GITWL New Orleans PRESENTATION LIST (Tentative) POSTER SESSIONS Presenters Title Description Melody Furze, CTVI, NMSBVI, Washington co-presenter: Jessica Mount Matney, CCC-SLP A story for each of us: Adapting Literacy for Every Child A story for each of us: Adapting literacy for every child will showcase three different literacy adaptations for children of different visual and sensory abilities. We use new technologies and classic intervention strategies to bring stories to life for our early childhood population. Charlotte Cushman Co-presenter: Cyral Miller Sharing our Paths: Building a Community of Practice on Paths to Literacy Rachel Schles, University of Pittsburgh Adapting a Higher Education Statistics Course for a Braille Reader and Perspectives on Expanded Core Curriculum Skills Needed for Success This session shares the experiences of an adult graduate student (who is totally blind and for whom English is not his first language) and the TVI (a PhD student at the same university) hired to adapt the course material for an introductory statistics course and tutor the student. Discussion will be split between how the statistics course material was made accessible to the student including examples of tactile graphics and other skills taught, and a review of the foundational ECC skills needed to access the college environment and factors which may contribute to success in higher education. Cathy Senfth-Graves, American Printing House for the Blind co-presenters: Jo Ellen Croft, Educational Vision Specialist, Arkansas; Fran Dibble, Educational Consultant; Kate Dilworth, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Oregon; Kay Ferrell, Professor (retired), UNC; Mary Filicetti, Teacher of The Role and Responsibility of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments in Curriculum Development: BOP Model This poster will highlight the value of teacher involvement in the development of curricula, assessment, instructional materials and procedures. The involvement of teachers of students with visual impairments in planning and writing the Building on Patterns program will provide an example of this recommended involvement
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GITWLNewOrleansPRESENTATIONLIST(Tentative)
POSTERSESSIONSPresenters Title DescriptionMelodyFurze,CTVI,NMSBVI,Washingtonco-presenter:JessicaMountMatney,CCC-SLP
Astoryforeachofus:AdaptingLiteracyforEveryChild
Astoryforeachofus:Adaptingliteracyforeverychildwillshowcasethreedifferentliteracyadaptationsforchildrenofdifferentvisualandsensoryabilities.Weusenewtechnologiesandclassicinterventionstrategiestobringstoriestolifeforourearlychildhoodpopulation.
CharlotteCushmanCo-presenter:CyralMiller
SharingourPaths:BuildingaCommunityofPracticeonPathstoLiteracy
RachelSchles,UniversityofPittsburgh
AdaptingaHigherEducationStatisticsCourseforaBrailleReaderandPerspectivesonExpandedCoreCurriculumSkillsNeededforSuccess
Thissessionsharestheexperiencesofanadultgraduatestudent(whoistotallyblindandforwhomEnglishisnothisfirstlanguage)andtheTVI(aPhDstudentatthesameuniversity)hiredtoadaptthecoursematerialforanintroductorystatisticscourseandtutorthestudent.Discussionwillbesplitbetweenhowthestatisticscoursematerialwasmadeaccessibletothestudentincludingexamplesoftactilegraphicsandotherskillstaught,andareviewofthefoundationalECCskillsneededtoaccessthecollegeenvironmentandfactorswhichmaycontributetosuccessinhighereducation.
CathySenfth-Graves,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlindco-presenters:JoEllenCroft,EducationalVisionSpecialist,Arkansas;FranDibble,EducationalConsultant;KateDilworth,TeacherofStudentswithVisualImpairments,Oregon;KayFerrell,Professor(retired),UNC;MaryFilicetti,Teacherof
TheRoleandResponsibilityofTeachersofStudentswithVisualImpairmentsinCurriculumDevelopment:BOPModel
Thisposterwillhighlightthevalueofteacherinvolvementinthedevelopmentofcurricula,assessment,instructionalmaterialsandprocedures.TheinvolvementofteachersofstudentswithvisualimpairmentsinplanningandwritingtheBuildingonPatternsprogramwillprovideanexampleofthisrecommendedinvolvement
StudentswithVisualImpairments,FairfaxCountyPublicSchools,Virginia;CayHolbrook,Professor,ECPS,UniversityofBritishColumbia;RebeccaPeek,TeacherofStudentswithVisualImpairments,Virginia;AnnaSwenson,BrailleLiteracyConsultant,FairfaxCounty,Virginia;RobinWingell,TeacherofStudentswithVisualImpairments,CaliforniaCarltonAnneCookWalker,ManagerofBrailleEducationPrograms,NationalFederationoftheBlind
BringingBookstoLife ComeexploretheNationalFederationoftheBlind(NFB)BrailleEnrichmentforLiteracyandLearning(BELL)Academy,whichprovidesaliteracy-richpeerlearningenvironmentforblindandlow-visionchildrenthatintegratesBraillereadingandwritingintomeaningfulandauthenticlearningexperiences,bringingbookstolife.ExploretheBELLAcademyandfindouthowtogetinvolvedwithanNFBBELLAcademyinyourarea.
