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    • Conducting a FVLMA
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      • Notable People
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    • Referrals >
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      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
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      • Cortical Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVE LMA >
      • What is the FVE
      • Interpret the Eye Report
      • Environmental Observations
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      • Interviews
      • Assessment Kit Materials
      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
      • Print Comparisons
      • Distance Acuity
      • Test Visual Fields
      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Other Evaluations >
      • Clinical Low Vision Evaluation
      • Assistive Technology Assessment
      • Orientation & Mobility Evaluation
      • Educational Assessments
    • Psychological Impact Vision Loss
    • IEPs >
      • ECC Annual Needs
      • Writing SMART Goals
      • Blooms Taxonomy
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
    • Goal Bank >
      • Compensatory Goals
      • Sensory Efficiency Goals
      • Assistive Technology Goals
      • Social Skills Goals
      • Independent Living Goals
      • Recreation & Leisure Goals
      • Self Determination Goals
      • Career & Vocational Goals
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • 504 Plans
    • Transition Plans
  • Adaptations
    • Accessible Educational Materials >
      • Large Print
      • Braille Code
    • Assistive Tech >
      • Overview of Assistive Technology
      • VI AT >
        • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
        • Low/Medium Tech Devices for Tactual Learners
        • Optical Devices for Near
        • Optical Devices for Distance
        • Video Magnifiers
        • Screen Enlargement & Readers
        • Braille Technology
        • Tactile Graphics Technology
        • Auditory Access Devices
      • Braillewriter Repair
      • Apps for VI >
        • Note Taking Apps
        • Apps for Accessing Books
        • Identification Apps
        • Navigation & Location Apps
        • Braille Apps
        • Magnifier Apps
        • Sound Making Apps
        • Cause & Effect Apps
        • Vision Skills Apps
        • Apps for Early Learning
        • Read to Me Story Apps
        • Apps for Communication
        • Android Apps for VI
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Board Work (Chalk, Interactive, White)
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
      • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
      • Creating Tactile Graphics
      • Transcribe Playing Cards
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • Home Adaptations
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Labeling System
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Playground Adaptations
    • Early Childhood >
      • Daily Schedule
      • Morning Meeting
      • Weather Check
      • Dramatic Play
      • Blocks
    • Electives Adaptations >
      • Art
      • Art Materials
      • Music
      • Music & Movement
      • Dance
      • P.E. Adaptations
      • P.E. Resources
      • Home Economics
    • Math Adaptations >
      • Numbers & Counting
      • Algebra
      • Geometry & Spatial Sense
      • Measurement & Data
    • Literacy Adaptations >
      • Early Literacy Experiences
      • Create Tactual Books
      • Reading Instruction
      • Reading Efficiency
    • Science Adaptations >
      • Science Materials
    • Social Studies Adaptations >
      • Social Studies Materials
  • Instruction
    • Instructional Strategies >
      • Teaching in Thematic Units
      • iPads as Instructional Tools
      • ECC Song Playlists
    • Early Intervention >
      • Early Intervention Strategies
      • Learn to Play
      • Impact on Development & Learning
      • Language Development
    • Teaching Students with MD >
      • Functional Skills
      • Teacher Made Materials for Students with MD
      • Individual Schedules & Communication Cards
      • Transition Between Activities
      • Lightbox Use
      • Encourage Use of Vision in Students with MD
      • Sensory Input
      • Sensory Areas & Rooms
      • Sensory Activities for Students with MD
      • Sensory Table
      • Classroom Jobs
    • Compensatory >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Community Based Experiences
      • Concepts to Teach
      • Organization & Study Skills
      • Cranmer Abacus Instruction
      • Time Management
    • Communication Modes >
      • Braille Instruction
      • Braille Instruction Materials
      • Writing Braille
      • Signature & Handwriting Instruction
      • Nemeth Braille Code
      • Tactile Graphics Instruction
    • AT Instruction >
      • Making the iOS Device Accessible
      • Video Magnifier Instruction
      • Notetaker Instruction
      • Accessing Audio Books
      • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
      • Word Processing and Shortcuts
      • Keyboarding Instruction
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Visual Efficiency Skills
      • Visual Attend and Scan Activities
      • Visual Tracking Activities
      • Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Visual Motor Activities
      • Optical Device Use
      • Tactual Readiness
      • Developing Skillful Hands
      • Auditory Readiness
