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RECC Domain Results: 59 items found
Title	Author	Domain	Category	Problem?
A Practical Guide for Teaching Self-Determination (1997)(Cost)	S. Field	Assessment, Self Determination	Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Self-Advocacy and Leadership, Self-Awareness	Report a problem!
Description: This guide provides educators information on how to assess a student's self-determination skills, tips on instructing skills and promoting student involvement. (Not VI Specific)
A Selected List of Assessment Instruments and the Type of VI Student for Whom They Are Most Appropriate (in my humble opinion)	D. Mercer	Assessment	Comprehensive Assessment	Report a problem!
Description: Dr. Mercer gives her opinion on using 10 selected standardized tests on students with visual impairments.
Assessment of Braille Literary Skills (ABLS) (Cost)	A. J. Koenig & C. Farrenkopf	Assessment, Compensatory/Access	Learning Media Assessment	Report a problem!
Description: This assessment provides teachers of students who are blind with a tool that provides meaningful assessment of braille literacy skills.
Assessment of Deafblind Access to Manual Language Systems	R. Blaha & B. Carlson	Assessment, Deafblind	Communication	Report a problem!
Description: The Assessment of Deafblind Access to Manual Language Systems (ADAMLS) is a reÂ source for educational teams who are responsible for developing appropriate adaptations and strategies for children who are deafblind who are candidates for learning manual lanÂ guage systems.
Assessment of Deafblind Access to Manual Language Systems (ADAMLS) (2007)	R. Blaha & B. Carlson	Assessment, Deafblind	Communication	Report a problem!
Description: The ADAMLS "is a reÂsource for educational teams who are responsible for developing appropriate adaptations and strategies for children who are deafblind who are candidates for learning manual lanÂguage systems. Our scope here is intentionally narrow; however we want the reader to remember how complex the approach to instructional strategies for children with deafblindness can be and we encourage you to refer to the resources listed."
Assessment of Low Vision for Educational Purposes	L. Hyvarinen	Assessment	Functional Vision Evaluation, Vision Efficiency Skills	Report a problem!
Description: This on-line guide gives explanations of different assessments used with children and youth with low vision.
Assessment Products from The American Printing House for the Blind (APH Quota)	N/A	Assessment	Products	Report a problem!
Description: APH provides various tests of achievement, academic and functional performance for use with students with visual impairments.
Assistive Technology For Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment (Cost)	I. Presley & F.M. D'Andrea	Assessment, Technology	Technology	Report a problem!
Description: Written by two experts in the field of blind education, this book provides instructors information on how to perform AT assessments and how to select appropriate tools.
Braille Fundamentals (2002)(Cost)	J. Cleveland, N. Levack, D. Sewell & R. Toy	Assessment, Compensatory/Access	Beginning Reading, Curricula	Report a problem!
Description: Braille Fundamentals is a comprehensive program for teaching the Braille code. It is organized into 56 clusters of letters, numerals, contractions, short forms, punctuation and special signs, with specific clusters devoted to the reading and writing practice of previously learned contractions.
Braille Readiness Grid	A. McComskey	Assessment, Compensatory/Access, Early Childhood	Beginning Reading, Tactual Related, Tactual Sensitivities	Report a problem!
Description: Here is a grid showing the systematic learning progress of tactile skills in different areas of development.
Callier-Azusa Scale (Cost)	R. Stillman (Ed.)	Assessment, Deafblind	Comprehensive Assessment, Development, Development of Vision, Development-Communication, Instructional Strategies, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: This developmental scale is used for assessment of children with deafblindness and severe disabilities.
Child-Guided Strategies for Assessing Children Who Are Deaf-Blind or Have Multiple Disabilities (APH Quota)	C. Nelson & J. van Dijk	Assessment, Deafblind, MIVI	Instructional Aids/Materials, Instructional Strategies	Report a problem!
Description: This book and interactive CD (sold separately) provides information which the participant can perform assessments on and plan out intervention strategies. It also includes a bibliography of Van Dijk's literature.
Communication Matrix	N/A	Assessment, MIVI	Communication	Report a problem!
Description: From the website, "The Communication Matrix has created a free assessment tool to help families and professionals easily understand the communication status, progress, and unique needs of anyone functioning at the early stages of communication or using forms of communication other than speaking or writing."
Critical Factors in Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments (1997)	M. Loftin	Assessment	Comprehensive Assessment	Report a problem!
Description: The author discusses the critical importance of assessment when planning an individualized educational program for a student.RE:view, 28(4), pp. 149-159.
Design to Learn	N/A	Assessment, Compensatory/Access, MIVI	Communication, Concept Development, Development-Communication, Instructional Strategies, Routines	Report a problem!
Description: This is a website from a small staff of researchers and special educators who work for the Oregon Institute on Disability and Development, a program of the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. They specialize in developing effective assessment and teaching strategies for children and adults with low-incidence disabilities. Various teaching guides are available for free download plus others are for purchase.
