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Direct linkDavenport, Roy F.; Tolbert, Marsha; Myers-Oliver, Donna; Brissett, Julia M.; Roland, Annissa J. – Principal Leadership, 2007
In "A Framework of Poverty," Ruby Payne (1998) itemizes the things that characterize poverty-stricken people. She talks about how hard it is for a person to move out of poverty. To not pass poverty on to another generation, one must have a vision. One must have a desire to achieve a better life or a strong support system. Schools must…
Descriptors: Vision, Academic Achievement, Poverty, Urban Schools
Download full textWhite, Keith; And Others – 1991
This manual is intended for people who are preparing to work with older American Indians with visual impairments and who have limited or no training in this area. Emphasis is on basic orientation and mobility skills and daily living skills. Preliminary information covers the following: the eye, definitions, the visually impaired population, and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blindness, Daily Living Skills, Older Adults
Bristow, Page Simpson – NCAL Connections, 1992
Vision screening appears to be particularly important for adult education (AE) programs. Although expected failure rates for school-age population vision screenings are 15 percent, vision screenings of AE clients have yielded dramatically higher failure rates. Vision screenings of 106 Illinois AE students have shown that 66 percent had one or more…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This digest provides basic information and resources on visual impairments. Legal and educational definitions are given for "legally blind,""partially sighted,""visually handicapped,""blind," and "low vision". Typical characteristics of individuals with visual impairments in the areas of cognitive…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions
Lansdown, Richard – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1975
Compared was the performance of 30 nonhandicapped controls and 30 partially sighted British children (6-to 10-years-old) without other handicaps on tests of shape and letter recognition, visual perception and visuomotor skill, and spelling or reading accuracy or comprehension. (LH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Foreign Countries, Partial Vision
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students. – 1990
Technical assistance is provided concerning documentation of functional vision loss for Florida students with visual impairments. The functional vision observation should obtain enough information for determination of special service eligibility. The observation is designed to supplement information on the medical eye examination, and is conducted…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Eyes
Giesen, J. Martin; And Others – 1984
The study was designed to determine the reliability and criterion validity of a psychomotor performance test (the Fine Finger Dexterity Work Task Unit) with 40 partially or totally blind adults. Reliability was established by using the test-retest method. A supervisory rating was developed and the reliability established by using the split-half…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Job Performance, Job Skills
Genensky, S. M.; And Others – 1977
The interactive classroom television system (ICTS) that is described permits partially sighted students and their teachers to be in continuous, two-way visual communication. It was implemented in Rowland Heights, California, as part of the second phase of a project aimed at evaluating how the ICTS helps in teaching basic skills to partially…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Education, Input Output Devices
Rossi, Peter, Jr.; Fagan, John – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1974
Described is a 1-month residential summer program for blind and partially-seeing high school students to provide pre-college preparation and experience on an actual campus. (LH)
Descriptors: Blindness, College Preparation, Counseling, Exceptional Child Education
Stephens, Thomas M.; Birch, Jack W. – Except Children, 1969
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Itinerant Teachers
MANGRUM, CHARLES T. – 1967
SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF VISION AND READING DISABILITY IS SURVEYED. CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THE LITERATURE IN THE FIELD ARE DISCUSSED. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 70 REFERENCES AND A GLOSSARY OF TERMS ARE APPENDED. A TABLE SUMMARIZING REFRACTIVE ERRORS AND EYE DEFECTS CONTRIBUTING TO READING DISABILITY IS INCLUDED.…
Descriptors: Ametropia, Cerebral Dominance, Depth Perception, Hyperopia
GAINES, EDITH M.; HINDS, LILLIAN R.
THE SELECTION AND TRAINING OF TEACHER AIDS FOR CLEVELAND'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE DESCRIBED. EIGHTY WOMEN WERE CHOSEN FROM THE AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ROLLS AND WERE ENROLLED IN A 5-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS UNIQUE IN ITS PLAN TO TRAIN WOMEN WITH LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM WERE TO DEVELOP HIGH…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Communication Skills, Experimental Teaching, Interviews
SPACHE, GEORGE D. – 1967
THE IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH IN THE VISION SCIENCES FOR READING INSTRUCTION ARE DISCUSSED ON THE BASIS OF (1) STUDIES ON THE PERCEPTUAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN AND THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE DIRECTIONALITY ON PERCEPTION, (2) STUDIES ON VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS, (3) STUDIES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTOR COORDINATION AND READING ABILITY, (4) LONGITUDINAL…
Descriptors: Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Perception, Perceptual Motor Coordination
New York Medical Coll., NY. – 1960
THE INSTITUTE'S TEST BATTERY IS INTENDED TO ASSESS THE CHILD'S ACHIEVEMENT IN COGNITIVE STYLE, PERCEPTUAL ABILITY, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND READING ACHIEVEMENT. THE TWO MAJOR PHASES IN THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAM ARE EXPLORATION OF EARLY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL REMEDIAL, READING, AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THE INDEX…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests, Language Tests
STODOLA, QUENTIN; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN A TYPICAL SCHOOL SITUATION TO DETERMINE IF VARIATIONS AMONG TEACHER PRESENTATIONS OF LISTENING TESTS (READING ABILITIES) HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTS ON THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS. LISTENING TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO PUPILS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Comprehension, Films, Intellectual Development
