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    • VI Referrals >
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    • Medical Vision Exam >
      • Medical Vision Professionals
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      • Structure & Function of the Eye
      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
      • Visual Fields
      • Interpret the Eye Report
    • Visual Diagnosis >
      • Common Vocabulary
      • Common Visual Impairments
      • Cerebral Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVLMA >
      • FVLMA Printables
      • What is the FVLMA
      • Environmental Observations
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      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
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      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Low Vision Evaluations >
      • Low Vision Evaluation
      • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
      • Optical Devices for Near
      • Optical Devices for Distance
      • Optical Device Use
    • AT Assessment >
      • VI AT Printables
      • Assistive Technology Assessment
      • Overview of Assistive Technology
      • Low/Medium Tech Devices for Tactual Learners
      • Video Magnifiers
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      • Sensory Efficiency Goals
      • Independent Living Goals
      • Recreation & Leisure Goals
      • Career & Vocational Goals
  • Consult
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • Collaboration >
      • Role of the Classroom Teacher
      • Collaboration Strategies
      • Collaborative Teaming
      • Simulation Activities
      • Early Intervention Services
    • Create Accessible Content for BLVI
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Daily Schedule
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Board Work (Chalk, Interactive, White)
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Morning Meeting
      • Social Etiquette
      • Peer Interaction Tips
      • Functional Skills Curriculum
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Playground Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Label Classroom
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Accessible Educational Materials
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
      • Large Print
      • Age Appropriate Materials
    • Family Resources >
      • US Government Agencies
      • State SpEd Agencies
      • Online Family Resources
      • Support Networks
      • Financial Assistance
      • Parent Resource Books
      • Grief & Suffering Books
      • VI Consumer Organizations
      • Summer Reading (braille)
      • Obtaining Braille Books
      • Toy Selection
      • Obtaining an iPad
  • Teach
    • Premium Printables
    • Teaching Strategies >
      • ECC Overview
      • Individualize Instruction
      • Pacing Instruction
      • Build on Prior Experiences
      • Building Trust
      • Prompt Hierarchy
      • Ensure Success
      • Challenging Behaviors
      • Student Aggression
      • Hand Under Hand Support
      • Virtual Instruction
    • Compensatory Skills Instruction >
      • Concept Development >
        • Overview of Concept Development
        • Object Concepts
        • Community Based Experiences
        • Body Awareness
        • Awareness of Objects >
          • Object Awareness
          • Interactive Lap Mats
          • Interactive Object Boards
        • Object Identification >
          • Object Introduction
          • What Is It?
        • Match and Classify Objects >
          • Object Comparison
          • Object Match Up
          • 3D to 2D Match
          • Odd One Out
          • Characteristic Sort
        • I'm Thinking of Something
        • What's the Function
        • It Feels Like
        • Shape Identification
        • Color Concepts
        • Quantity Concepts >
          • Number Concepts
          • One to One Correspondence
          • Object Number Match Up
          • Tactual Number Match
          • Object Patterns
          • Count and Compare Sets
          • Estimate Amounts
          • Give Me
          • Missing Numbers
          • Bus Stops on My Way
        • The Size of It
        • The Long and Short of It
        • Weather Concepts
        • Identification Apps
      • Alternative Communication >
        • Intentional Movement
        • Dynamic Learning Circle
        • Individual Schedules
        • Transition Between Activities
        • Arrival & Departure Routines
        • Anticipation Schedules
        • Cues and Prompts
        • Using Routines
        • Switch Access
        • Role Enrichment
        • Cause & Effect Apps
      • Emergent Literacy >
        • Supporting Emergent Literacy
        • Select Reading Materials
        • Read Aloud
        • Tactile Books & Book Bags
        • Awareness of Environmental Print/Braille
        • Apps for Early Learning
        • Read to Me Story Apps
      • Braille Code >
        • Braille Cell
        • Braille Instruction Tips
        • Braille Odd One Out
        • Braille Letter Practice for Print Readers
        • Sequential Braille Instruction
        • Braille Apps
      • Beginning Braille >
        • Pre-Braille Instruction
        • Pre-Braille Activities
        • Alphabet Object Book
        • Pair Objects with Words
        • Build-a-Word
        • Onset Sort from A to Z
        • Word Family Study
        • Categories
        • Compound Words
        • Word Jumbles
        • Identify Vocabulary Words
        • Vocabulary Word Match-Up
      • Braille Fluency >
        • Reading Fluency
        • Recorded Text Reading
        • Fact Sentence Game
        • Scrambled Fact Sentences
        • Evelyn Jane Stories
        • Silly Stories
        • Story Comprehension Checks
        • Dramatic Portrayals
        • Timed Repeated Readings
        • Non-Fiction Concept Building
        • Read Poetry
        • Book Lists
        • Read Children's Literature
        • Locate Library Books
        • Song Lyrics
        • Movie Trivia
      • Braille Formatting >
        • Concept Sentences
        • It Happened to Me
        • Narrative Writing
        • Mad Libs
        • Let Me Tell You a Story
        • Journaling
        • Topic Tales
        • Write Letter to Business
        • Object Stories
        • If You Want My Opinion
        • Add Words
        • Write a Personal Letter
        • Writing Prompts
        • Worksheet Practice
        • Symbol Practice
      • Braillewriter >
        • Using the Braillewriter
        • Editing Practice
        • Braillewriter Repair
      • Slate & Stylus Basics
      • Tactile Graphics >
        • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
        • Creating Tactile Graphics
        • Tactile Graphics Instruction
        • Tactile Coloring Page
        • Tactile Graphics Match Up
        • Tactile Mazes
        • Tactile Graphics Game
        • Tactile Board Stencil Tracing
        • Caseload Polls
        • Taste Test Charts
      • Nemeth Code >
        • Nemeth Code Instruction
      • Access Classes >
        • Language Arts
        • Math Adaptations
        • Science Adaptations
        • Social Studies Adaptations
        • Signature Instruction
        • Signature & Dates
        • Handwriting
      • Abacus >
        • Cranmer Abacus Instruction
        • Abacus Basics
        • Set and Clear on Abacus
        • Add & Subtract on Abacus
        • Thematic Word Problems
      • Organize >
        • Where Does It Belong?