Determining the Reading Medium for Students with Visual Impairments: A Diagnostic Teaching Approach (1997)	A. Koenig & M. C. Holbrook	Assessment, Compensatory/Access	Learning Media Assessment	Report a problem!
Description: This article addresses difficulties involved when determining reading media for students with low vision and proposes guidelines for appropriate decision-making.
Developmental Assessment - The Role of the Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Deaf-Blind (2005)	T. Miller	Assessment, Deafblind, Early Childhood	Development, Instructional Planning	Report a problem!
Description: A very informative presentation explaining the importance of the role of the TVI/TDB in developmental assessment.
Developmental Visual Dysfunction: Models for Assessment and Management (Cost)	R. P. Ernhardt & G. Baune	Assessment	Functional Vision Evaluation, Vision Efficiency Training, Visual Efficiency and Functioning	Report a problem!
Description: Ernhardt presents and compares four basic models for the management and remediation of visual problems in children with multiple impairments. These are medical, educational, developmental, and functional models. The book is intended to answer some of the questions therapists and transdisciplinary team members might have about visual deficits. Example goals and treatment programs are included.
EVALS: Evaluating Visually Impaired Students (2007) (Cost)	N/A	Assessment	Program Planning, Student Data	Report a problem!
Description: EVALS is a 5-part set which is contained in a convenient file box with a handle and snap tight buckle. It will include two books of evaluations for the ECC areas, one book of evaluations for academic subject areas for Practical Academics and Basic Skills students, Independent Living Skills Assessment and On-going Evaluation, and the TAPS Comprehensive Assessment and On-going Evaluation. Many of the evaluations have been aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Every Move Counts: Sensory Based Communication Techniques (1993) (Cost)	J. Korsten	Assessment, MIVI	Communication, Sensory Training	Report a problem!
Description: The author, an OTR, provides ways to assess, evaluate and increase communication with students with the most severe disabilities through all sensory channels. (Not VI Specific)
Focused On: Social Skills (2007) (Cost)	Karen Wolffe & Sharon Zell Sacks (Eds.)	Assessment, Self Determination, Social Interaction	Adolescents, Curricula, Self-Awareness	Report a problem!
Description: Series of video and print materials for helping youngsters who are visually impaired develop essential social skills. They are clustered for different age groups.
Foundations of Braille Literacy (1994) (Cost)	E. J. Rex, J. Koenig, D. P. Wormsley & R. L. Baker	Assessment, Compensatory/Access	Curricula, Instructional Strategies	Report a problem!
Description: This book looks at what we know about braille as a medium for literacy, the ways in which we teach and assess braille reading and writing, and the needs that should be addressed in the future.
Functional Auditory Performance Indicators (FAPI) (2003)	N/A	Assessment, Deafblind	Hearing Related	Report a problem!
Description: The Functional Auditory Performance Indicators (FAPI) assesses the functional auditory skills of children with hearing loss. It can be used by parents, therapists, early interventionists, and teachers. The profile lists auditory skills in an integrated hierarchical order. There are seven categories.
Functional Skills Screening Inventory (FSSI) (Cost)	H. Becker, S. Schur, M. Paoletti-Schelp & E. Hammer	Assessment, MIVI	Curricula, Functional Skills, Instructional Aids/Materials	Report a problem!
Description: The FSSI assesses critical living and working skills in persons with moderate to severe impairments.
HELP (Hawaii Early Learning Profile) (Cost)	N/A	Assessment	Development, Development of Vision, Development-Communication	Report a problem!
Description: A family-centered, curriculum-based assessment for use with children 0-3 in age. HELP is a non-standardized assessment used for identifying needs and tracking growth and development.
HOPE - Home and Family Oriented Program Essentials (Cost)	N/A	Assessment, Professional Resources	Development, Development-Communication, Early Intervention, Hearing Related	Report a problem!
Description: Shop online for Instructional materials for service providers and families of young children with disabilities.
Individual Sensory Learning Profile (2003)	T. Anthony	Assessment, Sensory Efficiency	Communication, Instructional Aids/Materials, Tactual Sensitivities	Report a problem!
Description: This profile is used to establish how a child is using his senses to learn about his environment.
Infant Assessment/IFSP/Materials Worksheet	S. Shafer	Assessment, Early Childhood, Professional Resources	Early Childhood Intervention, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: A worksheet to help TVIs determine assessment tools to use, IFSP objectives and materials that will need to be used during lessons.
INSITE Developmental Checklists (Cost)	N/A	Assessment, MIVI	Instructional Aids/Materials, Professional Contacts	Report a problem!
Description: INSITE promotes 3 different types of developmental checklists to use according to age. Protocols can be used with children who have severe developmental delays and multiple impairments.
