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What does Ms. Milton need to know about students with visual impairments?

  • Page 1: Basic Needs and Where to Collect Information
  • Page 2: What It Means to Have a Visual Impairment
  • Page 3: How Visual Impairments Impact Learning
  • Page 4: The Need for an Expanded Core Curriculum

What should Ms. Milton consider when creating lesson plans to ensure the inclusion of Evan and Emily?

  • Page 5: Educational Materials
  • Page 6: Instructional Methods Inside the Classroom
  • Page 7: Events Outside of the Classroom

How can Ms. Milton facilitate Evan’s and Emily’s social adjustment?

  • Page 8: Common Courtesy and Effective Communication
  • Page 9: The Development of Social Skills

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  • Page 10 References & Additional Resources
  • Page 11: Credits
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Transcript: Anne Corn, EdD

Listen as Vanderbilt Professor Anne Corn describes some basic considerations for communicating with students with visual disabilities (time: 0:25).

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Well, first of all, please don’t worry about using such phrases as “It’s good to see you,” or “Look at your page,” because children understand that that’s part of our vocabulary, and they understand it in the same way that other children understand those words. Let your class know that you have high expectations for all the children in the classroom, and that includes a child with a visual impairment.

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