AnnAdkins,EducationSpecialist,OutreachProgram,TexasSchoolfortheBlindandVisuallyImpairedco-presenter:SherryAirhart,TVI,FrenshipISD,Frenship,TX
Aidan'sAlternatePathtoLiteracyandBraille
Thisexcitingpostersessionwillencourageyouto"thinkoutsidethebox"andexplorenewwaystoprovidebrailleandprebrailleinstructiontostudentswithvisualimpairments.TVISherryAirhartwillshowtheinnovativematerialsandstrategiesshehascreatedforherstudentwithONHonhis"pathtobrailleandliteracy".Youwillbeenergizedandamazedathowanon-traditionalapproachtoinstructioncanmakeallthedifferenceinachild'slife.
DawnE.Turco,SeniorVicePresident,HadleyInstitutefortheBlindandVisuallyImpaired
Hadley'sBrailleInstructionContinuumfromA-UEB
What’snewatHadley?Hadleyoffersbrailleinstructionthroughdistanceeducationtolearners14+yearsofage,worldwide.Beginnersthroughexperiencedbrailleusers,betheytactilelearners,sightedfamilymembersorservice
co-presenters:DonnaHernandez,Instructor,HadleyInstitute;JenniferOttowitz,Instructor,Hadley
providers,willfindaselectionoflearningopportunitiestochoosefrom,manyfreeofcharge.ThispostersessionpresentsHadley’sbrailleinstructionalcontinuum,fromA–UEBincludingexcitingnewofferings!
AdamWilton,Manager,ProvincialResourceCentrefortheVisuallyImpaired(PRCVI),Vancouver,BC,CANADAco-presenters:EllenHsieh,OutreachCoordinator,PRCVIJenniferJesso,OutreachCoordinator,PRCVI
MakingCodingAccessibleandFunforStudentswithVisualImpairments
Thisposterwilloutlineseveralprovincialinitiativesaimedatmakingearlycodingcurriculaaccessibleandengagingforstudentswithvisualimpairments.Strategiesandtoolsforpromotingearlycodingskillsarereviewed,aswellascurricularconnectionstoareasoftheECC.
WORKSHOPS(1hour)Presenters Title DescriptionGwynethMcCormack,Director,PositiveEye,Ltd.,Lancashire,UK
The"MarketnessofaMarket"withabucket,aboxandabasket!
Creativeideasandinspirationwillbebasedaroundthreecoreitemswhichyoumayfindinamarket–abucket,aboxandabasket,withaspecificfocusonbuildingtheconceptsaroundafish,flowerandvegetablemarketalllinkedtotheemergentstagesofliteracydevelopment.Arichvarietyofpracticalstrategies,ideasandsuggestionswillbesharedinthisfun,interactivesessionwithmany‘readytogo’ideasfortheprofessionaltotakeawaywiththem!
GillianPilcher,TVI,FairfaxCountyPublicSchools,Virginia
OreoReading:TeachingBrailletoStudentswithMultipleDisabilities
ThispresentationsharesatechniqueofteachingbrailletostudentswithotherdisabilitiesusingacombinationofDianeWormsley'sI-M-Ableapproachandanadaptedproject-basedlearningapproach.
NaomiWelborn,TeacherConsultant-VisualImpairments,OaklandSchools,Michiganco-presenter:AmyMcDonald-Lamiman
Let'sCreatePowerpointBooks Learnhowtomakeelectronicbooksforstudentswithlowvisionwithmultipleimpairmentsincludingcorticalvisualimpairment.Together,wewillcollaboratewhileguidingyouthroughthestepsofhowtocreateyourownelectronicbooklibrarywhichcansupportstudentaccesstoliteratureandthecurriculum.Weencourageyoutobringalaptop,ortabletthathasKeynoteorPowerpointonitandideastoshareinthe
creationofacollaborativebook.Wewillsharedifferentexamplesofbooksthatwehavecreatedforourstudentsandmakeabrandnewonetostartyourownlibrary!
AnnaSwenson,FairfaxCountyPublicSchools,Virginia
WorksheetWizardry:AdaptingPrintMaterialsforBrailleReadersinKindergartenandtheEarlyGrades
Adaptinghighlyvisualclassroommaterialsforbraillereadersinkindergartenandtheearlygradesrequiresknowledgeofthebraillecodeandformatting,atoolboxofresources,andaheftydashofcreativity.ThispresentationwillofferanoverviewofBANA'sbasicguidelinesforformattingtranscribedmaterials,followedbypracticalsuggestionsforadaptingprintworksheetsandotheractivitiessothatyoungchildrencancompletethemefficientlyandindependently.
KrystalGuillory,TeacheroftheBlindandVisuallyImpaired,Louisianaco-presenter:PaigeMorra,TVI
Braille,Braille,Everywhere! Braille,Braille,Everywhere!Learnhowtoincorporatebraillethroughoutyourstudents’environmentsandmotivatethemtowanttousethebraille.
