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ID # Title Annotation Author Media Category
A1 The Lighthouse Professional Products Catalog This is a catalog of items used for performing vision assessments. N/A website Functional Vision Evaluation, Instructional Materials

A10

Assessment of Young Children Who Are Visually Impaired

This handout provides many points of consideration when discussing the assessment of young visually impaired children.

C. Brown

document

Early Childhood
A11 Low Vision: A Resource Guide with Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments This book provides guidelines for assessing a student's visual functioning and implementing programming that will enhance students' visual functioning. It also serves as a reference guide for information related to low vision. Specific directions are given for conducting a functional vision evaluation and a comprehensive evaluation tool is provided. N. Levack book Functional Vision Evaluation, Low Vision, Low Vision Solutions, Resources
A110 Michigan's Orientation and Mobility Severity Rating Scale This scale defines criteria and lists guidelines for assessing a student to determine his or her O&M needs. It uses a point system to determine how many times a week a student with a visual impairment needs O&M instruction. N/A website Assessment, Resources

A111

ISAVE  (Individualized Systematic Assessment of Visual Efficiency)

Functional vision assessment kit for students with multiple impairments, for all ages and levels of functioning.

B. Langley

kit

Early Childhood, FVE, MIVI
A114 Psychoeducational Assessment of Visually Impaired and Blind Students: Infancy through High School This book is primarily written to aid psychologists and educational consultants who are responsible for carrying out psychoeducational assessments. This book is not overly technical and may be useful to VI professionals and families.
ISBN: 0890791082		 S. Bradley-Johnson book Comprehensive Assessment
A115 Language Assessment and Intervention with Children Who Have Visual Impairments

This book hopes to give speech & language pathologists some guidelines for providing appropriate assessment and intervention services to children with visual impairments by addressing issues such as:

  • understanding visual impairments,
  • developmental differences between children with vision and those who are visually impaired,
  • assessment and intervention strategies and adaptations, and
  • considerations for infants and culturally and linguistically diverse students.
 M. L. Munoz book Comprehensive Assessment
A12 Program to Develop Efficiency in Visual Functioning These materials help train students to use their vision more efficiently. The Diagnostic Assessment Procedure Kit identifies specific training needs and The Design for Instruction Kit contains lessons for vision training. For children 3 and older. N.C. Barraga & J. E. Morris kit Functional Vision Evaluation, Vision Efficiency Training

A124

Selected Assessments That Are Used For Young Children Who Are Visually Impaired

This list provides information regarding age, content areas, strengths, weaknesses and type of tests used with assessing young visually impaired children.

C. Brown and A. Taylor

document

Early Childhood

A13

INSITE Developmental Checklists

INSITE provides 3 different types of developmental checklists to use according to age.

N/A

book

Early Childhood
A138 "Validity" In The Use of Standardized Assessment Instruments With Students With Visual Impairments The author, an expert in the area of assessments and students with visual impairments, provides clarification in regards to validity, over-indentification, under-identification and the role of the assessment staff. M. Loftin document Comprehensive Assessment
A139 Comprehensive Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments These expert authors provide suggestions for the assessment staff in areas which may present concern while performing comprehensive assessments for students with visual impairments. N. Bulla & M. Loftin website Comprehensive Assessment
A14 Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments: A Resource Guide "The" resource guide for certified teachers serving students in the regular, special education or resource classrooms. Topics include assessment, adapting materials, biobehavioral states and much more. M. Smith and N. Levack book Deafblind, Functional Vision Evaluation, MIVI
A140 Critical Factors in Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments The author discusses the critical importance of assessment when planning an individualized educational program for a student.Strengths and weaknesses of tests are listed but the author cautions that their interpretation can still lead to over- or under-estimation of abilities. The interpreter must be knowledgeable of the visual conditions present during the administration of the test. Students should be observed in a variety of settings. Information gathered from parents, school staff, and the student must be factored in when making the assessment. The article further expands into issues related to mental retardation and learning disabilities. The author states that meaningful assessments of students with visual impairments requires interpretation of instruments in a manner that is sensitive to students, that the tests be conducted in a variety of visual conditions, and the assessment must include interviews with parents, students, and other staff members.
RE:view, 28(4), pp. 149-159.

