Independent Living: A Curriculum with Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments

by Robin Loumiet and Nancy Levack
© TSBVI 1993 - 3 Volumes ($55.00). Order # 59421ILP (106 oz.) sold only in sets
Also available on disk - MAC or DOS (textfiles-no forms) Order # 59421ILD
Order Form/Pricelist - Windows RTF - 190k
Order Form/Pricelist - PDF - 239k

Table of Contents for these books.
Companion Books

Vol. I: Social Competence (248 pp.)
Vol. II: Self-Care and Maintenance of Personal Environment (296 pp.)
Vol. III: Play and Leisure (148 pp.)

This bestseller will help you in assessing, teaching, and evaluating students from school age to adulthood who will live independently or with minimal assistance in social, self-care, and leisure skills.

This three volume curriculum is accompanied by reproducible Assessment and Ongoing Evaluation forms. A booklet of these forms can also be purchased separately.

Designed for teaching in public schools, residential schools, and rehabilitation centers, it features:
- age-appropriate skills
- adaptations
- professional resources
- student resources
- examples of competence
- evaluation forms
- examples for lesson planning
A tool for educating students to:
- improve social competence
- take care of themselves and maintain their personal environments
- improve their quality of life and find fulfillment from leisure pursuits
- apply knowledge and skills acquired from language arts, mathematics, and other academic courses as well as skills from orientation and mobility instruction and perceptual training in real life situations

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Independent Living: From IEP to Teaching Strategies...How Do We Get There? (especially when teaching social and recreational skills)

by Valerie Perwein & Nancy Levack
© TSBVI 1996 - 48 pages ($2.50) Order # 59421ILS (7 oz.)
Note: This curriculum is sold unbound and printed on 3-hole punched 8 1/2 x 11 paper ready for a ring binder.

This booklet can serve as a basis for inservice, especially when using the Independent Living Curriculum to teach from.

Information about teaching social and recreational skills
How to choose the right objectives and teaching strategies
Examples of teaching strategies
Question and strategy forms

Independent Living: Activity Routines

©TSBVI 1996 - 130 pages ($7.50) Order #59421IAP (14 oz.)

Personal hygiene and grooming
Toileting and feminine hygiene
Eating
Food management
Money
References to target skills from the curriculum
Specific challenges related to visual impairment
Suggested materials, methods, and adaptations
Sequenced steps
Special considerations for students who have multiple disabilities

Assessment & Ongoing Evaluation booklet

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Contents for Independent Living: A Curriculum with Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments

by Robin Loumiet and Nancy Levack

Description and Use

Philosophy
Description and Use of the Curriculum
- Curriculum Design
- Intended Population
- Who Can Use the Curriculum
- Where to Use the Curriculum
- How to Use the Curriculum
Description of the Goal and Skills Section
- General Considerations for Teaching
- Skills and Teaching Suggestions
- What the Icons Mean
Descriptions of the Appendices and Supplementary Packe
Assessment
- Initial Assessment
- On-Going Evaluation
Instructional Planning
- Selecting Skills from the Curriculum
- Rewording Skills in the Curriculum
- Adding New Skills
- Planning Lessons
- IEP Planning
- Transferring Skills from the Curriculum to a Student's IEP
Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
- Effective Instruction
- Hand-Over-Hand Assistance
- Task Analysis
- Mediation
- Modelling
- Role Play
- Identifying Adaptations to Use and When to Use Them
- Adaptations for Increasing Visual Efficiency
- Visual Adaptations
- Tactual Adaptations
- Using Audio and Audio-Visual Materials
- Using Models

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Volume I: Social Competence

Social Competence Goals
Introduction
- Why Teach Social Skills
- Reasons for Delays in the Development of Social Competence
- Effective Strategies for Teaching Social Skills
- Resources for Teaching Social Skills
Interaction with Family, Peers, and Other
Self-Concept
Recognition and Expression of Emotions
Nonverbal Communication
Values Clarification
Personal and Social Aspects of Sexuality
Physical Aspects of Sexuality
Courteous Behavior
Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Planning
Scholastic Success
Personal and Civic Responsibility
Appendices
Sample Lessons on Conversations
Social Skills Curricula
Student Books Related to Social Competence
Audio and Audio-Visual Materials
Catalogs for Speciality Items
Glossary
Evaluation Forms
References
Index

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Volume II: Self-Care and Maintenance of Personal Environment

Self-Care and Maintenance of Personal Environment Goals
Introduction
- Why Teach Self-Care and Maintenance of Personal Environment
- Instructional Setting
- Task Analyses
- Initiative and Problem Solving
Dressing
Clothing Management
Personal Hygiene and Grooming
Toileting and Feminine Hygiene
Eating
Eating in Different Settings
Food Management
Housekeeping and Home Maintenance
Housing
Telephone Use
Time Concepts
Obtaining and Using Money
Health and Safety
Self-Advocacy
Appendices
Sample Lesson on Unbuttoning
Sample Lesson on Shopping
Audio and Audio-Visual Materials
Resources for Task Analyses of Self-Care
Resources for Adapted Cookbooks
Catalogs for Speciality Items
Glossary
Evaluation Forms
References
Index

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Volume III: Play and Leisure

Play and Leisure Goals
Introduction
- Why Teach Play and Leisure
- Play
- Leisure
- Resources
Management of Leisure Time
Solitary Play and Leisure Activities
Social Play and Leisure Activities
Physical Games and Sports
Enjoyment of Pets and Nature
Music and Dance
Arts and Crafts
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Drama
Science and Technology
Appendices
Sample Lesson on on Playing a Board Game
Catalogs for Speciality Items
Glossary
Evaluation Forms
References
Index

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