JulieUnatin,OaklandSchool,Michigan
SignedandDelivered:ProvidingCreative,UniqueStrategiesforTeachingBrailletotheDHHStudent,ACollaborativeApproach
StudentswithwhoarebothDHHandvisuallyimpairedprovideuniquechallengestoprovidingcreative,innovativewaystoteachbraillereadingandwriting.Thissessionwillfocusonstrategiesthatwillenhanceinstructionwiththispopulation.TherewillalsobevideoofstudentsduringindividualbrailleinstructionwithintheDHHclassroom.ParticipantswillgaininsightintothedevelopmentofacollaborativeapproachbetweentheDHHteacherandtheTVI,whichbenefitsthestudentandprovidesformoremeaningfulrichlearning.
KatherineFlick,TeacheroftheVisuallyImpaired,Marylandco-presenter:MichelleHorseman,TVI
FromAssessmenttoInstruction:AnOverviewofLiteracyAssessmentToolsforDualMediaLearnersandHowAssessmentGuidesInstruction
Thissessionwillprovideanoverviewofliteracyassessmentsandbenefitsofselecttoolsforusewithdualmedialearnerswithandwithoutmultipledisabilities.ExamplesofassessmentsandhowtouseresultsfromvariousreadingandwritingassessmentstoguideclassroominstructionandIndividualizedEducationPlanswillbesharedviamethodssuchasvideos,pictures,andsamplegoalsand/or
accommodationsandsupplementaryaids.Thesessionwillconcludewithopportunitiesforparticipantstoexploreandtrialmaterialsthatcanbeusedforinstructionastheresultofassessmentwithdualmedialearnerswithandwithoutmultipledisabilities.
KristenSims,TeacherofBlindStudents,OuachitaParishSchoolSystem,Louisianaco-presenter:KrystalGuillory,TVI
NumeracyintheGeneralEducationSetting
TeachblindstudentsconceptsinmathbycreatingaccessibleformatsusingNemethCodeintheCommonCorearena.Wewillexploretheuseofmanipulatives,tactilegraphics,andmoretohelpyouteachmathematicalconceptstostudentsinthegeneraleducationsetting.
TinaBjork,AdvisorinVisualImpairment,ResourceCenterVision,NationalAgencyforSpecialNeedsEducationandSchools,Stockholm,Sweden
OrganizinganInclusiveEducationalSetting
Thispractice-orientedpresentationwillfocusonteachingliteracytoagiftedblindstudentandhersightedclassmates,duringsixyearsinelementaryschool.Insubjectslikearts,Swedish,mathematicsanddrama,manyofthestudentsworkedbothtactuallyandverbally.Thetwoteachershadworkedoutstrategiesforswitchingrolesandforgroupingstudentsaccordingtoareasofstudy.Duringthepresentation,funactivitiestoinspirepositivetactualexperienceswillbeshared.Individualizedinstructionstoincreaseproficiencye.g.inbrailleandO&Mwillbehighlighted.
LindaHagood,SpeechLanguagePathologist,NationalLeadershipConsortiuminSensoryDisabilities,PortlandStateUniversity/WashingtonStateSchoolfortheBlind
WritingCANBeChild'sPlay:Co-creatingStorieswithIndividualswhohaveVisualImpairmentandAutism
Aplay-basedmodelforteachingsocialcommunicationskillsthroughcollaborativestorywritinganddramaactivitieswillbepresentedthroughtheuseofvideotapedandwrittensamples.Themodelisappropriateforstudentsofallageswithvisualimpairmentandadditionaldisabilitiesincludingautism,withlanguageskillsrangingfromsinglewordstoconversationalspeech.
NicoleJohnson,AssistantProfessor,KutztownUniversity,Pennsylvaniaco-presenter:KathleenStanfa
StrategiestoDevelopLiteracySkillsinChildrenwhohaveVisualImpairmentsandAdditionalDisabilities
Thispresentationwillreviewevidence-basedstrategiestobuildliteracyskillsinChildrenwhohaveVisualImpairmentsandAdditionalDisabilities.Varioushandsonactivitiesandideasforinstructionwillbeshown.Theimportanceofongoingliteracyassessmentandprogressmonitoringwillbediscussed.
OlayaLanda-Vialard,AssistantProfessorLowVisionandBlindness,IllinoisStateUniversityco-presenters:KathrynBotsford,MarkRichert
IssueswithLegislatingtheUseofaSingleAssessmenttoDetermineLearningMedia
LiteracydecisionsforstudentswithvisualimpairmentsareguidedbytheIDEA.IssueswithstateslegislatingtheuseofonetestwhereteachersaregiveninstructionscountertotheprovisionsofIDEA,whichmandatesthatchildrenreceivetheirIEPor504accommodationswhentakingtestsisalarming.ThissessionwillreviewtheassessmentprovisionsguaranteedintheIDEAandcomparethosetowhatstatesarelegislatingasamandateontheuseofasingletestthatdeniesstudentstheirrightstousetheirclassroomandtestingaccommodations.PresenterswilldiscussmeasuresbeingtakentoadvocateforappropriateLMAs.