M. Loftin article/periodical Comprehensive Assessment
A144 Compendium of Instruments for Assessing the Skills and Interests of Individuals with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities This compendium is to be used as a resource of tests that can be used for assessment purposes with visual and multi-impaired children. N/A website Assessment
A15 Vision Associates This is a catalog of vision assessment products, includes kits to use with infants, the multi-handicapped and those with low vision. N/A website Functional Vision Evaluation, MIVI
A16 What Can Baby See? Vision Tests and Intervention Strategies for Infants with Multiple Disabilities This video provides and explains common techniques and instruments used with for assessing vision in infants and toddlers. D. Chen video Functional Vision Evaluation, MIVI
A17 TAPS Teaching Age Appropriate Purposeful Skills: An Orientation and Mobility Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments This curriculum is primarily intended for students ages 3 to 21 who are blind or who have low vision. It is appropriate for students who also have other disabilities and can be used in all settings. It includes a Screening instrument, Comprehensive Assessment and Ongoing Evaluation, functional mobility tasks, educational goals and objectives, and teaching strategies. R. Pogrund, G. Healy, K. Jones, N. Levack, S. Martin-Curry, C. Martinez, J. Marz, B. Roberson-Smith, & A. Vrba book Assessment, Curricula, Resources, Sensory Training

A18

Parents and Visually Impaired Infants (PAVII)

These materials were designed to facilitate parents' role as primary interventionists and to develop strategies which are ecologically valid and chronologically age appropriate. 

D. Chen, C. Taylor Friedman & G. Calvello

book

Early Childhood

A19

HELP  (Hawaii Early Learning Profile)

A family-centered, curriculum-based assessment for use with children 0-3 in age. HELP is a non-standardized assessment used for identifying needs and tracking growth and development.  (NOT VI SPECIFIC)

 N/A

book

Early Childhood

A2

Every Move Counts: Sensory-Based Communication Techniques

This manual is designed to teach individuals unable to use formal language systems to communicate effectively through sensory-based strategies.  (NOT VI SPECIFIC)
ISBN: 076-1647-49X-WS215

Jane Edgar Korsten, Dixie K. Dunn, Teresa Vernon Foss, & Mary Kay Francke

book

Early Childhood
A20 Learning Media Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments, Second Edition A how-to-guide for assessing and evaluating appropriate learning and literacy media for students. It also includes reproducible forms for assessment purposes. A. J. Koenig and M. K. Holbrook book Learning Media Assessment, Literacy, MIVI

A21

Oregon Project for Visually Impaired & Blind Preschool Children Skills Inventory and Curriculum, Fifth Edition

This curriculum focuses on teaching preschoolers with visual and multiple impairments and parent-teacher partnerships.

D. Brown, V. Simmons, J. Methvin, S. Anderson, S. Boigon, & K. Davis

book

Early Childhood, Independent Living Skills, O&M

A22

The Callier-Azusa Scale

This developmental scale is used for assessment of children with deafblindness and severe disabilities.

