10/26/2020 Spoiler Alert: It's Not Either/Or - With Kathi Garza and Chrissy Cowan This session focuses on the selection of appropriate literacy media by providing information on the laws related to literacy media decisions for students with a visual impairment, the components for thorough and rigorous literacy media evaluations, and the intricacies of print, braille, and auditory media. Participants will be introduced to the concept of a “customized literacy access plan” with guidance on how to create one for your students and instructional team. Click the Attachment button to download a transcript and/or handout.

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10/27/2020

09/28/2015 SLK Study Group is a forum for education staff to learn and discuss how to use the Sensory Learning Kit to assess and develop instructional routines for students with visual and multiple impairments. The study group is hosted by Scott Baltisberger and Sara Kitchen, TVIs and Educational Consultants for Outreach at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Webinar #1 gives an overview of the purpose and structure for, both, the Study Group and the Sensory Learning Kit. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Intro & Study Group Purpose - Sensory Learning Kit Overview - Sensory Learning Summary - Arousal State Profile - Activity for Next Session Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handouts (zip) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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11/24/2015

01/08/2015 Millie Smith, TVI and author of the Sensory Learning Kit demonstrates how to address Sensory Efficiency evaluation and instruction in the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC). Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Introduction - LMA: Sensorimotor Stage - Appendixes A thru G - Closing Comments Click the Resources button for a handout (pdf), transcript (txt) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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10/07/2014 TSBVI Outreach staff members Kate Hurst, Statewide Staff Development Coordinator and Matt Schultz, Deafblind Education Consultant discuss Chapter 3, Movements: A Pre-requisite for learning in the book Early Learning Step-by-Step by Dr. Lilli Nielsen, creator of Active Learning. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Introduction - Foundation for Learning - Child Development without Disabilities - Video Sample - Child Development with Disabilities - Video Sample - Discussion Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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10/24/2014