CharlotteCushman,EducationResourceManager,PerkinsSchoolfortheBlind,MassachusettsCo-presenter:CyralMiller,DirectorofOutreach,TexasSchoolfortheBlindandVisuallyImpaired
What'sNewonPathstoLiteracy?
FindoutaboutthelatestupdatesonthePathstoLiteracywebsite!Wehavebeenbusyorganizingandaddingnewinformationtomakeiteasiertofindwhatyou’relookingfor.We’llshowyouournewsectionsonCVI,O&M,andDeafblindness,aswellasothernewfeaturesofthesite.Learnhowyoucanbeanactivememberofourcommunityofpractice,bysharingyourideas,addingyourvoice,orparticipatinginoursocialmediaplatforms.Whetheryouarelearningaboutthesiteforthefirsttimeorarealong-timevisitor,wehopeyou’lljoinus!
SheenaManuel,OutreachSpecialist,LouisianaTechUniversity:ProfessionalDevelopmentandResearchInstituteonBlindnessCo-presenter:CaseyRobertson,Instructor,LouisianaTechUniversity:ProfessionalDevelopmentandResearchInstituteonBlindness
NaturalOrderofContractions(NOC):BrailleinaYear!
Doyoubelieveastudentcanmastergradelevelreadingusingthebraillecodeinayear?JoinusforaninsightfullookatteachingtheBrailleCodeusingNaturalOrderofContractions.
SusanSullivan,CVIProject CVI:HowaLearningMedia ThispresentationwilladdresshowCerebral/CorticalVisual
Leader,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlind,Kentucky
AssessmentWillHelp Impairment(CVI)affectslearningtoreadandwrite.ThediagnosisofCVIpresentsindividualizedchallengesinliteracybeginningwithemergentskillsandcontinuingwithaccesstoacademics.Wewillexplorewhyalearningmediaassessmentisanecessityaswellassharestrategiesforteachersandlearnersbasedontheinformationobtained.
JerriYoung,AssistiveTechnologyTeacher,TVI,NewMexicoSchoolfortheBlindandVisuallyImpairedCo-presenters:DathaPeters,TVIMichelleChacon,TVI,COMS
LiteracyintheWorkplace:HelpingStudentsBecomeSuccessful
Connectingliteracybyarmingstudentswiththelanguageofemploymentandpreparingstudentsfortheirfuturesuccess.Usefulactivitiesthathelpdevelopandbuildonthenecessaryskillsforachievingemployment.
StephanieHerlich,TeacheroftheVisuallyImpaired/OrientationandMobilitySpecialist
SupportingBrailleInstructionThroughPlay:ConceptDevelopmenttoUEB
Playandliteracygohandinhand.Whyarestringingbeadsimportantforavisuallyimpairedchild?Whatisakindergartnerlearningwhenheisplaying“Memory”withafriend?Playisanessentialcomponenttoearlyliteracyandcanpromoteliteracythroughouteducation.Thisworkshopwilldemonstrateavarietyoftoysandmanipulativesthatareallpathstoliteracy.ComeplaywithusandseehowtousetheMangoldBasicBrailleProgramUnits1-3withaninfusionoftoysandgamesthatsupportliteracyandbrailleinstruction.
MariaElingsson,AdvisorinSpecialNeedsEducation,TheNationalAgencyofSpecialNeedsEducationandSchoolsinSweden,Stockholm,Sweden
WritingAboutThingsYouCannotSee:DescriptiveLanguageinNarrativeTextsProducedbyStudentswithBlindness
Thisresearchbasedpresentationwillfocusonanalysisofnarrativetexts,writtenbySwedishstudentswithblindnessingrade6and9,aspartofthenationaltestsinSwedish.Theanalysisputsemphasisondifferentaspectsofqualityinnarrativetextsandtheuseofdescriptivewordsandphrases.Thepresentationcontainsreflectionsonchallengesinteachingnarrativewritingandassessingstudenttextswithconsiderationofallsensesindescriptivelanguagewhendevelopingliteracy.
GeorgeThompson,Instructor,LouisianaSchoolforthe
LeveragingClassroomComputerTechnologyfor
LeveragingClassroomComputerTechnologyforLiteracy:Lessonsandtechniqueslearnedfromteachingcomputer
VisuallyImpaired LiteracyforStudentswithVisualImpairments
literacytothevisuallyimpairedwillbeexaminedthatenableandpromoteliteracyusingthecomputerasatool.