      • Listening Skills Instruction
    • Independent Living >
      • Responsibility & Independence
      • Mealtime Independence
      • Eating Adaptations
      • Food Preparation
      • Recipe Activities
      • Hygiene & Grooming
      • Medications
      • Dressing & Clothing Management
      • Money
      • Housekeeping Instruction
    • Orientation & Mobility >
      • Proper Guide Techniques
      • Orienting Student to Environment
      • Mobility Skills
      • Travel
      • Dog Guides
    • Social Skills >
      • Non-Verbal Communication
      • Social Interactions
      • Self Concept
      • Icebreakers & Mixers
    • Career Education >
      • Career & Vocational
      • Prepare for College & Career
      • Financial Assistance
    • Recreation & Leisure
    • Self Determination

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  • Home
    • About
    • FAQs
    • Free Printables
    • Contact
    • User Agreement
    • Privacy Policy
    • Site Map
  • VI Store
    • On Demand Webinars >
      • Webinar Complete Set
      • Tips for Being a "Physically Fit" TVI Webinar
      • Conducting a FVLMA webinar
      • Developing SMARTER Goals webinar
      • Determining Service Intensity Using the VISSIT Webinar
      • Strategies for Selecting the Right AT Webinar
      • The Art of Teaching the ECC webinar
      • Activities to Teach the ECC webinar
      • Using Themes to Teach the ECC Webinar
    • ECC Instruction Resources >
      • TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC
      • Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Grab & Go
      • Thematic Keyboarding & Braille Fluency
      • Vocabulary Cards & Checklists
      • TVI's Guide Complete Set Bundle >
        • TVI's Guide Bonus
        • ECC Printables
        • The Art of Teaching the ECC
        • Unit Preparation Tips
    • Job Posting Service >
      • 1 Month Job Posting
      • 3 Month Job Posting
      • 6 Month Job Posting
      • 1 Year Job Posting
    • Braille Jewelry >
      • Stacked Washer Braille Necklaces
      • Charm Braille Necklaces
      • Polymer Clay Braille Necklaces
      • Braille Motivational Word Bracelet
    • Product Support
  • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • TVI Portland & Calais, ME
    • TVI Hillsboro, OR
    • Early Intervention Program Director, Kansas City, MO
    • O&M, Kansas City, MO
    • TVI Redmond, Oregon
    • TVI Naples, FL
    • TBVI/COMS in Southeast & Midwest Territories
  • Webinars
    • Tips for Being a "Physically Fit" TVI Webinar
    • Conducting a FVLMA
    • Developing SMARTER Goals
    • Determining Service Intensity Using the VISSIT
    • Selecting the Right AT Webinar
    • The Art of Teaching the ECC Webinar
    • Activities to Teach the ECC Webinar
    • Using Themes to Teach the ECC Webinar
  • Program
    • Professional Practice >
      • National Agenda
      • Legislation
      • IDEA and Vision
      • Federal Quota Funds
      • Deaf-Blind Child Count
      • ECC
    • VI Program Resources >
      • US Government Agencies
      • VI Organizations
      • VI AT Organizations
      • Support Networks
      • VI Sports Associations
      • Vendors
      • Journal Resources
      • Deaf-Blind Resources
      • State SpEd Agencies
      • Schools for the Blind
      • Camps for VI
      • Georgia Vision Resources
    • Professionalism >
      • Professional Development
      • Teacher Standards
      • Professional Ethics
      • Awards & Recognition
      • APH Scholar Program
    • Instructional Planning >
      • VI Program Handbook
      • Caseload Analysis
      • Itinerant Teaching Tips
      • Year at a Glance
      • Role of the Classroom Teacher
      • Simulation Activities
      • Social Etiquette
    • Vision Professionals >
      • Become a Vision Professional
      • Professional Preparation Programs
      • Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
      • Orientation & Mobility Specialist
      • Low Vision Specialist
      • Rehabilitation Specialists
      • CATIS
      • Paraprofessionals & Braille Transcribers
    • V.I. Book Resources >
      • VI Resource Books
      • Children's Books
      • Young Reader Books
      • Books about Dog Guides
      • Non-Fiction Books
      • Helen Keller Books
    • Parent Resources >
      • Online Parent Resources
      • Parent Resource Books
      • Grief & Suffering Books
      • Summer Reading (braille)
      • Summer Outdoor Activities
      • Rainy Days Activities
    • History of Visual Impairments >
      • Timeline of VI
      • Biblical Passages Concerning Blindness
      • Notable People
      • Helen Keller
      • History of Braillewriters
      • APH Museum
      • Leaders & Legends
  • Service
    • Referrals >
      • Vision Concerns
      • Vision Classifications
      • Referral Process
      • Eligibility Guidelines
      • Vision Therapy Controversy
      • When Student Doesn't Qualify
    • Vision Exams >
      • Medical Professionals
      • Vision Tests & Tools
      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
      • Visual Fields
      • Structure & Function of the Eye
      • Common Vocabulary
      • Common Visual Impairments
      • Cortical Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVE LMA >
      • What is the FVE
      • Interpret the Eye Report
      • Environmental Observations
      • FVE Observations
      • Interviews
      • Assessment Kit Materials
      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
      • Print Comparisons
      • Distance Acuity
      • Test Visual Fields
