Visual Impairments Maggie Orzeske

Welcome to the Response to Intervention (RTI) Meeting! 0 Help! 0 Classroom Teacher – Maggie 0 Occupational Therapist- Devin 0 Physical Therapist- Kaylen 0 Administrator- Shawna

Meet Alexis 0 1 st grader at Spring Mill Elementary 0 In Ms. Orzeske’s Class 0 Attended Preschool at St. Lukes In Indianapolis 0 Enjoys Stories, Music, Coloring and Friends 0 One Sibling, New baby sister 0 Albinism

What are Visual Impairments?

Severity of Impairment

Physical Indications of a Visual Impairment

Common Visual Impairments

0 Red Flags: 0 Premature birth, 0 Low birth weight 0 Family history of eye conditions 0 Maternal intrauterine infections 0 Delays in motor skills 0 Delay in cognitive development 0 Visible conditions such as congenital cataracts or congenital glaucoma Early Identification

0 Begins with a Functional Vision Assessment of how the child uses vision 0 An assessment of the developmental impact of the vision impairment. 0 Assess the child’s orientation and mobility needs 0 A health evaluation to determine whether the child had an associated health problems or conditions including hearing loss 0 A learning media assessment to document how child uses senses to gather information 0 Assessment of family strengths and needs Early Intervention Process

Accommodations/ Assistive Technology

0 Environmental Accommodations 0 Preferential seating 0 Flexibility to move around the room 0 Additional space to work, larger table 0 Additional shelving space for their assistive technology or braille books. 0 Verbal cues or sounds for transitioning or getting students’ attention Accommodations/ Assistive Technology

0 Students with visual impairments need accommodations in non- academic classes as well as academic. 0 Art Class- 0 use verbal cues when giving instruction 0 enlarge assignments 0 preferential seating 0 grade student on abilities 0 Gym Class 0 “Sighted Peers” 0 use a ball with colors are high contrast, larger or softer shape, or some kind of sound mechanism to help the student locate it 0 Ropes or physical boundaries can help with track and swimming Non-academic Assessments

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