R. Stillman, Ed.

website

Early Childhood
A23 A Teacher's Guide to the Special Education Needs of Blind and Visually Handicapped Children This book presents a multidisciplinary approach to the education of visually handicapped students. S. Mangold book Functional Vision Evaluation, LMA
A24 Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (Daily Living Skills Domain) Assessment tool used with young multi-impaired hildren. (Not VI Specific) N/A website Assessment, VIMI
A25 The Hill Performance Test of Selected Positional Concepts This is an individually administered test designed to assess specific positional concepts with visually impaired children ages 6 through 10. It consists of 72 performance items divided into four parts. E.W. Hill book Assessment, Concept Development
A26 Functional Skills Screening Inventory (FSSI)  The FSSI assesses critical living and working skills in persons with moderate to severe impairments. H. Becker, S. Schur, M. Paoletti Schelp, & E. Hammer kit Carreer Education, MIVI
A27 Specialized Assessments for Students with Visual Impairments in A. J. Koenig and M.C. Holbrook (Eds.) Foundations of Education, Second Edition, Volume II: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youths with Visual Impairments This chapter discusses the Functional Vision Evaluation, the Learning Media Assessment and the Assistive Technology Assessment for students with visual impairments. Koenig, et. al. book Functional Vision Evaluation, Learning Media Assessment, Literacy
A28 Assessment of Braille Literary Skills (ABLS) This assessment provides teachers of students who are blind with a tool that provides meaningful assessment of braille literacy skills.  A. J. Koenig & C. Farrenkopf book Assessment
A29 Guidelines for Documenting LD/VI Suggestions from a diagnostician on the topic of students qualifying as Learning Disabled and Visually Impaired. M. Loftin article/periodical Comprehensive Assessment
A3 Selecting Assistive Technology for Greater Independence A method for selecting assistive technology that helps people with visual impairments to perform literacy skills is presented. The first step involves identifying critical tasks that a person wants to perform with greater ease and efficiency, identifying personal preferences and abilities, and identifying media needs. The second step is concerned with ensuring that input and output characteristics of available media solutions conform to ...
RE:view. Vol. 33, Number 1, Spring 2001.  pp.  21-33		 Amanda Hall Lueck, Jamie Dote-Kwan, Jeffrey C. Senge and Linda Clarke
article/periodical
 Assitstive Technology
A30 Independent Living: A Curriculum with Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments. Volume III: Play and Leisure This curriculum serves as a resource and guide for assessment, evaluation, and instruction of students with visual impairments. R. Loumiet & N. Levack book Assessment, Curricula, Instructional Strategies
A31 Preschool Orientation and Mobility Screening Screening, logging and programming instrument for O&M purposes. B. Dodson-Burk & E. W. Hill book Early Childhood, Assessment

A34

Language Assessment & Intervention with Children Who Have Visual Impairments

This booklet helps give Speech and Language Pathologists some guidelines for providing appropriate assessment and service intervention to children who are visually impaired.

M. Munoz

article/periodical

MIVI
A39 FOCUSED On: Social Skills Series of video and print materials for helping youngsters who are visually impaired develop essential social skills. They are clustered for different age groups.
ISBN: 0-89128-329-3
VHS-ISBN: 0-89128-330-7
 Karen Wolffe & Sharon Zell Sacks, Eds. video and book Social Interaction Skills
A4 BRAILLE FUNdamentals:  A Braille Curriculum for Students with Visual Impairments for Primary to High School Levels This is a comprehensive program for teaching the Braille code.  The sequence for introducing Braille configurations is based on research that identifies which configurations are easiest to learn, accumulated teaching eience, and a desire to reduce reversals.  It also includes rules of usage and games. J. Cleveland, N. Levack, D. Sewell, R. Toy kit Instruction of Adventitiously Blind, Assessment, Curricula, Games, Writing Skills, Beginning Reading
A42 ACT (The American College Testing Program) Services for Students with Disabilities  This site provides information on how to register for the ACT and obtain materials in the correct medium. N/A website Assessment
A43 College Board Services for Students with Disabilities This site provides information about the Advanced Placement (AP), PSAT/NMSQT, and SAT testing for the visually impaired.  N/A website Assessment
A44 The Carolina Curriculum for Handicapped Infants and Infants at Risk Curriculum designed for infants who may be at risk of some sort of delay in reaching developmental milestones (for ages birth to 3).
ISBN 1-55766-074-3		 N. Martin-Johnson, et. al. book Early Childhood, Social Interaction Skills
A45 The Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs Curriculum designed for toddlers who may be at risk of developmental delay (for ages 3 to 5).
ISBN 1-55766-032-8		 N. Martin-Johnson, et. al. book Early Childhood, Social Interaction Skills
A5 Assessment of Low Vision for Educational Purposes This on-line guide gives explanations of different assessments used with children and youth with low vision. Lea Hyvarinen book Functional Vision Evaluation
A53 Technology Assessment Checklist for Students with Visual Impairments Tool for assessing student's usage of technology N/A
website
 Assitstive Technology
A54 Assessment Kit:  Kit of Informal Tools for Academic Students with Visual Impairments This kit brings together informal checklists, suggestions for format; assessment materials that you may want to buy, informal reading inventories, and assessments of compensatory skill areas D. Sewell, Ed. 
website
kit