      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Other Evaluations >
      • Clinical Low Vision Evaluation
      • Assistive Technology Assessment
      • Orientation & Mobility Evaluation
      • Educational Assessments
    • Psychological Impact Vision Loss
    • IEPs >
      • ECC Annual Needs
      • Writing SMART Goals
      • Blooms Taxonomy
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
    • Goal Bank >
      • Compensatory Goals
      • Sensory Efficiency Goals
      • Assistive Technology Goals
      • Social Skills Goals
      • Independent Living Goals
      • Recreation & Leisure Goals
      • Self Determination Goals
      • Career & Vocational Goals
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • 504 Plans
    • Transition Plans
  • Adaptations
    • Accessible Educational Materials >
      • Large Print
      • Braille Code
    • Assistive Tech >
      • Overview of Assistive Technology
      • VI AT >
        • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
        • Low/Medium Tech Devices for Tactual Learners
        • Optical Devices for Near
        • Optical Devices for Distance
        • Video Magnifiers
        • Screen Enlargement & Readers
        • Braille Technology
        • Tactile Graphics Technology
        • Auditory Access Devices
      • Braillewriter Repair
      • Apps for VI >
        • Note Taking Apps
        • Apps for Accessing Books
        • Identification Apps
        • Navigation & Location Apps
        • Braille Apps
        • Magnifier Apps
        • Sound Making Apps
        • Cause & Effect Apps
        • Vision Skills Apps
        • Apps for Early Learning
        • Read to Me Story Apps
        • Apps for Communication
        • Android Apps for VI
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Board Work (Chalk, Interactive, White)
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
      • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
      • Creating Tactile Graphics
      • Transcribe Playing Cards
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • Home Adaptations
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Labeling System
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Playground Adaptations
    • Early Childhood >
      • Daily Schedule
      • Morning Meeting
      • Weather Check
      • Dramatic Play
      • Blocks
    • Electives Adaptations >
      • Art
      • Art Materials
      • Music
      • Music & Movement
      • Dance
      • P.E. Adaptations
      • P.E. Resources
      • Home Economics
    • Math Adaptations >
      • Numbers & Counting
      • Algebra
      • Geometry & Spatial Sense
      • Measurement & Data
    • Literacy Adaptations >
      • Early Literacy Experiences
      • Create Tactual Books
      • Reading Instruction
      • Reading Efficiency
    • Science Adaptations >
      • Science Materials
    • Social Studies Adaptations >
      • Social Studies Materials
  • Instruction
    • Instructional Strategies >
      • Teaching in Thematic Units
      • iPads as Instructional Tools
      • ECC Song Playlists
    • Early Intervention >
      • Early Intervention Strategies
      • Learn to Play
      • Impact on Development & Learning
      • Language Development
    • Teaching Students with MD >
      • Functional Skills
      • Teacher Made Materials for Students with MD
      • Individual Schedules & Communication Cards
      • Transition Between Activities
      • Lightbox Use
      • Encourage Use of Vision in Students with MD
      • Sensory Input
      • Sensory Areas & Rooms
      • Sensory Activities for Students with MD
      • Sensory Table
      • Classroom Jobs
    • Compensatory >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Community Based Experiences
      • Concepts to Teach
      • Organization & Study Skills
      • Cranmer Abacus Instruction
      • Time Management
    • Communication Modes >
      • Braille Instruction
      • Braille Instruction Materials
      • Writing Braille
      • Signature & Handwriting Instruction
      • Nemeth Braille Code
      • Tactile Graphics Instruction
    • AT Instruction >
      • Making the iOS Device Accessible
      • Video Magnifier Instruction
      • Notetaker Instruction
      • Accessing Audio Books
      • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
      • Word Processing and Shortcuts
      • Keyboarding Instruction
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Visual Efficiency Skills
      • Visual Attend and Scan Activities
      • Visual Tracking Activities
      • Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Visual Motor Activities
      • Optical Device Use
      • Tactual Readiness
      • Developing Skillful Hands
      • Auditory Readiness
      • Listening Skills Instruction
    • Independent Living >
      • Responsibility & Independence
      • Mealtime Independence
      • Eating Adaptations
      • Food Preparation
      • Recipe Activities
      • Hygiene & Grooming
      • Medications
      • Dressing & Clothing Management
      • Money
      • Housekeeping Instruction
    • Orientation & Mobility >
      • Proper Guide Techniques
      • Orienting Student to Environment
      • Mobility Skills
      • Travel
      • Dog Guides
    • Social Skills >
      • Non-Verbal Communication
      • Social Interactions
      • Self Concept
      • Icebreakers & Mixers
    • Career Education >
      • Career & Vocational
      • Prepare for College & Career
      • Financial Assistance
    • Recreation & Leisure
    • Self Determination