Birth to Six Orientation & Mobility Inventory Julie Maner, COMS Loreta Martinez-Cargo, COMS Dr. Dawn L. Anderson, COMS

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

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

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

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

Cover Page

Ratings Scale

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

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

Overview Sheet

Orientation Skills

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

Mobility Skills

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

Concept Development

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

Sensory Specific Skills

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

Precane/Cane Skills

1.Reaching Skills 2.Cane Skills

Communication Skills

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

References/Resources

Example of Written Report

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

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).

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.

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?