2020 HELIX Revisited
23. Guidance for Completing Functional Vision Evaluations and Learning Media Assessments
Online
Session Dates
Sunday January 31, 2021 - 12:01 AM - Online
Sunday February 28, 2021 - 12:01 AM - Online
Closed
This session is a deep dive into the resource Essential Tools for the Trade. We will explore how to use this tool to provide guidance and support to TVIs and COMS when making informed and deliberate decisions regarding the Functional Vision Assessment (FVA). We will also look at guided instruction and how to identify strategies for intervention. In the coming months we will further explore this tool further in two additional sessions. The tool will be provided prior to HELIX to IUs who have TVI and/or COMS registered for this session.
Participants will be able to:
- Identify 6 areas typically assessed in a Functional Vision Evaluation.
- Identify 2-3 practical and beneficial recommendations for specific visual skills when writing a Functional Vision Evaluation.
- List 3 activities that can be used when evaluating near vision.
Target Audience:
Teachers who work with students who are blind or visually impaired; Supervisors/Administrators; Orientation and Mobility Specialists; Parents, Guardians, Family Members; Paraprofessionals
Target Audience
Special Education Teachers; Teachers who work with students who are blind or visually impaired; Teachers who work with students with hearing loss; Teachers who work with students who are Deaf-Blind; Teachers/other professionals who work with students who have sustained traumatic brain injury; Speech therapists; General Education Teachers; Supervisors/Administrators; Occupational Therapists and/or Physical Therapists; School Counselors and/or School Psychologists; Parents, Guardians, Family Members; Paraprofessionals
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Annette Bauerlein, at 610-787-7211, or abauerlein@pattan.net.