ViSioN Program: Vision Skills in the Natural Environment

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An Intervention Guide for Use with Children
Birth to Three with Blindness or Vision Impairment

ViSioN Skills
A comprehensive, consolidated list of developmental skills identified through review of assessments and curricula in the area of:

Sensory - includes vision, taction, and audition
Literacy and Readiness - includes cognition, communication/language, and preliteracy (including braille
readiness)
Visual Motor - includes fine motor and gross motor (including orientation and mobility)
Independence - includes social-emotional and self-help

Routines in the Natural Environment
Daily routines are identified which are ideal to incorporate practice of skills during each age range (example: bath time, mealtime, etc.).

Parent Lessons
Over fifty parent lessons are included with activities to assist parents in teaching specific skills unique to the needs of children with blindness or visual impairment (example: spatial skills, environmental cues).

ViSioN Transition Checklist
A checklist is provided to assess skills the child is developing for use in the preschool setting.

Compiled by Barbara Petersen and Judi Nielsen
with contributions by the
Early Intervention Vision Consultants of Utah
©2005 Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

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