August Monthly Update
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New Book on Interactive Reading
Interactive Reading for Learners with Extensive Support Needs: A Practical Guide for Teachers, by Christopher Brum, provides step-by-step instructions to develop, implement, and assess shared reading lessons for children with extensive support needs. It features templates to help readers organize information and sample assessments. The book is intended for teachers, literacy coaches, and personnel preparation faculty.
Child Count Management Office Hours
Do you have any questions about child count management? Drop by for virtual office hours with Carlie Rhoads and Emma Fricke on Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. No appointment is necessary, but let them know at least a week in advance if you will need CART (live captioning) or interpreting.
Join by video with Google Meet: meet.google.com/tzd-sgqt-hzb
Join by phone: 01-903-2694 (PIN: 725 066 133#)
EHDI Conference Call for Proposals
The 2026 EHDI Annual Conference Planning Committee is now accepting proposals for Instructional Sessions. The conference will be held March 15 to 17, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. Instructional Sessions are for sessions/topics that do not fit into the standard breakout session format and must meet certain criteria. A limited number of these sessions will be offered on Sunday, March 15 (prior to the conference) and on Wednesday, March 18 (following the conference). Proposal deadline: September 10, 2025.
OHOA Moodle TA Support Reminder
If you are planning to host a cohort in Moodle with the Open Hands, Open Access (OHOA): Deafblind Intervener Learning Modules, make sure to submit your TA forms in advance. To learn how this process works, see NCDB Technical Assistance and Support for OHOA.
New Journal Articles
If you need assistance accessing any of these articles, contact support@nationaldb.org.
Flynn, L. et al. (2025). The relationship between sleep and physical activity for children with visual impairments: A scoping review. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 119(3), 196-209.
Lieberman, L. J. et al. (2025). Barriers to physical activity for children with CHARGE syndrome: A descriptive study. PALAESTRA, 39(2).
Masson, J. et al. (2025). Puppet art therapy programme for deafblind individuals: Exploring body perception and non-verbal communication. International Journal of Special Education, 40(1), 62-77.
Query, A. et al. (2025). Reflections on a school’s implementation of a standardized tangible symbol set. Visual Impairment and Deafblind Education Quarterly, 70(2), 49-58.
Shrivastava, S. & Mauya, P. K. (2025). A comparative study on self compassion among parents of children with intellectual disability and deafblindness. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 13(1).
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