        • Organize School Supplies
        • Organization at School
        • Personal Belongings
        • Organize Homework Space
        • Lockers and Cubbies
        • Labeling and Filing Materials
        • Organize Office Supplies
        • Setting Up an Address and Phone Directory
        • Organizing Notebooks
      • Study Skills >
        • Research
        • Study Skills Instruction
        • Study Habits
        • Identify Pertinent Information
        • Note Taking Apps
      • Time Management >
        • Time Management Instruction
        • Ready on Time
        • School Schedules
        • Manage Time
        • Keep Track of Time
        • What Time is Class?
        • Timely Discussions
        • Keeping Appointments
        • Complete Assignments on Time
      • Listening Skills >
        • Listening Skills Instruction
        • Listening Activities
        • Discriminate Emotions
        • Tips to Recall Facts
        • Attend to Speaker
        • Listening Comprehension
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Support Sensory Needs >
        • Sensory Input
        • Sensory Areas & Rooms
      • Auditory Efficiency >
        • Auditory Readiness Activities
        • Derive Meaning from Sounds
      • Visual Efficiency >
        • Encourage Use of Vision
        • DIY Vision Materials for Complex Needs
        • Lightbox Use
        • Visual Efficiency Instruction
        • CVI Phase 1 Activities
        • Visually Attend
        • Attend & Shift Gaze
        • Visual Tracking Activities
        • Visual Matching Activities
        • Visual Search & Scan
        • Sequence Activities
        • Visual Motor Activities
        • Visual Association
        • Visual Memory
        • Figure Ground
        • Visual Closure
        • Lunch Assembly Patterns
        • Vision Skills Apps
      • Optical Device Use >
        • Near Optical Device Instruction
        • Near Magnification Activities
        • Distance Magnifier Instruction
        • Distance Magnifier Activities
        • Magnifier Apps
      • Tactile Readiness >
        • Stages of Tactual Exploration
        • Tactile Exploration
        • DIY Tactile Materials for Complex Needs
        • Sensory Table
        • Tactile Discrimination Box
        • Texture Awareness & Comparison
        • Building Tactile Discrimination
        • Fine Motor Activities
        • Developing Skillful Hands
    • Assistive Technology >
      • AT Instruction
      • AT Basic Use >
        • Care for AT Tools
        • Store and Retrieve AT
        • Locating AT
      • AT Problem Solving >
        • When Technology Fails
        • Troubleshoot AT
        • Change Batteries
      • Braille Notetaker >
        • Braille Notetaker Instruction
        • Chameleon Notetaker
      • iOS Instruction >
        • iPads as Instructional Tools
        • Making the iOS Device Accessible
        • iOS Accessibility Resources
        • iOS and Notetaker
        • VoiceOver
      • Audio Skills >
        • Accessing Audio Books
        • Using Audiobook Apps
      • Video Magnifier Instruction
      • Basic Computer Use >
        • Keyboarding Instruction
        • Caseload Shared Typing
      • Access >
        • Screen Readers for Computers
        • NVDA Screen Reader
        • Jaws Screen Reader
        • Screen Reader Courtesy
      • Productivity >
        • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
        • Word Processing and Shortcuts
        • Writing Efficiency with Technology
    • Social Skills >
      • Social Skill Basics
      • Non-Verbal Skills >
        • Nonverbal Communication
        • Facing Person
        • Body Posture
        • Social Norms
        • Personal Space
        • Mannerisms & Behavior
        • Facial Expressions
        • Body Language & Appearance
        • "I" Message When Upset
      • Communicate >
        • Positive Interactions
        • Use Cues to Interact
        • Respond to Feedback
        • People at School Activity
        • Conversation Skills
        • Interview a Professional
        • Give & Receive Compliments
        • Apps for Communication
      • Cooperative >
        • Politely Saying No
        • Workplace Social Skills
      • Identity >
        • Values & Priorities
        • Emotional Awareness
        • Social Media
      • Interactions >
        • Social Interactions
        • Cyberbullying
        • Appropriate Touch
        • True Friends & Being a Friend
        • Courteous Behavior
        • Adult Interaction Strategies
        • Being Bullied or Teased
        • Remembering Names
        • Gift Receiving Etiquette
        • Wrapping a Gift
        • Icebreakers & Mixers
        • Expand Your Network
        • Age Etiquette
    • Self Determination >
      • Relatable Books for All Ages >
        • Children's Books
        • Young Reader Books
        • Books about Guides Dog
        • Teen & Young Adult Books
        • Non-Fiction Books
      • Self Determination Skills
      • Self Concept
      • Unique Body Characteristics
      • Body Image & Acceptance
      • Making Personal Goals
      • Disclosure Decision
      • Disability Statement
      • Requesting Help
      • Fighting Fears
      • My Circle of Support
      • Personal Responsibility
      • Advocate for Safe Enviroments
      • Having Picture Taken
      • Coping with Change
      • Physical Characteristics
      • Political Activism
      • Laws Regarding Persons with Disabilities
      • My Data Collection
    • Independent Living >
      • Personal Care >
        • Medication Adaptations
        • Bathroom Adaptations
      • Hygiene & Grooming >
        • Hygiene & Grooming Instruction
        • Blowing Nose
