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Visually Impaired Preschool Services in Louisville, Kentucky has produced the following videos (from the Can Do! Series) |
| Hands-On Experience: Tactual Learning and Skills $49.95 Babies, toddlers and preschoolers who are visually impaired need a lot of encouragement and opportunities for hands-on experiences to build their tactual skills. This video discusses the importance of tactual learning, the progression of tactual skills from infancy through preschool needed for preparing children for Braille reading, and how parents and teachers can help. (9 minutes) |
| Moving Through the World: Gross Motor Skills and Play $49.95 This video discusses key gross motor skills and demonstrates simple and fun play activities that parents and teachers can use to encourage a progression of skills from infancy through preschool age. (9 minutes) |
| Power at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to Learning Braille $79.95 This video features instruction in the Braille alphabet and numbers, an introduction to the use of contractions in Braille, and training in the use of the slate and stylus and Braille writer for writing Braille. Package includes a slate and stylus along with print handbook. (18 minutes) |
| Seeing Things in a New Way: What Happens When You Have a Blind Baby $44.95 Parents can be devastated when they learn that their child is blind. This video is designed to help parents deal with their sense of loss and to develop a positive outlook for their child's capabilities and potentials. (10 minutes) |
| Successfully Adapting the Preschool Environment $49.95 This video demonstrates a variety of adaptations that can be introduced easily and effectively into the typical preschool classroom to accommodate the special needs of students with visual impairments. (10 minutes) |
| Through Their Eyes: An Introduction to Low Vision $49.95 This video discusses several common causes of low vision, how they affect visual functioning, and adaptations that can be incorporated simply into home and classroom to meet the special needs of children who have low vision. (13 minutes) |
| VIPS 1229 Garvin Place Louisville, KY 40203 Attn: Can Do Series 888-636-VIPS http://www.vips.org |
The Visually Impaired Program of the Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia has produced |
| Cortical Visual Impairment in Young Children This award winning video covers many aspects of cortical visual impairment including possible causes, visual stimulation, positioning, and other intervention strategies. (16 minutes) |
| Help Your Child See This video provides specific information on the different stages of visual development in young children. It also provides suggestions that caregivers can incorporate into daily routines to optimize their child's visual functioning. |
| Visually Impaired Program Attention: Jo-Anne Chiasson or Michelle Graham Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children 3644 Slocan Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V5M 3E8 (604) 453-8300 http://www.cw.bc.ca |
The Blind Childrens Center has produced two videos |
| Let's Eat $35.00 Provides guidance in fostering the development of competent and independent feeding skills in children with visual impairments. (19 minutes) |
| Blind Childrens Center 4120 Marathon Street Los Angeles, CA 90029 323-664-2153 800-222-3566 http://www.blindcntr.org/ |
| Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner. is an interesting site with lots of links. Developed by an individual whose hope was to help people interested in the education of young children find what they need on the internet, this site is an index to early childhood activities, information and issues. http://users.sgi.net/~cokids/ |
| Educational Resources Information Center. Educational Resources Information Center . The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) is one of 16 federally funded clearinghouses in the ERIC system, a nationwide information network sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), and administered by the National Library of Education (NLE). ERIC EC gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted. http://ericec.org/ |
| IDEA Practices. The IDEA Partnerships are four national projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to deliver a common message about the landmark 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This web site makes resources available to inform professionals, families and the public about IDEA '97 and strategies to improve educational results for children http://www.ideapractices.org/ |
| National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education. National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education through Technology, Media and Materials . NCIP was funded by the U.S. Department of Education from 1992-1998 to promote the effective use of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with disabilities. This web site provides technology for students who are visually impaired, other resources, and links to related web sites. http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/LIBRARY/VI/Manuf.htm |
| Pathways: Service Coordination Project. collaborates with key stakeholders in participating states to provide training and technical assistance in early intervention service coordination. This site offers information on definitions, resources, and direction for service coordination and family-centered care. http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/PATHPROD.HTM |
| Pre-K Smarties. is a preschool education resource for parents. Includes multitudes of links for early childhood. http://www.preksmarties.com |
| Research and Training Center on Service Coordination. examines the status of service coordination for children with disabilities and their families receiving early intervention services. This site offers information and updates on their projects as well as other resources and links concerning early intervention services. http://childandfamily.uchc.edu/research/research.htm |
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