Inventory of Purposeful Movement Behaviors (2004)	T. Anthony	Assessment, O&M	Curricula, Motor Involvement	Report a problem!
Description: This document lists skills children should gain from ages 5 months to 6 years for purposes of O&M training.
Iowa Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) Resource Guide	K. Blankenship, et. al.	Assessment	IEP, IEP Prep, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Program Planning, Student Data	Report a problem!
Description: An incredibly thorough tool written for TVIs and COMS to help instruct, assess, plan and evaluate in all areas of the ECC.
Language Assessment and Intervention with Children Who Have Visual Impairments (1998) (Cost)	M. L. Munoz	Assessment, Early Childhood	Communication, Comprehensive Assessment, Development-Communication	Report a problem!
Description: This booklet helps give Speech and Language Pathologists guidelines for providing appropriate assessment and service intervention to children who are visually impaired.
Learning Media Assessment for Students with Visual Impairments A Resource Guide for Teachers, 2nd. Ed. (1995)(Cost)	A. J. Koenig & M. K. Holbrook	Assessment	Dual Media, Learning Media Assessment, Writing Skills	Report a problem!
Description: This book provides a conceptual framework and structured guidelines to follow in the decision making process for selecting the appropriate literacy media for students with visual impairments. A number of checklists and forms are provided to take the assessor through the steps of this process.
Low Vision: A Resource Guide with Adaptations for Students with Visual Impairments (1994)(Cost)	N. Levack	Assessment, Vision and Visual Impairments	Eye Conditions and Diseases, Functional Vision Evaluation, Low Vision	Report a problem!
Description: This book provides guidelines for assessing a student's visual functioning and implementing programming that will enhance students' visual functioning. It also serves as a reference guide for information related to low vision. Specific directions are given for conducting a functional vision evaluation and a comprehensive evaluation tool is provided.
Making Evaluation Meaningful (2006) (Cost)	M. Loftin	Assessment, Professional Resources	Functional Vision Evaluation, Learning Media Assessment, Parent Resources	Report a problem!
Description: Written for the diagnostician, the TVI, and the parent, this book provides guidelines on specialized and standardized testing for students with visual impairments. Case studies are provided in areas that may be difficult to discern.
Nemeth at a Glance: A Math Resource, Grade-Level Chart, and Evaluation Tool (2016) (Cost)	Cleveland, et. al.	Assessment, Math	Learning Nemeth Code	Report a problem!
Description: From the website, "This booklet supports the teaching and transcription of the Nemeth Braille code. It is a practical resource and quick reference that will facilitate Nemeth instruction and improve the quality and quantity of accessible mathematics materials for students who use braille."
Oregon Project for VI and Blind Preschool Children, Skills Inventory & Curriculum, 6th Ed. (Cost)	D. Brown, V. Simmons, J. Methvin, S. Anderson, S. Boigon & K. Davis	Assessment, Early Childhood	Choice and Decision Making, Concept Development, Curricula, Self-Awareness, Vision Efficiency Skills	Report a problem!
Description: The Oregon Project is a comprehensive assessment and curriculum designed to be used with children birth to six who are blind or visually impaired. It is appropriate for use by parents, teachers, vision specialists, or counselors in the home or in the classroom setting.
Peabody Mobility Kit For Blind Students (Cost)	R. Harley, T. Wood & J. Merbler	Assessment, O&M	Goal Setting and Attainment, Personal Control and Individual Performance	Report a problem!
Description: The Peabody Mobility Kit provides teaching aids for parents and paraprofessionals who are unfamiliar with fundamental orientation and mobility skills. It includes separate resources for individuals who are blind and who have low vision.
Peabody Mobility Kit For Infants and Toddlers (PMKIT) (Cost)	R.K. Harley, R. G. Long, J. B. Merbler & T. A. Wood	Assessment, O&M	Goal Setting and Attainment, Instructional Strategies, Self-Advocacy and Leadership	Report a problem!
Description: This kit is used with infants and toddlers for assessment and instruction of functional movements.
Preschool Orientation and Mobility Screening, 2nd Ed. (Cost)	B. Dodson-Burk & E. W. Hill	Assessment, O&M	Curricula	Report a problem!
Description: This resource is designed to assess a child's current level of functioning in a basic O&M task, recognize basic programming needs, and assist an O&M instructor in identifying a need for services.
Pseudochromatic Color Test	N/A	Assessment, Vision and Visual Impairments	Functional Vision Evaluation	Report a problem!
Description: An app providing a pass/fail color test.
Psychoeducational Assessment of Visually Impaired and Blind Students: Infancy through High School (Cost)	S. Bradley-Johnson	Assessment	Comprehensive Assessment	Report a problem!
Description: This book is primarily written to aid psychologists and educational consultants who are responsible for carrying out psychoeducational assessments. This book is not overly technical and may be useful to VI professionals and families.