        • Proper Handwashing
        • Hair Care
        • Oral Hygiene
        • Washing Face
        • Deodorant
        • Shower Adaptations
        • Hair Removal
        • Shaving Tips
        • Cosmetics
        • ​Nail Care Options
      • Personal Health >
        • Medical History
        • Aging Eyes
        • Accidents & First Aid
        • First Aid Kits
      • Household Skills Maintenance >
        • Home & School Chores
        • Cleaning Tables & Counters
        • Washing Dishes
        • Use Trash
        • Clean Floors
        • Dusting
        • Tool Use
        • Loading Dishwasher
        • Cleaning Products
        • Operate Climate Control
        • Making a Bed
        • Changing Sheets
        • Fold Napkin
      • Shopping & Consumerism >
        • Grocery Stores
        • Grocery Shopping
        • Assistance Grocery Shopping
        • Expiration Dates
        • Shopping Experience
        • Shopping with Friends
        • Fast Food Restaurants
        • Compare Price/Quality
        • Convenience Stores
        • Retail Stores
        • Drug Stores
        • Supermarkets
        • Envelope Use
        • Personal Shoppers
      • Eating & Table Manners >
        • Mealtime Independence
        • Unwrap Food
        • Locate Food on Plate
        • Eating Difficult Food: Tacos
        • Eating Difficult Food: Hot Dogs
        • Eating Difficult Food: Spaghetti
        • Eating Difficult Food: Ice Cream
        • Serve Own Food at Table
        • Apply Condiments to Food
        • Cutting Up Food
        • Eat in Cafeteria
        • Eating & Table Manners
        • Pouring Drinks
        • Dining at a Restaurant
      • Clothing Management >
        • Dressing Skills
        • Clothing Identification
        • Dresser Drawer Organization
        • Closet Organization
        • Clothing Selection
        • Job Interview Clothing Selection
        • Shoe Selection & Care
        • Dressing Up
        • Laundry
        • Use Washer and Dryer
        • Care of Fabrics
        • Hang Clothes on Hanger
        • Iron Clothes
      • Telephone >
        • Telephone Use
        • Phone Skills
        • Emergencies and 9-1-1
        • Send a Text
      • Food Preparation >
        • Opening Containers
        • Prepare Fruits
        • Prepare Snacks
        • Prepare Cold Drinks
        • Prepare Hot Drinks
        • Prepare Cold Cereal
        • Prepare Toast
        • Make a Sandwich
        • Store & Label Groceries
        • Adapt Oven, Stove, & Microwave
        • Measure & Pour
        • Cut, Slice & Peel
        • Meal Planning
        • Lunch Container Use
        • Planning a Menu
        • Recipe Activities
        • Determine if Food is Done
      • Money & Budget >
        • Money Identification
        • Money Management
        • Budgeting
        • Payment Methods
        • Receipts
        • Buying or Packing Lunch
        • Paying with Checks
        • Interpret a Warranty
        • ​Paying Bills
        • Vending Machine Purchase
        • Housing Decisions
        • Differences in Homes
      • Services >
        • Service Agencies
        • Consumer VI Organizations
        • Access VI Resources
      • Safety >
        • General Home Safety
        • Emergency Personnel
        • Emergency Color Codes
        • Evacuations
        • Evacuation Orders
        • Shelter in Place
        • Lockdowns
        • Weather Safety
        • Poor Air Quality
        • Internet Safety
        • Create Lock Board
    • Orientation & Mobility Instruction >
      • Spatial Awareness
      • Locations at School
      • Classroom Tour
      • School Tour Sequence
      • Mobility Skills
      • Guide Dogs
      • Environment Concepts
      • Community Based Instruction
      • Being a Non-Driver
      • Guide Techniques
      • Travel
      • Drivers Education
      • Bioptic Driving
      • Types of Roadways
      • Service Cars & Ridesharing
      • Navigation & Location Apps
    • Recreation & Leisure >
      • Recreation & Leisure Overview
      • Rec and Leisure Survey
      • Get Involved at School
      • School Clubs
      • Games >
        • Rainy Day Activities
        • Play with Toys
        • Block Play
        • Card and Board Game Adaptations
        • Transcribe Playing Cards
      • Music >
        • Music
        • Music & Movement
        • Orchestra
        • Marching Band
      • Visual Arts >
        • Art Adaptations
        • Art Materials
        • Arts and Crafts
        • Gardening
      • Theatre >
        • Dramatic Play
        • Dance
      • Entertainment >
        • Attending Concerts
        • Attending Movies
        • Visiting Museums
        • Attending Slumber Parties
        • Attending Parties
      • Recreation >
        • Summer Outdoor Activities
        • Adapted Recreation Equipment Resources
        • Walk & Run Adaptations
        • Accessible Pedometers
        • Lifelong Exercise
        • Camps for VI
      • Sports >
        • VI Sports Associations
        • PE Adaptations
    • Career & Vocation >
      • Career & Vocational Overview
      • Personal Knowledge >
        • My Vision Presentation
        • My Visual Needs Packet
        • My Self-Description
        • My Values and Priorities
        • Create a Personal Data Sheet
        • Interviews
        • Interview Strategies
        • Work Behaviors
        • Resumes
        • Cover Letters
      • Job Awareness / Experiences >
        • Classroom Jobs
        • Career Exploration
        • Receive Payment for Services
        • Rules for Jobs
        • Company Research
        • Finding Job Leads
        • Dream Job Analysis
        • Practice Job Skills in Classroom
        • College & Career Prep
