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A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists

by Maria L. Muñoz, M.A., CCC-SLP
© TSBVI 1998 - 42 pages ($5.00) Order # 59420LAI (4 oz.)
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This booklet hopes to give Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) some guidelines for providing appropriate assessment and intervention services to children with visual impairments by addressing issues such as:

• Understanding visual impairment
• Developmental differences between children with vision and those who are visually impaired
• Assessment and intervention strategies and adaptations
• Considerations for infants and culturally and linguistically diverse students

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Visual Impairments - What SLPs should know
• Language Development
  • The Importance of Experience
  • Developmental Differences
  • First Words
  • Pre-Linguistic Communication
  • Expressive and Receptive Language
  • Developmental Red Flags
• Assessment
  • The Importance of Teamwork
  • Standardized Tests
  • Informal Assessment Procedures
  • Assessment Administration Considerations
• Intervention
  • The Importance of Team Work
  • Effective Intervention Strategies
  • Calendar Systems
  • Tactual Symbols
  • Experience Stories
  • Video-, Story-, and Song-Based Activities
  • Classroom-Based Intervention
  • Conversation Groups
• Special Considerations for Children Birth to Three
• Multicultural Issues
  • Limited English Proficient Children
  • Attitudes and Expectations
• Conclusion
• Bibliography

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