JoyCarriger,MediaSpecialist,FloridaSchoolfortheDeafandtheBlindco-presenters:NancyBerger,BrailleSpecialist,FSDBElishaZuaro:ReadingSpecialist,FSDBDajuanaPrater:AssistiveTechnologySpecialist,FSDB
MobileLearningandLiteracy Thispresentationwillsharethebenefitsofmobilelearningandhowtoincorporatetheaccessibilityfeaturestoenhanceliteracyskillsforindividualswhoareblindorvisuallyimpairedinaneducationalsetting.Participantswillexperiencethepowerofmobilelearningtoolsthroughcreation,collaboration,presentation,effectivecommunicationandconnectivity.Thissessionwillexploretheimplicationsofmobilelearninginourstudents’livesandbeginbuildingtheskillsnecessarytofacilitatetheintegrationinanylearningenvironment.Participantswillinvestigateavarietyoflearningappsthatpromoteliteracyandstudentengagement.
DonnaMcNear TeachingLiteracyandWorkingSMART:40InstructionalStrategiesin60Minutes
These40instructionalstrategiesprovideteacherswitheasilyimplementablemethodstoteachliteracyskillstoallstudentswithvisualimpairmentsandachievestudentresults.Deliveringinstructionisemphasizedwithstrategies,suchasincreasingfrequencyandvarietyoflearningtasks,organizingthephysicalenvironment,usingproceduresandroutines,prompting,andcollectingdata.Theinstructionalstrategiesareinclusiveofstudentswhoareblind,lowvison,andwithadditionaldisabilities…allagesareincludedandinformationisapplicabletoallservicedeliverymodels.
DonnaMcNear EvaluatingLiteracyandWorkingSMART:40EvaluationStrategiesin60Minutes
These40evaluationstrategiesprovideteacherswitheasilyimplementablemethodstoconductevaluationsinliteracyskillstoallstudentswithvisualimpairments.Ideasandstrategiesintheareasofinterpretingmedicalinformation,functionalvision,reading/viewing/tactileefficiency,interpretingvisual/tactileimages,writtencommunication,listeninglevels,academicachievement,andapplicationintheexpandedcorecurriculumwillbeshared.Theevaluationstrategiesareinclusiveofstudentswhoareblind,lowvison,andwithadditionaldisabilitiesandfocusonalllearning
modes.Theinformationisapplicabletoallagesandallservicedeliverymodels.
PennyRosenblum,UniversityofArizonaco-presenter:TinaHerzberg,UniversityofSouthCarolinaUpstate
PerspectivesofFourDualMediaLearners,TheirTVIsandTheirParents
Fouryouthwhoweredualmedialearners,his/herparent,andhis/herTVIparticipatedinanindividualinterview.Then,thethreewereinterviewedtogether.Duringthissessionthepresenterswillintroduceyoutothefouryouthandwhatwaslearnedabouteachincludinghowthedecisionwasmadefortheyouthtobeginlearningbraille;instructionalstrategiesusedinbrailleinstruction;howbraillewasinfusedintoschool,homeandthecommunity;theroleofofmotivation;andhowtheeducationalteamworkedtogethertosupportthestudents'acquisitionofbrailleliteracyskills.
PennyRosenblum,UniversityofArizonaco-presenter:CaroleBeal,UniversityofFlorida
ReadingandUnderstandingGraphics:HowTVIsSupportStudents'GraphicLiteracySkills
Beingefficientwithinformationpresentedingraphicsenablesstudentstobemoresuccessfulinacademicsubjects.WewillshareinsightsfromTVIswhoparticipatedinaresearchstudytolearnabouttheirexperiencesworkingwithstudentswithvisualimpairmentswhoweregatheringinformationfromgraphics(e.g.,bargraphs,maps).ElevenTVIsparticipatedinafocusgroupand10werealsoprovided12pagesthateachcontainedamiddleschoolmathproblemthatreliedoninformationinagraphic.WewillsharestrategiestheTVIsidentifiedforsupportingstudentsinunderstandinginformationpresentedingraphics.Ourproject'siPadappandmaterialswillbedemonstrated.
AnnetteHallenberger,LandesfoerderzentrumSehen,Schleswig,GermanyCo-presenter:SabineHaessler-Hahm,LandesfoerderzentrumSehen,
ParentsasCooperationPartnersintheProgressofLiteracy,EspeciallyinInclusiveSettings
Whenitcomestolearningtoread,parentscanbeimportantpartnerswiththeirchildrenandprovideprofitablesupport.Theprocessandchallengesofteachingblindandvisuallyimpairedchildrentoreadisimpartedontheparentsduringparentseminars.Theessentialelementsoftheseseminarsinclude:1)Practicalinstructionsdealingwithtexts,2)Theintroductionofdifferentmaterialsandgames,and3)Self-awarenessduringsimulation.Theuseofauxiliaryequipment
Schleswig,Germany forthevisuallyimpaired,especiallytheblind,isalsotestedduringtheframeworkoftheparentseminars.Intheworkshop,practicalexamplesfromtheworkwiththeparentswillbegiven.
