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by Rona Pogrund, Gene Healy, Kelley Jones, Nancy Levack, Sharon Martin-Curry, Carolina Martinez, Janet Marz, Burnsteen Roberson-Smith, and Anna Vrba
© TSBVI 1995 -336 pages (includes Evaluation Booklet 100 pages)Order # 59425OMP (57 oz.)
Also available on disk - MAC or DOS (textfile-no forms) Order # 59425OMD
Additional Assessment and Ongoing Evaluation booklet
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Table of Contents for this book.

Teach age-appropriate, purposeful skills for home, school, urban, rural, community, and commercial environments.

• For orientation and mobility instructors who serve students ages 3 to 21 who may also have other disabilities
• Educational goals and objectives with teaching strategies, including functional mobility tasks and a student assessment booklet which can also be purchased separately.

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Contents of TAPS - Teaching Age Appropriate Purposeful Skills: An Orientation and Mobility Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments

by Rona Pogrund, Gene Healy, Kelley Jones, Nancy Levack, Sharon Martin-Curry, Carolina Martinez, Janet Marz, Burnsteen Roberson-Smith, and Anna Vrba

Description and Use

• Definitions
• Philosophy
• Curriculum Design
  • Intended Population
  • Components of the Curriculum
    • Screening Instrument
    • Comprehensive Assessment and Ongoing Evaluation
    • Functional Mobility Tasks
    • Educational Goals and Objectives
    • Teaching Strategies

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Using the Curriculum for Program Development

• Building Rapport
• Assessing the Student
  • Using the Assessment and Ongoing Evaluation Booklet
  • Gathering Additional Information
  • Sample Assessment
  • Writing the Assessment Report
  • Sample Assessment Report
• Planning Instruction
  • Choosing an Approach
  • The IEP
    • Sample Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Planning the Lesson
• Instructing the Student
  • Creativity
  • Criteria
  • Age-Appropriateness
  • Teaching Environment
  • Individual Progress
  • Individualized Instruction
  • Effective Teaching Strategies
• Reinforcement
• Evaluation
• Working with Students who Have Multiple Disabilities
• Strategies

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Educational Goals and Objectives with Teaching Strategies

• Home/Living Environment
  • Functional Mobility Tasks
  • Attending Behaviors
  • Auditory Abilities
  • Receptive Language
  • Expressive Language
  • Posture and Gait
  • Body Image
  • Laterality
  • Turns
  • Directionality
  • Quantitative Concepts
  • Directional/Positional Concepts
  • Colors
  • Geometric Shapes
  • Basic Skills
  • Landmarks and Clues
  • Basic Spatial Awareness
• Campus Environment
  • Functional Mobility Tasks
  • Attitude and Behavior
  • Adaptive Mobility Devices
  • Cane Techniques
  • On-Campus Orientation and Mobility
  • Cardinal Directions
  • Wheelchair Use
  • Walker Use
  • Use of Crutches
  • Use of Support Canes
  • Distance Low Vision Devices
• Residential Environment
  • Functional Mobility Tasks
  • Modified Forearm Protective Technique
  • Vehicle Familiarization
  • Residential Area Travel
  • Residential Street Crossings
  • Address System
  • Rural Travel
  • Night Travel
  • Adverse Weather Conditions
• Commercial Environment
  • Functional Mobility Tasks
  • Business Area Travel
  • Business Area Street Crossings
  • Community Experiences
• Public Transportation
  • Functional Mobility Tasks

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Appendices

• Appendix A: Screening Instrument
• Appendix B: Assessment and Curriculum Resources for Infants
  • Professional Resources
  • Assessments and Curriculum Guides
  • Videos
  • Assessing Infants Who Are Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind for Functional Vision and Orientation and Mobility
• Appendix C: Alternative Indoor Activities
• Appendix D: Movement Activities
• Appendix E: Adaptive Mobility Devices
• Appendix F: Decisions Related to Wheelchairs
• Appendix G: Assessment and Training of Visual Efficiency Skills
• Appendix H: Special Topics
  • Cane Selection
  • Outdoor Safety
  • Orientation and Mobility Instruction with Students Using Dog Guides
  • Using Tactile Maps and Models with Students
  • Overview of Electronic Travel Devices
  • Motivational Mobility Melodies
  • Effective Questioning
• Appendix I: Glossary
• Appendix J: Resources
  • Cassettes
  • Videos
  • Addresses for Ordering Materials and Adaptations
• References
• You Ought to Be in Pictures

Index

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