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PowerPoint Presentation Outline Presented by Diane Sheline, M.A., TVI, CLVT Strategy To See; Strategies for Students with Cortical Visual Impairment Workshop #508 www.strategytosee.com (Slide 1) Strategy To See Strategies for Students with Cortical Visual Impairment By Diane Sheline CTEBVI April 9, 2016 Los Angeles, CA (Slide 2) Strategy To See Strategies for Students with Cortical Visual Impairment 3 rd Edition including the CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet (Slide 3) The “Good News” and the “Bad News” Why this book was created Who this book was created for • TVI, COMS, Parents, Caretakers, OT, PT, Speech Therapists, and any of the other “Action Heroes” who work with students with Cortical Visual Impairment (Slide 4) Contents of the book • Introduction • Parents Perspective • CVI and the Brain • Overview of Strategy Areas (Slide 5) Contents of the book, continued • Level 1 Strategies • Used with students who are just beginning to use their vision, students visually functioning in Phase I on the CVI Range (Slide 6) Contents of the book, continued • Level 2 Strategies • Use with students who are starting to use their vision for functional purposes, students visually functioning in Phase II on the CVI Range (Slide 7)

Contents of the book, continued • Level 3 Strategies • Use with students who use their vision more consistently and who may be pre-readers or academic learners, students visually functioning in Phase III on the CVI Range (Slide 8) Contents of the book, continued • Additional Areas to Consider (including visual fatigue, positioning and eye/hand use) • CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet (including samples of the form completed with Level 1 Strategies, Level 2 Strategies and Level 3 Strategies) • The PLAAFP and IEP Goals and Objectives • Strategies for Improving Literacy Skills in Students with CVI • Forms (including SpotLIGHTing and Interview Forms) (Slide 9) Will • CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet completed on a student who benefits from Level 2 Strategies • Functional vision at approx. 5-6 on the CVI Range • Visual diagnosis of CVI (secondary to complications from anoxia at birth) (Slide 10) Will, continued • Also has a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy • Full time in Life Skills classroom • Limited mobility (in a wheelchair) and has very limited to no use of his right hand and only limited functional use of this left arm and hand. (Slide 11) Front Cover Page – CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet • Participants will have access to a sample CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet on Will (the same as in the book) (Slide 12) Pages 2 and 3 - CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet • Participants will have access to a sample CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet on Will (the same as in the book) (Slide 13) Pages 4 and 5 - CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet • Participants will have access to a sample CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet on Will (the same as in the book)

(Slide 14) Pages 6 and 7 - CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet • Participants will have access to a sample CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet on Will (the same as in the book) (Slide 15) Back page - CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet • Participants will have access to a sample CVI Skills Inventory and Strategies Worksheet on Will (the same as in the book) (Slide 16) Sample PLAAFP for a student with CVI • Sample PLAAFP for Will (Slide 17) Sample Annual Goal for a student with CVI • Sample Goal for Will (Slide 18) Sample Objective for a student with CVI • Sample Objective for Will (Slide 19) Sample Objective for a student with CVI - continued • Sample Objective for Will (Slide 20) Sample Objective for a student with CVI - continued • Sample Objective for Will (Slide 21) Sample Objective for a student with CVI - continued • Sample Objective for Will (Slide 22) The book, Strategy To See, is a work in progress. If you have any suggestions, corrections or comments, please contact me at; diane@strategytosee.com Strategy To See will soon be available through Amazon (or you can get it through me) Keep updated on my website at; www.strategytosee.com (Slide 23) Questions?

Thank you for coming to my presentation. Stay and take a look at my short motivational film. Many strategies I use are shown in the film. (Slide 24) Motivational film