      • Maintain Job >
        • Responsibility & Independence
        • Following School Rules
        • Review IEP & Assess Self
        • Address Employer Concerns
        • Maintain Employment
        • Networking & Connections
        • My Networking Pyramid
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    • Recorded Presentations >
      • Itinerant Teaching Strategies
      • Tips for Being a "Physically Fit" TVI
      • Developing SMARTER Goals
      • Determining Service Intensity Using the VISSIT
      • Accommodations for VI
      • Selecting the Right AT
      • Conducting a FVLMA
      • Foundations of Teaching the ECC in the Age of Virtual Instruction
      • The Art of Teaching the ECC
      • Using Themes to Teach the ECC
      • MIMO Strategies & Activities
      • Activities to Teach the ECC
      • SIDPID Strategies & Activities
      • Standard Course of Study Strategies & Activities
      • Job Tasks for Job, Career & Life
    • Interactive Activities >
      • Interactive Sensory Stories
      • Interactive Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Interactive Matching Activities
      • Interactive Choice Making Activities
    • Complete Set Bonus >
      • ECC Bonus Printables
      • Lesson Planning >
        • Teaching the ECC
        • Teaching in Thematic Units
        • Incorporate IEP Goals
        • Unit Preparation Tips
        • Preparation
        • Material Preparation
        • Lesson Delivery
      • ECC Song Playlists
      • Job Task Boxes
    • Thematic Units
    • Beginning of Year Units >
      • Back to School Unit
      • Self and Identity Unit
      • Birthdays and Aging Unit
      • Jobs and Employment Unit
      • Pets and Service Animals Unit
      • Family and Genealogy Unit
      • Root to Fruit
      • Home Maintenance Unit
      • Visual Arts Unit
    • Fall Units >
      • Autumn Unit
      • Vegetables, Crops, and Farms Unit
      • Evening and Night
      • Politics, Voting, and Advocacy Unit
      • Grocery Store Unit
      • Meal Preparation and Hosting Unit
      • Shopping Unit
      • Clothing Care Unit
      • Music and Theatre Unit
    • Winter Units >
      • Clocks and Time Unit
      • Games Puzzles Indoor Fun
      • Healthy Habits Unit
      • Winter & Evergreens
      • Cold and Flu Season Unit
      • Adapted Sports Unit
      • Friendship Unit
      • Restaurants Unit
      • Weather and Preparedness Unit
    • Spring Units >
      • Stay Safe Unit
      • Communication Unit
      • Hygiene and Grooming Unit
      • Springtime and Gardening Unit
      • Cleaning and Home Care Unit
      • Transportation Unit
      • The Great Outdoors Unit
      • Vacations and Travel Unit
      • Graduation and Life Changes Unit
  • Shop
    • ECC Instructional Resources >
      • 2024 TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC Complete Set
      • Second Edition TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC
      • Thematic Keyboarding & Braille Fluency Worksheets
      • More Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency Grab & Go ECC Supplements
      • Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency
      • Task Box Activities
      • Vocabulary Cards & Checklists
      • Interactive Sensory Stories
      • Interactive Matching Activities
      • Evelyn Jane Short Stories
      • Just Joking Around
    • Job Postings
    • VI Gift Shop >
      • Braille Necklaces
      • Braille Earrings
      • Braille Shirts
      • Clothing
      • Miscellaneous
      • Drinkware
      • Bags & Totes
      • Braille Greeting Cards
      • Keychains
      • Ornaments
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    • History of VI >
      • Timeline of VI
      • Biblical Passages Concerning Blindness
      • Notable People
      • Helen Keller
      • History of Braillewriters
      • APH Museum
    • Vision Professionals >
      • Professional Preparation Programs
      • Become a Vision Professional
      • Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
      • Orientation & Mobility Specialist
      • Low Vision Specialist
      • Rehabilitation Specialists
      • CATIS
      • Parapros & Braille Transcribers
      • Leaders & Legends
    • Professional Publications >
      • VI Resource Books
      • CVI & MD Resource Books
      • Braille Resource Books
      • O&M Resource Books
      • Early Intervention Resource Books
      • Journal Resources
    • VI Program Resources >
      • Program Printables
      • National Agenda
      • Legislation
      • IDEA and Vision
      • Federal Quota Funds
      • Deaf-Blind Child Count
      • Itinerant Teaching Tips
      • Year at a Glance
      • VI Program Handbook
      • Caseload Analysis
      • Organization & Time Management
      • Professional Development
      • Teacher Standards
      • Professional Ethics
      • Awards & Recognition
      • APH Scholar Program
      • Professional Organizations
      • Certification Organizations
      • Dealing with Challenges
      • VI AT Resources
      • Vendors
    • VI Referrals >
      • Vision Concerns
      • Vision Classifications
      • Referral Process
      • Eligibility Guidelines
      • Vision Therapy Controversy
      • When Student Doesn't Qualify
    • Medical Vision Exam >
      • Medical Vision Professionals
      • Medical Tests & Tools
      • Structure & Function of the Eye
      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
      • Visual Fields
      • Interpret the Eye Report
    • Visual Diagnosis >
      • Common Vocabulary
      • Common Visual Impairments
      • Cerebral Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVLMA >
      • FVLMA Printables