Assitstive Technology, Career Education, FVE, Independent Living Skills, LMA, Literacy, Math, Recreation, Science, Social Studies, Social Interaction Skills
A55 VI Technology Assessments Links to resources for technology assessments for the visually impaired student N/A
website
 Assitstive Technology
A57 Consultation Between VI and Assessment Staff Suggestions of topics for discussion when preparing for and assessing the student with visual impairment is given. M. Loftin article/periodical Comprehensive Assessment
A58 Documentation of Consultation Between VI Teacher/Consultant and Assessment Personnel This form is for use when discussing the assessment of visually impaired students. D. Mercer document Comprehensive Assessment
A6 Developmental Visual Dysfunction: Models for Assessment and Management

Ernhardt presents and compares four basic models for the management and remediation of visual problems in children with multiple impairments. These are medical, educational, developmental, and functional models. The book is intended to answer some of the questions therapists and transdisciplinary team members might have about visual deficits. Example goals and treatment programs are included.
ISBN 1930282427

 R. P. Ernhardt book Functional Vision Evaluation
A60 Inventory of Purposeful Movement Behaviors This document is a list of skills children should gain from ages 5 months to 68 months for purposes of mobility training. T. Anthony document MIVI, O&M
A61 Testing Visually Impaired Children This documents provides suggestions when performing standardized tests on visually impaired children. C. Evans article/periodical Comprehensive Assessment
A62 Visual Impairment and Learning Disabilities Question on learning disabilities and visual impairments answered by Marty Murrell, Texas VI Consultant. N/A document Comprehensive Assessment
A63 Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities in Koenig and Holbrook (Eds.) Foundations of Education, Second Edition, Volume II:  Instructional Strategies for Teaching Children and Youths with Visual Impairments This chapter discusses the needs of children with visual impairments and additional impairments, intervention strategies and instructional techniques. Jane N. Erin book Assessment, Instructional Strategies, Resources
A64 Comprehensive Assessment in Koenig and Holbrook (Eds.) Foundations of Education, Second Edition, Volume II: Instructional Strategies for Instructing Children and Youths with Visual Impairments This chapter discusses comprehensive assessment for students, modifications, appropriate tests and report writing. T. Heinze article/periodical Comprehensive Assessment
A65 Alphabetical Index of Instruments Over 150 standardized tests and curricula are listed and described for the purposes of testing visually impaired students. N/A website Comprehensive Assessment
A66a-c A Selected List of Assessment Instruments and the Type of VI Student for Whom They Are Most Appropriate (in my humble opinion) Dr. Mercer gives her opinion on using 10 selected standardized tests on students with visual impairments. D. Mercer document Comprehensive Assessment
A67 Assessment of Students With Visual Impairments Sources For Assessment Materials This is a list of adapted tests for visually impaired students and the location and company publishing each test. N. Bulla document Comprehensive Assessment
A68 Student Assessment Division of TEA (Texas Education Agency) Most current order forms for braille release tests and study guides are available in the Math Packet (Texas Only). N/A website Assessment
A69 Suggested Techniques for Individual Assessment This document gives a list of tips for testing visually impaired students. N. Bulla article/periodical Comprehensive Assessment
A7 Foundations of Braille Literacy This book looks at what we know about braille as a medium for literacy, the ways in which we teach and assess braille reading and writing, and the needs that should be addressed in the future. E. J. Rex. J. Koenig, D. P. Wormsley, & R. L. Baker book Assessment, Instructional Strategies, Resources
A70 American Printing House for the Blind, Assessment Products Tests that are available in braille are KeyMath, Brigance and Stanford Achievement Tests. N/A website Assessment, Adaptive Tools/Tech, Instructional Aids/Materials
