  Created for school aged students (k-12)  Available on NMSBVI website  Does not include birth to six  MI—Continues to be a work in progress  Needs to be a separate tool

4. 2012 Version NMSBVI Birth – 5 Years Orientation and Mobility Assessment Typical eval items Parent Report Eye Exam Functional Vision Communication Sensory Auditory/Tactual/Olfactory Gross Motor Fine Motor Quality of Movement More specific O&M items Orientation Mobility Concepts Travel Devices Safety and Environmental Awareness Supporting Purposeful Movement in Learning Situations

6. Resources/References Used for Birth-Six Inventory  Inventory of Purposeful Movement, T. Anthony  Oregon Skills Inventory  TAPS-assessing Infants who are VI or DB  IDA-Infant Toddler Development Assessment  NM Early Learning Guidelines

7. B-6 O&M Inventory 9 Excel spreadsheets 1.Cover Sheet (student info, FVE info, parent report) 2.Overview Sheet- Scores 3.References page 6 Domains: 1.Orientation Skills 2.Mobility Skills 3.Concept Development 4.Sensory Specific Skills 5.Precane & Cane Skills 6.Communication Skills

8. Cover Page

11. Ratings Scale

12. DATA ENTRY  Enter 0-5 in the column under “Input Data”  Each page contains 12 different assessment periods, which go from left to right and from top to bottom  This transfers nicely to the front page left to right  The shaded areas contain the formulas that do all of the computation work for the user  Formulas then compile all of the information on the Front Page automatically

13. Points to consider  Assessment is ongoing  Assessment function in community and unfamiliar settings  O’s = Student not capable of demonstrating skill or does not need skill  A “0” does not count against the score if:  An entire domain is zeroed out  An entire sub-domain is zeroed out  Once you enter a score of 1-5 in a domain/sub-domain, a “0” will count against the score

14. Overview Sheet

17. Orientation Skills

18. Orientation Skills Categories 1.Early Skills 2.Moving with a purpose 3.Passive & Active Echolocation 4.Travel Routes 5.Outdoor travel 6.Advanced Orientation skills/Environmental Awareness

24. Mobility Skills

25. 1.Prone Skills 2.Crawling Skills 3.Sitting Skills 4.Pre-walking Skills 5.Standing Skills 6.Walking Skills 7.Hurried Walk/Running Skills 8.Quality of Independent Walking 9.Climbing Skills 10.Additional Skills

31. Concept Development

32. 1.Body Concepts 2.Spatial Concepts 3.Risk Awareness 4.Problem Solving Skills

36. Sensory Specific Skills

37. 1.Visual 2.Auditory 3.Olfactory 4.Tactual/Mapping

41. Precane/Cane Skills

42. 1.Reaching Skills 2.Cane Skills

45. Communication Skills

46. 1.Early Skills 2.Following Directions 3.Social awareness and interactions

49. References/Resources

52. Example of Written Report

56. O&M Specific IFSP GOALS IFSP: Individualized Family Service Plan Family friendly & measurable goals The Inventory will allow for measurable goals & showing progress

57. Example of IFSP Goals & Objectives obtained from the Inventory results O&M IFSP GOALS FOR NG: Sensory Development: By the end of the summer, NG will learn to scan her environment while standing to find her mother at least 15 feet away. Mobility: In six months time, NG will walk on a sidewalk using a teaching cane with the O&M specialist or her mother for the distance from her front door to her mailbox (3 houses away).

58. Example of IEP Goals & Objectives obtained from the Inventory results O&M IEP GOALS FOR NG: Concept Development: By July 2016, NG will problem solve to reroute or maneuver safely around obstacles in her path with minimal support (prompts, cues, clues) 3 out of 4 trials. Precane & Cane Skills: By July 2016, NG will attend to surface changes in new and familiar environments without prompts using an AMD or the support of a teaching cane 3 out of 5 trials.

59. Future Plans  0-6 Inventory continues to be a work in progress  Want feedback from COMS who are using it in the field  Will present at AER in July  Will continue to assess many students to gather data  Testing the validity and reliability of the inventory In collaboration with Western Michigan University, Dawn Anderson & Rob Wall Emerson Questions?