      • What is the FVLMA
      • Environmental Observations
      • Student Observations
      • Interviews
      • Assessment Kit Materials
      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
      • Print Comparisons
      • Distance Acuity
      • Test Visual Fields
      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Low Vision Evaluations >
      • Low Vision Evaluation
      • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
      • Optical Devices for Near
      • Optical Devices for Distance
      • Optical Device Use
    • AT Assessment >
      • VI AT Printables
      • Assistive Technology Assessment
      • Overview of Assistive Technology
      • Low/Medium Tech Devices for Tactual Learners
      • Video Magnifiers
      • Screen Magnification & Readers
      • Auditory Access Devices
      • Braille Technology
      • Braille Notetakers
      • Tactile Graphics Technology
    • Other Evaluations >
      • O&M Evaluation
      • Psychological Impact
      • Impact on Development & Learning
      • Educational Assessments
      • Language Development
    • Service Plans >
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Schools for the Blind
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
      • Transition Plans
      • 504 Plans
    • ECC Annual Needs
    • Goals & Objectives >
      • IEP Printables
      • Writing SMART Goals
      • Blooms Taxonomy
      • Compensatory Goals
      • Assistive Technology Goals
      • Social Skills Goals
      • Self Determination Goals
      • Sensory Efficiency Goals
      • Independent Living Goals
      • Recreation & Leisure Goals
      • Career & Vocational Goals
  • Consult
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • Collaboration >
      • Role of the Classroom Teacher
      • Collaboration Strategies
      • Collaborative Teaming
      • Simulation Activities
      • Early Intervention Services
    • Create Accessible Content for BLVI
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Daily Schedule
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Board Work (Chalk, Interactive, White)
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Morning Meeting
      • Social Etiquette
      • Peer Interaction Tips
      • Functional Skills Curriculum
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Playground Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Label Classroom
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Accessible Educational Materials
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
      • Large Print
      • Age Appropriate Materials
    • Family Resources >
      • US Government Agencies
      • State SpEd Agencies
      • Online Family Resources
      • Support Networks
      • Financial Assistance
      • Parent Resource Books
      • Grief & Suffering Books
      • VI Consumer Organizations
      • Summer Reading (braille)
      • Obtaining Braille Books
      • Toy Selection
      • Obtaining an iPad
  • Teach
    • Premium Printables
    • Teaching Strategies >
      • ECC Overview
      • Individualize Instruction
      • Pacing Instruction
      • Build on Prior Experiences
      • Building Trust
      • Prompt Hierarchy
      • Ensure Success
      • Challenging Behaviors
      • Student Aggression
      • Hand Under Hand Support
      • Virtual Instruction
    • Compensatory Skills Instruction >
      • Concept Development >
        • Overview of Concept Development
        • Object Concepts
        • Community Based Experiences
        • Body Awareness
        • Awareness of Objects >
          • Object Awareness
          • Interactive Lap Mats
          • Interactive Object Boards
        • Object Identification >
          • Object Introduction
          • What Is It?
        • Match and Classify Objects >
          • Object Comparison
          • Object Match Up
          • 3D to 2D Match
          • Odd One Out
          • Characteristic Sort
        • I'm Thinking of Something
        • What's the Function
        • It Feels Like
        • Shape Identification
        • Color Concepts
        • Quantity Concepts >
          • Number Concepts
          • One to One Correspondence
          • Object Number Match Up
          • Tactual Number Match
          • Object Patterns
          • Count and Compare Sets
          • Estimate Amounts
          • Give Me
          • Missing Numbers
          • Bus Stops on My Way
        • The Size of It
        • The Long and Short of It
        • Weather Concepts
        • Identification Apps
      • Alternative Communication >
        • Intentional Movement
        • Dynamic Learning Circle
        • Individual Schedules
        • Transition Between Activities
        • Arrival & Departure Routines
        • Anticipation Schedules
        • Cues and Prompts
        • Using Routines
        • Switch Access
        • Role Enrichment
        • Cause & Effect Apps
      • Emergent Literacy >
        • Supporting Emergent Literacy
        • Select Reading Materials
        • Read Aloud
        • Tactile Books & Book Bags
        • Awareness of Environmental Print/Braille
        • Apps for Early Learning
        • Read to Me Story Apps
      • Braille Code >
        • Braille Cell
        • Braille Instruction Tips
        • Braille Odd One Out
        • Braille Letter Practice for Print Readers
        • Sequential Braille Instruction
        • Braille Apps
      • Beginning Braille >
        • Pre-Braille Instruction
        • Pre-Braille Activities
        • Alphabet Object Book
        • Pair Objects with Words
        • Build-a-Word
        • Onset Sort from A to Z
        • Word Family Study
        • Categories
        • Compound Words