BJEpstein,ProjectManager,LighthousefortheBlindandVisuallyImpaired,California
TheLanguageofLines:TactileGraphicacy
Inadditiontobrailleandcomputerliteracy,studentsneedafirmfoundationintactilegraphicsliteracy,orgraphicacy.Theabilitytoreadcharts,graphs,diagrams,maps,andmoreleadstosuccessineducationanddailylife,inindependentlivingskills,wayfinding,transportation,andemployment.Wewilldiscussfirsthandexperiencesasbothdesignersandendusersoftactilegraphics.Wewillpresentbestpracticesofthecompetenciesstudentsneedfortactileliteracyaswellastheskillsdesignersneedtocreateexcellenttactilegraphics.
MackenzieSaviano,AssistantProfessorofPractice,UniversityofNebraska,Lincolnco-presenter:MichaelHebert,AssistantProfessor,UniversityofNebraska,Lincoln
WritingInstructionforStudentswithVisualImpairments:ATeacherSurvey
AsurveyofTVIswasconductedtobetterunderstandhowwritinginstructionisprovidedtostudentswithvisualimpairments.Thesurveyaskedquestionsaboutadaptationsandaccommodations,preparationtoteachwriting,beliefs/expectationsrelatedtothewritingofstudentswithVI,andcollaborationwithgeneraleducationteachers.Theresultsofthesurveyshedlightonhowwritinginstructionisprovidedandwaystoimprovewritinginstructionforourstudents.
JenniferGilmore,MississippiStateUniversity
AssessingtheImpactofAcceleratedReaderonReadingFluencyandComprehensionofFirstGraders
ThisresearchstudyprovidedamoreindepthlookattheDirectInstructionprogram,SRAReadingMasterySignatureEdition,andtheindividualizedreadingprogram,AcceleratedReaderandtheimpactthattheseprogramshadonstudentachievementintheareaofreadingfluencyandcomprehensionforstudentswhohavealearningdisability.Determiningtheeffectivenessoftheseprograms,whenusedtogether,hasthepotentialtoimpactchoicesmadeingeneralandspecialeducationcurriculums.Thisstudycanprovidevaluableinsightintotheeffectsofthecombinationofpopularcurriculumsforstudentswithlearningdisabilities.
RachelSchles,UniversityofPittsburgh
UnitingExpandedCoreCurriculumandLiteracyInstruction:CreatingStudentPortfoliowithIEPGoalsandTeacherRubrics
ThissessionprovidesaframeworkforTVIstouseindividualizedstudentdatatodevelopandimplementECCandliteracyinfusedinstruction.Beginningbrieflywithresourcesforconductingfunctionalvision/learningmedia/expandedcorecurriculumassessments,participantswillthenexploresamplerubricsandstudentportfolioactivities.Thenparticipantswilldevelopprojectbasedlearningactivitiesandteacherrubricsfortheirownstudents.Theseactivitiesaredesignedforstudentswithvisualimpairments,includingthosewithmildtomoderateadditionaldisabilities(gradesK-12,withlowvisionorblindness).Thisisafollowuptothe2015GITWLsession“StudentPortfoliosandProjectBasedLearning.”
EricGuillory,DirectorofYouthServices,LouisianaCenterfortheBlind
ARefreshableApproachtoLiteracy:iDevices,BrailleDisplaysandEndlessInformation
Brailleisliteracy,andBrailleRocks!AttendeeswilllearnhowtomaximizestudentproductivitythroughthepairingofrefreshablebrailledisplaysandAppleiDevices—usingmainstreamandspecializedapps.
CathySenft-Graves,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlindco-presenters:JoEllenCroft,FranDibble,KateDilworth,KayFerrell,Professor(retired),MaryFilicetti,;CayHolbrook,RebeccaPeek,AnnaSwenson,RobinWingell,
UsingBuildingonPatternsPrekindergartenandBOPKindergartentoPrepareBraille-ReadingChildrentoEnterSchoolinaStandards-BasedEnvironment
ThispresentationwillfocusonthedevelopmentofBuildingOnPatternsPrekindergartenandKindergarten.Theimportanceofpreparingyoungbraillereadingchildrenforschoolentrywillbediscussedandthevalueofbalancinginstructionwithfunandmotivatingactivitiesthatencourageknowledge,skillandconceptdevelopmentwillbehighlighted.
DianeBrauner,ManagerofPathstoTechnologyWebsite,PerkinsSchoolfortheBlind,Massachusetts
CreatingAccessibleiBooksUsingiBooksAuthor
StudentsaretransitioningtodigitalclassroomsandTVIsneedsimple,mainstreamtoolstoconvertprintmaterialstoaccessibledigitalmaterials.Learnhowtocreateexcitinginteractivedigitalbooksthatcanincludepictures,videos,music,soundsandquizzes.TheseinteractivebookscanbeaccessedontheiPadpairedwitharefreshablebrailledisplay.iBooksareforstudentsofallagesandabilities–includingacademicstudents,emergingbraillereaders,andstudents
withCVI/multipledisabilities.LearnhowtoshareyouriBooksandtosearchforotherteacher-creatediBooksonthePathstoTechnologywebsite.
