DOCUMENT RESUME EC 302 323 ED 403 685 Visual Impairments: What You Need To Know. A Series TITLE for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers. Model for Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps: MITCH Module 12. Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Fla.; Monroe INSTITUTION County School District, Key West, FL. Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau SPONS AGENCY of Education for Exceptional Students. PUB DATE 91 174p.; For related documents, see EC 302 310-325. NOTE Non-Classroom Use (055) Guides PUB TYPE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Blindness; Child Caregivers; *Child Development; DESCRIPTORS Cognitive Development; Day Care; Emotional Development; Infants; Inservice Education; Interpersonal Competence; Language Acquisition; Partial Vision; Preschool Education; Self Care Skills; *Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Toddlers; *Visual Impairments; *Visually Impaired Mobility Florida; Model of Interdisciplinary Training Child IDENTIFIERS Handicap ABSTRACT Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and providei specific information for presenting Module 12, which focuses on visual impairments. After the introduction to the MITCH program as a whole, the user's guide provides information on the instructor's role, the 3-hour training session, the use of videotapes and audiotapes, and follow-up activities. For this module, goals and objectives focus on providing an understanding of the functions of the visual system; relevant terminology; orientation and mobility; signs of visual disorders; effects of visual impairment on cognitive and language development, motor development, self-help skills, and social emotional development; and adaptation of the caregiving environment. For each hour of training, a script, suggested activities, and relevant handouts are provided. Attached are lists of recommended resources and references, reproducible forms and handouts, and forms for the 6-week follow up. Also attached is an overview of normal child development from birth to 36 months in the areas of personal and social skills, language and understanding skills, small muscle skills, and large muscle skills. 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Florida Department of Education Division of Public Schools Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students 1991 PS 1291-19 BESTCOPYAVAILABLE 9 This training series is one of many publications available through the Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students, Florida Department of Education, designed to assist school districts, state agencies which operate or support educational programs, and parents in the provision of special programs for exceptional students. For additional information on this training series, or for a list of available publications, contact the Clearinghouse/Information Center, Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students, Division of Public Schools, Florida Department of Education, Florida 32399-0400 (telephone: Education Center, Tallahassee, Florida 904/488-1879; Suncom: 278-1879; Special Net: BEESPS). 3 4 MITCH 'odule 12 ode of 1: ter scORnavy Trr for Cik.re ..indcaps ith erie nits arni Toddlers for CaregivpArs of finf, A S t PE inn olo coed k) Florida Department of Education Division of Public Schools Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students 1991 I Ok This training series was developed through the MITCH (Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps) Project, FDLRS/South Associate Center, Dade and Monroe County Public Schools, and funded by the State of Florida, Department of Education, Division of Public Schools, Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students, under State general revenue appropriation for the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System. Copyright State of Florida Department of State 1991 5 MITCH Module 12 Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children ith Handicaps A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers Visual Impairments: What You eed to Know Alan R. Morse, J.D. Ph.D. Executive Vice President The Jewish Guild for the Blind New York, New York Ellen Trief, Ed.D. Director of Early Intervention The Jewish Guild for the Blind New York, New York L. Penny Rosenblum, M.Ed. Teacher of the Visually Impaired Charleston County School District Charleston, South Carolina Cathy Keller, M.S. Supervisor in Early Intervention The Jewish Guild for the Blind New York, New York Dade County School Board Mr. William H. Turner, Chairperson Ms. Betsy Kaplan Ms. Janet R. McAliley, Vice-Chairperson Dr. Michael Krop Mr. G. Holmes Braddock Mr. Robert Renick Dr. Rosa Castro Feinberg 7 Project MITCH Staff Carole Fox Abbott, Ph.D. Diana M. Fernandez Tanya Nunez MITCH Project Specialist MITCH Project Assistant MITCH Project Assistant FDLRS/South - Miami FDLRS/South - Miami FDLRS/South - Miami Project MITCH Advisory Board Host Agencies Mary Anne Brost Dr. Eleanor L. Levine Project Director Supervisor FDLRS/Gateway - Jasper - Miami FDLRS /South Dr. Susan Gold Dr. Keith Scott Adjunct Assistant Professor Project Director Mailman Center Miami FDLRS/Mailman Miami Terri Kanov Dr. Mary Theresa Urbano Executive Director, Division of Director of Nursing Exceptional Student Education Mailman Center - Miami Dade County Public Schools - Miami Other Dr. Mimi Graham William Osterhoudt Adjunct Assistant Professor Director Florida State University Tallahassee Exceptional Student Education Monroe County Public Schools - Lois Klezmer Key West Coordinator, Early Childhood Education and Sim Lesser Elizabeth P. Ridgley Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education Director, Pinecrest Presbyterian Miami Dade Community College Miami Preschool - Miami Linda Machado Dr. Sharon Vaughn Parent Advocate Associate Professor of Education Chairperson, State Advisory Council on University of Miami - Miami Exceptional Student Education Miami Sondra Wallace Dr. Joyce Mc Calla Director of Education Director Head Start Miami Metro Dade Child Development Services - Miami ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In addition to the MITCH Advisory Board members, special thanks are given to the following: The Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students (BEES) Editorial Commitee: Doris B. Nabi Arlene Duncan Administrator Program Specialist Program Services Clearinghouse./Information Services Program Services Ruth S. Jones, Ph.D. Supervisor Elizabeth Devore, D.C. Program Services Program Specialist Prekindergarten Handicapped Program Carol Allman Suzy Fay Program Specialist Program Specialist Programs for the Visually Impaired Publications Program Development Program Services Critical readers and persons who piloted, reviewed, and tested this module: Roni Bader Tables Jan Lichtenstein Supervisor, Pre-K Program Coordinator of Programs for the Dade County Public Schools - Miami Visually Impaired Charleston County Schools - Milagros Callejas Charleston, SC Homebound Teacher of Visually Impaired Infants Dade County Public Schools Miami Dolores Mendoza Parent Trainer, Pre-K Program Suzanne E. Dalton Dade County Public Schools Miami Supervisor Florida Instructional Materials Center/Visually Marilyn Robinson Handicapped Prekindergarten Placement Specialist Hillborough County Public Schools Tampa Dade County Public Schools Miami Kay Alicyn Ferrell, Ph.D. Judy Simmons Professor Project Manager Teachers College, Columbia University Hillsborough County Head Start Tampa Teacher Preparation for Teachers of the Visually Impaired - New York, NY Susan Gold, Ed.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor Mailman Center for Child Development University of Miami - Miami vi A a Critical readers and persons who piloted, reviewed, and tested this (cont'd) module: Fareed Haj, Ph.D. Karin P. Stumwasser, Ed.D. Educational Specialist Consultant FDLRS/South The Jewish Guild for the Blind Dade County Public Schools - Miami New York, NY Other contributors Lisa A. Rozpad, Program Specialist for desktop publishing, Mailman Center for Child Development - Miami Ellen White, for design and production of handouts, FDLRS/South -Miami Tanya Nunez and Carole Abbott for graphics, FDLRS/South Miami 1 (1 vii