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Common And Proper Noun Writing Activity Preschool' title='Common And Proper Noun Writing Activity Preschool' />Therapy materials. Preschool Children with Visual Impairments by Virginia Bishopby. Virginia E. Bishop, Ph. D. 1. 99. 1Written in collaboration with. REGION XIIIEDUCATION SERVICE CENTERDr. Roy C. Benavides, Executive Director. Revised 1. 99. 6for Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Introduction. This booklet is written for Early Childhood Teachers who have or may have a visually impaired child among their students. It is not meant to be a comprehensive text it is intended to be an introductory guidebook to help Early Childhood Teachers understand what a visual impairment is, how a visual impairment affects early development, and why early intervention is so critical to these children. Early Childhood Teachers should always seek advice from a Teacher of Children with Visual Impairments VI Teacher for more specific information about eye defects or diseases, developmental delays related to visual impairments, and available resources. A VI Teacher should always be a member of the assessment team for these children, and should always be consulted for programming suggestions and materialsenvironmental modifications. It is hoped that this guidebook will introduce Early Childhood Teachers to visually impaired children, and to the professionals who can help make teaching these children an exciting, challenging, and thoroughly enjoyable experience. V. B. What Is A Visual Impairment A visual impairment occurs when any part of the optical system is defective, diseased, or malfunctions. If the visual impairment is the result of a defective part or parts, it is usually present at birth congenital. These include missing parts e. Diseases can be pre natal e. Malfunctions can be due to defective parts or, secondarily, to body diseases such as rubella. There are hundreds of eye problems and combinations of problems located in the optical system itself The eye specialist ophthalmologistoptometrist is qualified to identify or diagnose these problems, and the VI Teacher can interpret what they mean and how they relate to educational programming. Microsoft Access Current Database Name Ideas. A visual impairment can also occur when the central nervous system is damaged, since the brain not only governs and coordinates the optical system but also interprets i. Sometimes this brain based disability is mild e. CVI. If the optical system is intact and this is the case with many learning disabled children who have visual perceptual problems, the VI Teacher may defer programming responsibilities to the LD Teacher. An exception to this is in the case of CVI, where the VI Teacher remains involved. However, if the optical system is defective in any way, in addition to the cortical damagemalfunction, the VI Teacher will be a member of the professional team. If brain damage is causing a delay in visual development as with multiply handicapped visually impaired children, the VI Teacher may act as a Consultant, giving suggestions for programming and demonstrating techniques, but may visit less often for direct services. Each situation is different, and these decisions must be made on the basis of each childs individual needs. Texas State law and rules require that visually impaired children be served from birth by the VI Teacher or as early as the visual diagnosis can be made. VI Teachers often serve infants and their families at home, and provide direct services to the children. If this is the case, the VI Teacher may have insights and information about the child and hisher family that can be shared with other professionals. An interdisciplinary team that includes the VI Teacher should conduct assessments jointly when possible, to facilitate communication among all professionals involved. The Team can then develop a global view of the whole child, and can make more appropriate program recommendations. The term legal blindness does not accurately describe visual functioning. It only reflects a measure of central acuity at twenty feet, OR severely restricted peripheral visual fields. The definition of legal blindness is 2. OR restricted fields of 2. This definition is used primarily for economic purposes, such as Social Security benefits, and for Federal Quota allotments at the American Printing House for the Blind. Since most educational tasks occur at nearpoint, an educational definition of visual impairment is used. In Texas, this is Students whose sight is so impaired that they cannot be adequately or safely educated in the regular classes of the public schools without the provision of special services. The Texas State Board of Education further requires that there be an eye specialists report on file, and that a Functional Vision Evaluation be done by a VI Teacher or an Orientation Mobility Instructor 0 M Instructor. This Functional Vision Evaluation collects data to determine how much useful vision is present and how efficiently it is used. Texas state law and rules also require a Learning Media Assessment done by the VI Teacher, to determine which sensory channel is the childs preferred learning sense, and whether learning media should be visual, auditory, tactual, or a combination of any of these. For children who will be able to learn to read and write, the Learning Media Assessment also collects data to help in determining the literacy media print, braille, recorded materials. A Learning Media Assessment must be conducted for all visually impaired students, including preschoolers. Programming recommendations are then based on the information gathered by both the Functional Vision Evaluation and the Learning Media Assessment. The term visually impaired is used to describe a student who has a visual impairment severe enough to interfere with learning. The term is the designation required for a child to receive services from a VI Teacher. When the Functional Vision Evaluation and Learning Media Assessment have been performed, the sub category may then become functionally blind, low vision, or simply visually impaired. A child who is functionally blind will depend on senses other than vision e. The child who has low vision may use a variety of optical devices e. Some children may have impaired vision but will not use optical devices modified materials or environmental adaptations may be sufficient. Decisions for programming will be based on how efficiently that vision is used, and on what sensory channels are preferred. The VI Teacher will be able to recommend how much programming is needed e. The ARD committee will act on those recommendations. How Does Vision Work Vision is a highly complex, finely tuned, organized process. It is composed of the optical system eyes, eye muscles, optic nerve and the perceptual system brain. All parts must be intact and functional for perfect vision to occur. The visual system is intended to be an information gathering and motor monitoring system. The brain builds a collection of images through which it understands the world, and which are ultimately used for formal reasoning the manipulation of mental images. Based on the brains processing of the information sent to it by the eyes, the brain sends instructions to the body about how to move in order to retrieve, avoid, or further examine an object or situation. In order for images to be transmitted by the optical system, a number of conditions must be met The eyes must be in alignment. The pupil size must be adjusted for lighting conditions.