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Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Betsy; Perla, Fabiana – RE:view, 1998
Offers guidelines for systematically planning and teaching visual efficiency to students with low vision, then outlines specific skills that are needed for orientation and mobility, and suggests games and activities that will promote visual efficiency. (DB)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Partial Vision, Teaching Methods, Visual Impairments
Peer reviewedRoman, Christine A.; Zimmerman, George J. – RE:view, 1994
This article discusses the metacognitive approach of mediated learning theory and its application to orientation and mobility (O&M) instruction for individuals with visual impairments. The theory is explained, and the structure of a typical O&M lesson is outlined, followed by an example of using the approach in a trip to the drug store. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Development, Learning Processes
Knott, Natalie Isaak – 2002
This book is a guide to teaching orientation and mobility (O&M) skills to students with visual impairments in the public schools. The first chapter offers an overview of the nature and responsibilities of the orientation and mobility specialist and explains the fields legal underpinnings. Next comes a look at O&M in relation to the school year…
Descriptors: Blindness, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Disabilities
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
This resource guide offers suggestions and resources to help provide successful school experiences for students who are blind or visually impaired. Individual sections address: (1) the nature of visual impairment, the specific needs and expectations of students with visual impairment, and the educational implications of visual impairment; (2)…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Definitions, Educational Media
Gense, D. Jay; Gense, Marilyn – 1999
This fact sheet about students who are deaf-blind provides information on orientation and mobility (O&M) training. It begins by describing orientation and mobility skills, and emphasizes the need for a team approach in the development and implementation of O&M instruction. Instructional strategies are described, including initial assessment of O&M…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Deaf Blind, Educational Environment
Chen, Deborah; Dote-Kwan, Jamie – 1995
This handbook provides basic information on the needs of young children (ages 3-8) whose multiple disabilities include visual impairments. Chapters address: (1) common disabilities associated with visual impairment, the primary educational needs of these children, and the complexity involved in teaching them; (2) the need for clearly defined…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Early Childhood Education
Huebner, Kathleen Mary, Ed.; And Others – 1995
The items in this collection of reprints and an annotated bibliography were selected because of their value to classroom teachers working with deaf-blind students. Reprinted articles, originally published in various periodicals between 1978 and 1993, are grouped into five categories: (1) communication, (2) orientation and mobility, (3) functional…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Check Lists