        • Word Jumbles
        • Identify Vocabulary Words
        • Vocabulary Word Match-Up
      • Braille Fluency >
        • Reading Fluency
        • Recorded Text Reading
        • Fact Sentence Game
        • Scrambled Fact Sentences
        • Evelyn Jane Stories
        • Silly Stories
        • Story Comprehension Checks
        • Dramatic Portrayals
        • Timed Repeated Readings
        • Non-Fiction Concept Building
        • Read Poetry
        • Book Lists
        • Read Children's Literature
        • Locate Library Books
        • Song Lyrics
        • Movie Trivia
      • Braille Formatting >
        • Concept Sentences
        • It Happened to Me
        • Narrative Writing
        • Mad Libs
        • Let Me Tell You a Story
        • Journaling
        • Topic Tales
        • Write Letter to Business
        • Object Stories
        • If You Want My Opinion
        • Add Words
        • Write a Personal Letter
        • Writing Prompts
        • Worksheet Practice
        • Symbol Practice
      • Braillewriter >
        • Using the Braillewriter
        • Editing Practice
        • Braillewriter Repair
      • Slate & Stylus Basics
      • Tactile Graphics >
        • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
        • Creating Tactile Graphics
        • Tactile Graphics Instruction
        • Tactile Coloring Page
        • Tactile Graphics Match Up
        • Tactile Mazes
        • Tactile Graphics Game
        • Tactile Board Stencil Tracing
        • Caseload Polls
        • Taste Test Charts
      • Nemeth Code >
        • Nemeth Code Instruction
      • Access Classes >
        • Language Arts
        • Math Adaptations
        • Science Adaptations
        • Social Studies Adaptations
        • Signature Instruction
        • Signature & Dates
        • Handwriting
      • Abacus >
        • Cranmer Abacus Instruction
        • Abacus Basics
        • Set and Clear on Abacus
        • Add & Subtract on Abacus
        • Thematic Word Problems
      • Organize >
        • Where Does It Belong?
        • Organize School Supplies
        • Organization at School
        • Personal Belongings
        • Organize Homework Space
        • Lockers and Cubbies
        • Labeling and Filing Materials
        • Organize Office Supplies
        • Setting Up an Address and Phone Directory
        • Organizing Notebooks
      • Study Skills >
        • Research
        • Study Skills Instruction
        • Study Habits
        • Identify Pertinent Information
        • Note Taking Apps
      • Time Management >
        • Time Management Instruction
        • Ready on Time
        • School Schedules
        • Manage Time
        • Keep Track of Time
        • What Time is Class?
        • Timely Discussions
        • Keeping Appointments
        • Complete Assignments on Time
      • Listening Skills >
        • Listening Skills Instruction
        • Listening Activities
        • Discriminate Emotions
        • Tips to Recall Facts
        • Attend to Speaker
        • Listening Comprehension
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Support Sensory Needs >
        • Sensory Input
        • Sensory Areas & Rooms
      • Auditory Efficiency >
        • Auditory Readiness Activities
        • Derive Meaning from Sounds
      • Visual Efficiency >
        • Encourage Use of Vision
        • DIY Vision Materials for Complex Needs
        • Lightbox Use
        • Visual Efficiency Instruction
        • CVI Phase 1 Activities
        • Visually Attend
        • Attend & Shift Gaze
        • Visual Tracking Activities
        • Visual Matching Activities
        • Visual Search & Scan
        • Sequence Activities
        • Visual Motor Activities
        • Visual Association
        • Visual Memory
        • Figure Ground
        • Visual Closure
        • Lunch Assembly Patterns
        • Vision Skills Apps
      • Optical Device Use >
        • Near Optical Device Instruction
        • Near Magnification Activities
        • Distance Magnifier Instruction
        • Distance Magnifier Activities
        • Magnifier Apps
      • Tactile Readiness >
        • Stages of Tactual Exploration
        • Tactile Exploration
        • DIY Tactile Materials for Complex Needs
        • Sensory Table
        • Tactile Discrimination Box
        • Texture Awareness & Comparison
        • Building Tactile Discrimination
        • Fine Motor Activities
        • Developing Skillful Hands
    • Assistive Technology >
      • AT Instruction
      • AT Basic Use >
        • Care for AT Tools
        • Store and Retrieve AT
        • Locating AT
      • AT Problem Solving >
        • When Technology Fails
        • Troubleshoot AT
        • Change Batteries
      • Braille Notetaker >
        • Braille Notetaker Instruction
        • Chameleon Notetaker
      • iOS Instruction >
        • iPads as Instructional Tools
        • Making the iOS Device Accessible
        • iOS Accessibility Resources
        • iOS and Notetaker
        • VoiceOver
      • Audio Skills >
        • Accessing Audio Books
        • Using Audiobook Apps
      • Video Magnifier Instruction
      • Basic Computer Use >
        • Keyboarding Instruction
        • Caseload Shared Typing
      • Access >
        • Screen Readers for Computers
        • NVDA Screen Reader
        • Jaws Screen Reader
        • Screen Reader Courtesy
      • Productivity >
        • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
        • Word Processing and Shortcuts
        • Writing Efficiency with Technology
    • Social Skills >
      • Social Skill Basics
      • Non-Verbal Skills >
        • Nonverbal Communication
        • Facing Person