A71 First Look: Vision Evaluation and Assessment for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers, Birth Through Five Years of Age This kit includes parent interview, observation page and definitions of skills watched for during the functional vision assessment of children birth through 5. Available through:
Publications Division - Sales Office,
CA Dept of Ed.
PO Box 271
Sacramento, CA 95812-0271		 B. Klingensmith, S. Smith, J. Swanson (Eds.) kit Functional Vision Evaluation
A75 Transdisciplinary Play-Based (TDPB) Evaluation and the Young Child Who Is Deafblind: Assessing Orientation and Mobility Skills The TDPB uses information from family members and observations from playtime to make judgments in assessing O&M skills in deafblind children. Anthony, Tanni L. document Assessment, Curricula, Deafblind
A76 Inventory of Purposeful Movement Behaviors This is a list of skills from 5 months to 68 months for purposes of mobility training. Anthony, Tanni L. document Assessment, EC, MIVI
A77 Assessment Forms from WATI (Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative) Collection of forms for use when assessing students with assistive technology N/A
website
 Assitstive Technology
A78 QIAT (Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology) Collection of widely applicable indicators for schools to use N/A
website
 Assitstive Technology
A8 Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectives A book providing a general overview of low vision, written for those servicing individuals with low vision in the medical and education fields. A. Corn & A. Koenig, Eds. book Functional Vision Evaluation, Low Vision Solutions, Low Vision, Low Vision Devices, Visual Efficiency Skills Training, Instructional Resources, Resources
A80 Child-Guided Strategies for Assessing Children Who Are Deaf-Blind or Have Multiple Disabilities This interactive CD provides video clips of children with which the participant can perform assessments on and plan out intervention strategies. It also includes a bibliography of Van Dijk's literature. C. Nelson & J. van Dijk CD-Rom Deafblind
A81 Peabody Mobility Kit For Blind Students This kit provides assessment and training for the blind multihandicapped child. R. Harley, T. Wood and J. Merbler kit Assessment
A83 Assessment and Instructional Resources Lists of assessment tools used and recommended by teachers of visually impaired to evaluate student skills. N/A website Comprehensive Assessment
A86 Peabody Mobility Kit For Infants and Toddlers (PMKIT) This kit is used with students with multiple impairments for the assessment and teaching of functional movements. R.K. Harley, R. G. Long, J. B. Merbler and T. A. Wood kit Assessment
A88 Issues Regarding the Assessment of Vision Loss in Regard to Sign Language and Fingerspelling for the Student with Deaf-Blindness The authors of this article discuss areas of consideration before, during and after performing a functional vision assessment for a student with deafblindness. Modifications and adaptations are also discussed. R. Blaha & B. Carlson article/periodical Deafblind
A89 Peabody Mobility Kit for Sighted and Low-Vision This kit provides assessment and training for the low vision child. R. Harley, T. Wood and J. Merbler kit Assessment
A9 Minnesota Braille Skills Inventory (MBSI) The main purpose of the MBSI is to document a student's knowledge and progress in reading and writing braille and to determine a student's and needs in reading and writing braille.  The MBSI consists of a resource manual which is a reference for teachers and includes information on administration, inventory development, teaching strategies, forms for data collection, and resources.  The student companion is a braille version of the inventory intended for use by the students in completing the reading subscales of the MBSI.  This will be available November 2002 through: 
Minnesota Educational Services at Capital View Center
70 West Co. Rd. B2
Little Canada, MN  55117-1402		 A. Goodwin, L. Grafsgaard, N. Hanson, P. Hooey, J. Martin, D. McNear, C. Rieber, E. Tillmanns book Assessment

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