DawnWilkinson,EarlyChildhoodProjectLeader,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlindco-presenter:DianeBrauner,ManagerofPathstoTechnologywebsite,
FunfortheLittlestLearners:Braille,TechnologyandPlay
Mostpreschoolchildrencanexperienceliteracyincidentallythroughnumerousappsandgamesaspartofthelearningprocess.However,forpreschoolerswhoareblind,earlytechnologyliteracyopportunitiesarenotalwaysaccessible.Comeseetwoexcitingtechnologyproductsthatpromotealevelplayingfieldforpreschoolerswhoreadbraille.
JeffKillebrew,ScienceTeacher,NewMexicoSchoolfortheBlindandVisuallyImpaired
(SC)2andTouchGrids:BridgingtheBarriersofSTEMLiteracy
LouisBrailleTouchofGeniusPrizewinninginstructionaltools(SC)2andTouchGridsfacilitateSTEMliteracybyhelpingstudents,particularlythosewithvisualimpairments,conceptualizeandutilizethelanguageandlayoutofequationalandgraphicalprocesses.Thesetoolsactivelyengagestudentsintheplanning,creating,andbuildingofmathematicalequationsandgraphsfoundinSTEMfields.Asaresult,studentsdevelophigherorderthinkingandproblem-solvingskillsastheyincreasetheirabilitytousethelanguageandconceptsfromSTEMfieldstounderstandanddevelopsolutionstoavarietyofproblems.
PaulaConroy,Professor,UniversityofNorthernColoradoco-presenters:SilviaCorrea-Torres,Professor,AmberRundleKahn,NLCSDTaraBrown-Oglivie,NLCSD
VoicesfromtheField:LiteracySkillsNeededtoAccessDisabilityServicesforCollegeStudentswithVisualImpairments
WhenstudentswithvisualimpairmentsentercollegetheyareexpectedtobeabletouseaccommodationsprovidedbyDisabilitySupportServices(DSS)toaccesscoursematerials.Thereareoftenbarrierstoaccessingtheseaccommodations.Inthissession,informationonliteracyaccommodationsprovidedbyDSSwillbeshared.Presentersconductedastudyexploringperceptionsandexperiencesofstudentsregardingliteracyservicesattheiruniversities.Participantsalsoaskedtoshareinformationabouttheinstructiontheyreceivedinhighschoolinpreparationforindependenceinaccessingmaterialsatthepostsecondarylevel.Resultsofthisstudyandsuggestionsforliteracyskillsnecessaryforstudentswithvisualimpairmentstolearninhighschoolandtransition
programsforgainingaccessibilityincollegewillbepresented.
HelenStevens,EducationandTrainingDirector,IowaDepartmentfortheBlind
DevelopingStrongReadingSkillswithAdultBrailleLearners
Comelearnhowtomotivateadultstolearnbrailleandstickwithituntiltheybecomeproficientenoughthattheycanusebrailleasanaturalpartoftheirlives.Discussstrategiesforengagingstudentsinthelearningprocessandhelpingthemhavesuccessandseetheirprogress.Discussmethodsforlearningthebraillecodequickly,alongwithimportanthabitsforeffectivereaderstodevelopfromthebeginningandbadhabitstoavoid.Discussincorporatingtechnologytoassiststudentsinlearningbraillemorerapidlyandfurtherbuildingbrailleintotheirlives.
HelenStevens,EducationandTrainingDirector,IowaDepartmentfortheBlind
GuidingStudentstobecomeFluidandEfficientBrailleReaders
Comelearnhowtoguidebraillereadingstudentstobecomestrongreadersonparwiththeirsightedpeers.Revieweffectivereadingtechniquesandstrategiesanddiscusstheimportanceofmovingstudentsbeyondbasicreadingskills.Learnhowtoteachessentialreadinghabitsandhowtohelpyourstudentsreadmorequickly.Learnhowtoincorporatebraillemorenaturallyintoastudent’sdayandhelpstudentsbecomecomfortablewithbrailleasapositivepartoftheirlives.Learnhowtoutilizestandardprint-learningtechniqueswithblindstudentstofurthertheirbraillereadingandassistinnormalizingbrailleintheclassroom.
JohannaAnand,EducationalConsultant,MichiganDepartmentofEducation--LowIncidenceOutreachco-presenter:JulieUnatin,TeacherConsultantVisuallyImpairedandCOMS,OaklandSchools
ItTakesaVillage:CreatingandImplementingRegionalBrailleClasses
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SarahStargardt,Oakland Don'tJudgeaBookbyitsLack Haveyoueverhadastudentwhodoesn’thaveenoughvision
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PerkieCannon IncreasingLiteracyforStudentswithVisualImpairmentsThroughaRegionalSummerReadingClubandCollaborativePartnership
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KarenJ.Poppe,TactileLiteracyProjectLeader,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlind
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LoanaMason,VisualImpairmentProgramDirector,NewMexicoStateUniversityCo-presenter:KaraHadley,AssociateProfessor,MetropolitanState
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UniversityofDenver visualandmultipleimpairments.