        • Body Posture
        • Social Norms
        • Personal Space
        • Mannerisms & Behavior
        • Facial Expressions
        • Body Language & Appearance
        • "I" Message When Upset
      • Communicate >
        • Positive Interactions
        • Use Cues to Interact
        • Respond to Feedback
        • People at School Activity
        • Conversation Skills
        • Interview a Professional
        • Give & Receive Compliments
        • Apps for Communication
      • Cooperative >
        • Politely Saying No
        • Workplace Social Skills
      • Identity >
        • Values & Priorities
        • Emotional Awareness
        • Social Media
      • Interactions >
        • Social Interactions
        • Cyberbullying
        • Appropriate Touch
        • True Friends & Being a Friend
        • Courteous Behavior
        • Adult Interaction Strategies
        • Being Bullied or Teased
        • Remembering Names
        • Gift Receiving Etiquette
        • Wrapping a Gift
        • Icebreakers & Mixers
        • Expand Your Network
        • Age Etiquette
    • Self Determination >
      • Relatable Books for All Ages >
        • Children's Books
        • Young Reader Books
        • Books about Guides Dog
        • Teen & Young Adult Books
        • Non-Fiction Books
      • Self Determination Skills
      • Self Concept
      • Unique Body Characteristics
      • Body Image & Acceptance
      • Making Personal Goals
      • Disclosure Decision
      • Disability Statement
      • Requesting Help
      • Fighting Fears
      • My Circle of Support
      • Personal Responsibility
      • Advocate for Safe Enviroments
      • Having Picture Taken
      • Coping with Change
      • Physical Characteristics
      • Political Activism
      • Laws Regarding Persons with Disabilities
      • My Data Collection
    • Independent Living >
      • Personal Care >
        • Medication Adaptations
        • Bathroom Adaptations
      • Hygiene & Grooming >
        • Hygiene & Grooming Instruction
        • Blowing Nose
        • Proper Handwashing
        • Hair Care
        • Oral Hygiene
        • Washing Face
        • Deodorant
        • Shower Adaptations
        • Hair Removal
        • Shaving Tips
        • Cosmetics
        • ​Nail Care Options
      • Personal Health >
        • Medical History
        • Aging Eyes
        • Accidents & First Aid
        • First Aid Kits
      • Household Skills Maintenance >
        • Home & School Chores
        • Cleaning Tables & Counters
        • Washing Dishes
        • Use Trash
        • Clean Floors
        • Dusting
        • Tool Use
        • Loading Dishwasher
        • Cleaning Products
        • Operate Climate Control
        • Making a Bed
        • Changing Sheets
        • Fold Napkin
      • Shopping & Consumerism >
        • Grocery Stores
        • Grocery Shopping
        • Assistance Grocery Shopping
        • Expiration Dates
        • Shopping Experience
        • Shopping with Friends
        • Fast Food Restaurants
        • Compare Price/Quality
        • Convenience Stores
        • Retail Stores
        • Drug Stores
        • Supermarkets
        • Envelope Use
        • Personal Shoppers
      • Eating & Table Manners >
        • Mealtime Independence
        • Unwrap Food
        • Locate Food on Plate
        • Eating Difficult Food: Tacos
        • Eating Difficult Food: Hot Dogs
        • Eating Difficult Food: Spaghetti
        • Eating Difficult Food: Ice Cream
        • Serve Own Food at Table
        • Apply Condiments to Food
        • Cutting Up Food
        • Eat in Cafeteria
        • Eating & Table Manners
        • Pouring Drinks
        • Dining at a Restaurant
      • Clothing Management >
        • Dressing Skills
        • Clothing Identification
        • Dresser Drawer Organization
        • Closet Organization
        • Clothing Selection
        • Job Interview Clothing Selection
        • Shoe Selection & Care
        • Dressing Up
        • Laundry
        • Use Washer and Dryer
        • Care of Fabrics
        • Hang Clothes on Hanger
        • Iron Clothes
      • Telephone >
        • Telephone Use
        • Phone Skills
        • Emergencies and 9-1-1
        • Send a Text
      • Food Preparation >
        • Opening Containers
        • Prepare Fruits
        • Prepare Snacks
        • Prepare Cold Drinks
        • Prepare Hot Drinks
        • Prepare Cold Cereal
        • Prepare Toast
        • Make a Sandwich
        • Store & Label Groceries
        • Adapt Oven, Stove, & Microwave
        • Measure & Pour
        • Cut, Slice & Peel
        • Meal Planning
        • Lunch Container Use
        • Planning a Menu
        • Recipe Activities
        • Determine if Food is Done
      • Money & Budget >
        • Money Identification
        • Money Management
        • Budgeting
        • Payment Methods
        • Receipts
        • Buying or Packing Lunch
        • Paying with Checks
        • Interpret a Warranty
        • ​Paying Bills
        • Vending Machine Purchase
        • Housing Decisions
        • Differences in Homes
      • Services >
        • Service Agencies
        • Consumer VI Organizations
        • Access VI Resources
      • Safety >
        • General Home Safety
        • Emergency Personnel
        • Emergency Color Codes
        • Evacuations
        • Evacuation Orders
        • Shelter in Place
        • Lockdowns
        • Weather Safety
        • Poor Air Quality
        • Internet Safety
        • Create Lock Board
    • Orientation & Mobility Instruction >
      • Spatial Awareness
      • Locations at School
      • Classroom Tour
      • School Tour Sequence
