TLL 2535 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Credits: 3.0
This course is designed for SOE students in the Program for Visual Impairments, and will cover instruction, techniques, and strategies of literacy and communication skills for students with visual impairments. Topics will include instruction for children with visual impairments in the emergent literacy stage, instruction in formal literacy for students who use braille, supporting classroom instruction for students with low vision who use print and large print, and the use of specialized materials, methods, and technology for supporting literacy instruction for all students with visual impairments. Special topics will include instruction of students who are visually impaired and have additional disabilities, students who have CVI, and students who are dual media learners or who have been print readers now acquiring braille skills. Pre-Requisite course is IL 2529, Braille.
Recent Instructors
Frances Mary D'Andrea