October 8, 2020
This two-part training focuses on serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with CVI. It will draw from the CVI Companion Guide and provide a list of selected online resources related to the development of young children including those with visual impairments and deaf-blindness.
Developmental Issues That May Affect Young Children Who Have CVI Including Those Who are Deaf-Blind: Recommended Practices to Intervention Approaches
This session focuses on serving young children with CVI including those who are deafblind. Recommended practices of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children that guide intervention approaches will be identified. It will discuss how CVI may affect social-emotional, communication, cognitive, and fine and gross motor development and related interventions.
Developmental Issues That May Affect Young Children Who Have CVI Including Those Who are Deaf-Blind: Routines-Based Intervention and the Team Model
This session focuses on the early intervention and early childhood special education team models and the roles of different disciplines. application of key intervention practices in home-based early intervention and in preschool classrooms. It will discuss the use of routines-based approaches and identify how to embed interventions and learning opportunities across daily routines.
Session Dates
Wednesday October 14, 2020 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday October 28, 2020 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Title of Training: Approaches from the CVI Companion Guide: Early Intervention and Preschool
Presenter: Deborah Chen Ph.D, Elizabeth Hartmann, Amanda Lueck Ph.D.
Training Date: 10/14/2020
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