Functional Vision Assessment 101 – Paths to Literacy

This entry is part 4 of 12 in the series Tools to support TVIs: Introduction

Tools to support TVIs: Introduction

Tools to Support You in Having a Student with a Visual Impairment in Your K-6 General Education Classroom

How Do You Use Your Vision?

Understanding the Numbers Behind a Student’s Visual Impairment and the Use of Functional Vision

Functional Vision Assessment 101

Who’s on My Student’s Educational Team?

How Do I Support the Print Reader in My Classroom?

What is Braille and How Do Students Read It?

How Do Students Write Using Braille?

You and Your Student’s Paraprofessional Working Together

What Is My Role in Adapting Materials?

How Can I Support the Student Who Is Using Technology?

Orientation and Mobility 101

This video is part 3 of an 11-part self-paced training series called Tools to Support You in Having a Student with a Visual Impairment in Your K-6 General Education Classroom.

The teacher of students with visual impairments will conduct a functional vision assessment or FVA to find out how your student uses vision in the classroom, school, playground, and beyond. By knowing information about how your student uses vision and how to support her to use it more efficiently, you will be better informed to support her education.

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