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Educational Practices

Overview

Educational Practices include program planning and instructional strategies for students with deafblindness.  IEP Development, Accessing the General Curriculum, and Inclusion are discussed in separate sections.

Introductory Resources

Classroom Observation Instrument for Educational Environments Serving Students with Deaf-Blindness
PDF Version

Source: NTAC

Deafblindness: Educational Service Guidelines: A Product of Our Strengthening Field

Source: National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness

Team Structure for a Deaf-Blind Student

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

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Assessment and Educational Programming

Source: NTAC Family Specialist Workshop Proceedings

Benefits of Community-Based Instruction

Source: Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project

Best Educational Practices for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities

Source: Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project

Beyond the Classroom and Into the School Community

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Communication Between Family and School: Creating a Communication Notebook that Works

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Deafblindness: Educational Service Guidelines

Source: Perkins Training & Educational Resources Program

Educational Programming for Individuals with Deaf-Blindness

Source: CEC - Division on Visual Impairments

Educational Services

Source: 1992 National Symposium on Deaf-Blindness

Fundamental Classroom Conditions to Enhance Learning Experiences for Students Who Are Deaf-Blind

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Get Out in the Kitchen and Rattle Them Pots and Pans

Source: See/Hear

Helping Children Want to Do Things: Identifying and Using Motivators

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Improving Education for Children with Deaf-Blindness Following Hurricane Katrina

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

Job One for Educators: Becoming a Good Playmate

Source: See/Hear

Making a Difference: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Working with Deafblind (DB) Students

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Making the Best of It: Getting More Bang for Your Therapy Buck

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Observational Overview for Programs with Students with Deaf-blindness

Source: Rhode Island Services to Students with Dual Sensory Impairments

Occupational Therapy For Young Children With Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities

Source: Project SALUTE

Reflections from the Field

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

Shaping Collective Wisdom in the Field of Deaf-Blindness

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

Sharing Information to Improve Your Children's Learning Experiences at School: Strategies for Families from the Perspective of a Teacher

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Stop! The Cart is before the Zebra: A Call to Define an "Appropriate Education" for Students having MI/CVI

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Supported Education

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

Supporting High Quality Interactions with Students Who are Deafblind

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Teaching Strategies and Content Modifications for the Child with Deaf-Blindness

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Teaching Strategies Specific to Children Who Are Deaf-Blind

Source: Nebraska Deaf-Blind Project

Ten Qualities of an Effective Team Player

Source: Colorado Services for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss

The Roles and Responsibilities of Team Members for a Student Who is Deaf-Blind

Source: California Deaf-Blind Services

The Unique Educational and Services Needs of Children With Deaf-Blindness

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

What curricula and instructional practices are currently used with students with low-incidence disabilities?

Source: CAST Universal Design for Learning

Who's Who on the DB Team - It Takes a BIG Village

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Internet Resources

Education and Your Child

Source: SENSE

Video/Audio

Educational Experiences of a Young Adult who is Deaf-Blind

Source: OSEP

Universal Design for Learning

Source: Perkins Training and Educational Resources Program

Individual or Family Stories

Just Say No to Drive-bys

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

Natasha and the Big Old Goofy World

Source: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Services for Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind Must be Lifelong

Source: Deaf-Blind Perspectives

Bibliographies

Educational Practices

Research

Applying a Transdisciplinary Team Approach to the Systematic Instruction of Pivotal Milestones

Source: CEC Conference

Related Topics

Accessing the General Curriculum

IEP Development

Inclusion

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