Early Years: Working with visually impaired children
Presented on Wednesday 2 December 2009
This course will give the opportunity for in-depth discussion surrounding early years support. Topics covered will include:
- assessment of functional vision;
- strategies to allow full access to the pre-school curriculum within the Curriculum for Excellence;
- supporting children with complex needs in a mainstream placement.
This is an opportunity to speak to the 'experts' and find out about useful strategies to support visually impaired children in the early years.
Target audience: Teachers, other professionals, key workers in early years establishments and parents of children in the early years.
Presenters: Alison Duthie, Fife and
Lorna Hall, Early Years Specialist
Programme
10.20 am Introduction, Janis Sugden
- 10.30 am The world of the child with visual impairment,
Alison Duthie
assessment of vision
sharing information
support for parents - 11.30 am Strategies to allow the child with visual impairment full access to the Curriculum for Excellence, Lorna Hall
- 1.30 pm The child with complex needs and visual impairment, Alison Duthie Lorna Hall Janis Sugden
- 2.30 pm Suggestions for implementation of the Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP) in the mainstream setting Fiela Curriculum, Janis Sugden
- Be-Active Box Workshop, Lorna Hall
- 3.30 pm Course Evaluation and close
Introducing symbols Alison Duthie