      • Mobility Skills
      • Guide Dogs
      • Environment Concepts
      • Community Based Instruction
      • Being a Non-Driver
      • Guide Techniques
      • Travel
      • Drivers Education
      • Bioptic Driving
      • Types of Roadways
      • Service Cars & Ridesharing
      • Navigation & Location Apps
    • Recreation & Leisure >
      • Recreation & Leisure Overview
      • Rec and Leisure Survey
      • Get Involved at School
      • School Clubs
      • Games >
        • Rainy Day Activities
        • Play with Toys
        • Block Play
        • Card and Board Game Adaptations
        • Transcribe Playing Cards
      • Music >
        • Music
        • Music & Movement
        • Orchestra
        • Marching Band
      • Visual Arts >
        • Art Adaptations
        • Art Materials
        • Arts and Crafts
        • Gardening
      • Theatre >
        • Dramatic Play
        • Dance
      • Entertainment >
        • Attending Concerts
        • Attending Movies
        • Visiting Museums
        • Attending Slumber Parties
        • Attending Parties
      • Recreation >
        • Summer Outdoor Activities
        • Adapted Recreation Equipment Resources
        • Walk & Run Adaptations
        • Accessible Pedometers
        • Lifelong Exercise
        • Camps for VI
      • Sports >
        • VI Sports Associations
        • PE Adaptations
    • Career & Vocation >
      • Career & Vocational Overview
      • Personal Knowledge >
        • My Vision Presentation
        • My Visual Needs Packet
        • My Self-Description
        • My Values and Priorities
        • Create a Personal Data Sheet
        • Interviews
        • Interview Strategies
        • Work Behaviors
        • Resumes
        • Cover Letters
      • Job Awareness / Experiences >
        • Classroom Jobs
        • Career Exploration
        • Receive Payment for Services
        • Rules for Jobs
        • Company Research
        • Finding Job Leads
        • Dream Job Analysis
        • Practice Job Skills in Classroom
        • College & Career Prep
      • Maintain Job >
        • Responsibility & Independence
        • Following School Rules
        • Review IEP & Assess Self
        • Address Employer Concerns
        • Maintain Employment
        • Networking & Connections
        • My Networking Pyramid
  • Grow
    • Recorded Presentations >
      • Itinerant Teaching Strategies
      • Tips for Being a "Physically Fit" TVI
      • Developing SMARTER Goals
      • Determining Service Intensity Using the VISSIT
      • Accommodations for VI
      • Selecting the Right AT
      • Conducting a FVLMA
      • Foundations of Teaching the ECC in the Age of Virtual Instruction
      • The Art of Teaching the ECC
      • Using Themes to Teach the ECC
      • MIMO Strategies & Activities
      • Activities to Teach the ECC
      • SIDPID Strategies & Activities
      • Standard Course of Study Strategies & Activities
      • Job Tasks for Job, Career & Life
    • Interactive Activities >
      • Interactive Sensory Stories
      • Interactive Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Interactive Matching Activities
      • Interactive Choice Making Activities
    • Complete Set Bonus >
      • ECC Bonus Printables
      • Lesson Planning >
        • Teaching the ECC
        • Teaching in Thematic Units
        • Incorporate IEP Goals
        • Unit Preparation Tips
        • Preparation
        • Material Preparation
        • Lesson Delivery
      • ECC Song Playlists
      • Job Task Boxes
    • Thematic Units
    • Beginning of Year Units >
      • Back to School Unit
      • Self and Identity Unit
      • Birthdays and Aging Unit
      • Jobs and Employment Unit
      • Pets and Service Animals Unit
      • Family and Genealogy Unit
      • Root to Fruit
      • Home Maintenance Unit
      • Visual Arts Unit
    • Fall Units >
      • Autumn Unit
      • Vegetables, Crops, and Farms Unit
      • Evening and Night
      • Politics, Voting, and Advocacy Unit
      • Grocery Store Unit
      • Meal Preparation and Hosting Unit
      • Shopping Unit
      • Clothing Care Unit
      • Music and Theatre Unit
    • Winter Units >
      • Clocks and Time Unit
      • Games Puzzles Indoor Fun
      • Healthy Habits Unit
      • Winter & Evergreens
      • Cold and Flu Season Unit
      • Adapted Sports Unit
      • Friendship Unit
      • Restaurants Unit
      • Weather and Preparedness Unit
    • Spring Units >
      • Stay Safe Unit
      • Communication Unit
      • Hygiene and Grooming Unit
      • Springtime and Gardening Unit
      • Cleaning and Home Care Unit
      • Transportation Unit
      • The Great Outdoors Unit
      • Vacations and Travel Unit
      • Graduation and Life Changes Unit
  • Shop
    • ECC Instructional Resources >
      • 2024 TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC Complete Set
      • Second Edition TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC
      • Thematic Keyboarding & Braille Fluency Worksheets
      • More Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency Grab & Go ECC Supplements
      • Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency
      • Task Box Activities
      • Vocabulary Cards & Checklists
      • Interactive Sensory Stories
      • Interactive Matching Activities
      • Evelyn Jane Short Stories
      • Just Joking Around
    • Job Postings
    • VI Gift Shop >
      • Braille Necklaces
      • Braille Earrings
      • Braille Shirts
      • Clothing
      • Miscellaneous
      • Drinkware
      • Bags & Totes
      • Braille Greeting Cards
      • Keychains
      • Ornaments
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