{"id":307,"date":"2014-12-11T15:41:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T20:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2018-04-18T10:53:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T14:53:58","slug":"learning-media-assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/?page_id=307","title":{"rendered":"Learning Media Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">LITERACY MEDIA DECISIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Students with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, are entitled to high-quality educational literacy programming. Decisions for determining appropriate literacy instruction must be based on data gathered through comprehensive and ongoing assessment of the learning medium or media, information from qualified professionals and the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team, including parents, and consideration of the use of a variety of assistive technologies, appropriate accommodations, and evidence-based teaching strategies. &#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Position Paper of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired <a href=\"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/LITERACY-MEDIA-DECISIONS-FOR-STUDENTS-WITH-VISUAL-IMPAIRMENTS.pdf\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe early years of a child\u2019s life provide an ideal time for exploring the child\u2019s use of sensory information and responses to instruction and for documenting observations. Educational teams should not feel rushed to make a decision on the primary literacy medium or media. Having the time to increase the use of all senses, even if a particular sense will not be used for reading and writing, is a luxury that exists only during the early years.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pogrund, R. L., &amp; Fazzi, D. L. (Eds.). (2002). <em>Early focus: Working with young children who are blind or visually impaired and their families. <\/em>New York, NY: AFB Press.<\/p>\n<p>Should My Child Read Print or Braille or Both?\u00a0By\u00a0<a class=\"username\" title=\"View user profile.\" xml:lang=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/users\/pennyr\">PennyR<\/a>\u00a0 retrieved Aug 06, 2017 \u00a0from Paths to Literacy Blog\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/blog\/should-my-child-read-print-or-braille-or-both-or\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/blog\/should-my-child-read-print-or-braille-or-both-or\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Observe, Observe, Observe: Learning Media Assessments for Children with Multiple Disabilities\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/learning-media-assessments-visual-impairments-multiple-disabilities#Introduction\">http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/learning-media-assessments-visual-impairments-multiple-disabilities#Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using the Sensory Learning Kit\u00a0in a\u00a0Learning Media Assessment\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/blog\/using-sensory-learning-kit-learning-media-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/blog\/using-sensory-learning-kit-learning-media-assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learning Media Assessments\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/learning-media-assessment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/learning-media-assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sample Learning Media Assessments\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/sample-learning-media-assessments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/sample-learning-media-assessments<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/cviscotland.org\/news\/fonts-06-07-2017\">Fonts<\/a><\/h3>\n<h6 class=\"details\">Some suggestions and tips around choosing the ideal font for a child with CVI<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"details\"><small>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cviscotland.org\/news.php?author=13-0\">Helen St Clair Tracy<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cviscotland.org\/news.php?cat_id=29\">Updates<\/a>; CVI Scotland<\/small><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LITERACY MEDIA DECISIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS:\u00a0&#8220;Students with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, are entitled to high-quality educational literacy programming. Decisions for determining appropriate literacy instruction must be based on data gathered through comprehensive and ongoing assessment of the learning medium or media, information from qualified professionals and the Individualized Education Program &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/?page_id=307\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Learning Media Assessments<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":138,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-307","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9WafP-4X","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438,"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307\/revisions\/2438"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvi.aphtech.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}