LauraJones,TVI,CLVT,COMS,LighthousefortheBlind,St.Louis,MOJenniferCoy,TVI,CLVT,COMSLighthousefortheBlind,St.Louis,MO
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CarltonAnneCookWalker,ManagerofBrailleEducationPrograms,NationalFederationoftheBlind
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FrederickOtto,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlind
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COMS,LighthousefortheBlindSt.Louis,MOLauraJones,CTVI,CLVT,COMSLighthousefortheBlindSt.Louis,MO
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RebeccaSheffield,SeniorPolicyResearcher,AmericanFoundationfortheBlindco-presenterFrancesMaryD'Andrea,EducationalConsultant,Pennsylvania
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CommunicationStrategiesforStudentswithComplexNedsIncludingTeachingCoreVocabulary
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BetsyFlener,AssistiveTechnologyandLowVisionEducationSpecialist,GreenRiverRegionalEducationalCooperative,GowlingGreen,KY
GoTalkNOWforStudentswithVisualImpairments
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AnneSpitz,TeacheroftheVisuallyImpaired,BostonPublicSchools
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DawnAnderson,AssistantProfessor,WesternMichiganUniversityco-presenter:KimT.Zebehazy,AssociateProfessor,UniversityofBritishColumbia,Vancouver,BC,CANADA
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KimZebehazy,AssociateProfessor,UniversityofBritishColumbia,Vancouver,BC,CANADAco-presenter:SusanGerofsky,AssistantProfessor,UBC,Vancouver,BCCANADA
MathLiteracyThroughMulti-ModalMeans:UsingtheBodytoSupportExplorationandUnderstandingofMathematicalFunctionsbyStudentswithVisualImpairments
Thispresentationwillsharetheoriesandstrategiesforpromotingmathliteracyofstudentswhoareblindorvisuallyimpairedusingmulti-modalmethods.Engagementofwholebodymovementwillbeanemphasisinthestrategiesdiscussedasameanstosupportunderstandingofgraphicalconceptssuchasmathematicalfunctions.Videoclipsofstudentsfromresearchbeingconductedinthisareaandparticipantengagementwillbeusedtoillustratetheconcept.
JaymaHawkins,BrailleImprovementManager,AmericanPrintingHousefortheBlindco-presenter:
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demonstratehowtoeasilytranscribeallofthosehardtoformatareasofatextbookwiththeswiftclickofakey!
FrancesMaryD'Andrea,EducationalConsultant,Pittsburgh,PA
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KarenBorg,Director,ParentInfantProgramfortheBlindandVisuallyImpaired
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Thisworkshopwillhighlightateacherinductionfocusonthepracticalimplementationofresearch-basedstrategiesfordevelopingearlyliteracyinveryyoungchildren.Wewillcoverdevelopmentthatundergirdsliteracy,conceptdevelopment,relationshipbuilding,andvision-specifictoolsandstrategiesfordevelopingemergentliteracyskills.
AdamWilton,Manager,ProvincialResourceCentrefortheVisuallyImpaired(PRCVI),Vancouver,BC,CANADA
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CherylKamei-Hannan,Professor,CaliforniaStateUniversity
GetReady!Set!GoandTaketheiBrailleChallenge!
TeachtechnologyandliteracyskillstogetherthroughtheiBrailleChallenge.Inthissession,thepresenterswillshareabouttheresearchprovenmobileappthathasmotivatedstudentsandimprovedtheirreadingskills.Usingthisapp,studentsuseaniPadandbrailledisplaytechnologytoplayliteracygames.Presenterswilldemonstratetheappandshare
theoutcomesofourfirstpilotstudy.
CherylKamei-Hannan,Professor,CaliforniaStateUniversityco-presenter:AnneCoyner,WaldorfTeacher,MableVillage,Waldorf
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Yue-TingSue,SanFranciscoStateUniversity
UsingTechnologytoBuildFunctionalandAcademicLiteracySkillsforStudentswithMultipleDisabilities
Assistivetechnologyisoftenshowcasedtoexcelcoreacademicsforstudentswhoarevisuallyimpaired,butwhataboutstudentswhoarevisuallyimpairedwithmultipledisabilities?Thisworkshopwillpresentstrategiestoservestudentswithavisualimpairmentandmultipledisabilitiesandshowcasethreelearnerpersonas:astudentwithpre-literacyneeds,astudentaccessingfunctionalliteracyactivities,andastudentaccessingcollege-boundliteracyactivities.Participantswillbeguidedthroughlessonplanningfocusedoninclusioninanylevelofpre-oradvancedliteracyactivities.ThisworkshopwillbestbenefitTeachersofstudentswithvisualimpairments,paraprofessionals,classroomteachers,andparents.
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