Psychological Testing of Blind and Visually Impaired Children	C. Evans	Assessment	Comprehensive Assessment, Teaming	Report a problem!
Description: This document provides suggestions when performing standardized tests on visually impaired children.
Publications Catalog from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Cost)	N/A	Assessment, Professional Resources	Curricula, Instructional Support	Report a problem!
Description: Catalog of books, curricula and kits for professionals who serve students with visual impairments and those with additional disabilities.
QIAT (Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology)	N/A	Assessment, Technology	Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies	Report a problem!
Description: QIAT is a useful resource for assistive technology evaluation and process for IEP teams. The website holds a collection of widely applicable forms, such as a sample referral form, an AT Plan, an AT Flowchart, and more.
Selected Assessments That Are Used For Young Children Who Are Visually Impaired (1994)	C. Brown & A. Taylor	Assessment, Early Childhood	Early Childhood Intervention	Report a problem!
Description: This list provides information regarding age, content areas, strengths, weaknesses and type of tests used with assessing young visually impaired children.
Sensory Learning Kit (SLK) (APH Quota)	M. Smith	Assessment, Compensatory/Access, MIVI, Self Determination	Choice and Decision Making, Concept Development, Routines	Report a problem!
Description: From the website, "This kit is for use in the development of skills for learners with the most significant challenges. Is an extensive set of sensory items and written materials that help the most significantly challenged learners increase their curiosity and develop specific skills. Tools in this kit may be used to help create daily schedules, lesson plans, and alternative assessments for play or functional routines."
TAPS Teaching Age Appropriate Purposeful Skills: An Orientation and Mobility Curriculum, 3rd. Ed. (2012) (Cost)	R. Pogrund et. al.	Assessment, O&M	Concept Development, Low Vision, Students with Low Vision, Vision Efficiency Skills, Vision Efficiency Training	Report a problem!
Description: This curriculum is primarily intended for students ages 3 to 21 who are blind or who have low vision. It is appropriate for students who also have other disabilities and can be used in all settings. It includes a screening instrument, comprehensive assessment and ongoing evaluation, functional mobility tasks, educational goals and objectives, and teaching strategies.
TEA Student Assessment Accommodation Resources	N/A	Assessment, Professional Resources	Instructional Strategies, Standardized Testing	Report a problem!
Description: Guidelines for using modifications and accomodations with special education students for standardized testing (STAAR)
Technology Assessment Checklist for Students with Visual Impairments	I. Presley	Assessment, Technology	Instructional Development, Instructional Planning, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: The Technology Assessment Checklist can be used to evaluate a student's ability to access print, produce written communication, access the computer, and use various assistive technologies.
The Carolina Curriculum for Handicapped Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs, 3rd Ed. (2004) (Cost)	N. Martin-Johnson, et al.	Assessment, Early Childhood	Curricula, Development, Development-Communication, Instructional Strategies	Report a problem!
Description: Curriculum designed for infants who may be at risk of some sort of delay in reaching developmental milestones (for ages birth to 3).
The Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs, 2nd Ed. (2004) (Cost)	N. Martin-Johnson, et al.	Assessment, Early Childhood	Curricula, Development of Vision, Development-Communication, Instructional Strategies	Report a problem!
Description: Curriculum designed for toddlers who may be at risk of developmental delay (for ages 3 to 5).
The Hill Performance Test of Selected Positional Concepts (Cost)	E.W. Hill	Assessment, O&M	Concept Development	Report a problem!
Description: This is an individually administered test designed to assess specific positional concepts with visually impaired children ages 6 through 10. It consists of 72 performance items divided into four parts.
Validity In The Use of Standardized Assessment Instruments With Students With Visual Impairments	M. Loftin	Assessment	Comprehensive Assessment, Teaming	Report a problem!
Description: The author, an expert in the area of assessments and students with visual impairments, provides clarification in regards to validity, over-indentification, under-identification and the role of the assessment staff.
VI Technology Assessments	N/A	Assessment, Technology	Adaptive Tools/Technology, Low Vision Devices, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: This TSBVI webpage provides forms and checklists for a variety of assistive technology devices that can be used to supplement an AT evaluation, as a scope and sequence for various devices, or for progress monitoring.
Vineland II: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (2005) (Cost)	N/A	Assessment, MIVI	Comprehensive Assessment, Program Planning	Report a problem!
Description: Assessment tool used with young multi-impaired children. (Not VI Specific)
Vision Associates (Cost)	N/A	Assessment	Active Learning, Cortical Visual Impairment, Eye Conditions and Diseases	Report a problem!
Description: This company sells many different tools, books and kits for the purpose of vision assessment.
Vision Tests for Infants (Cost)	D. Chen & D. Orel-Bixler	Assessment	Comprehensive Assessment	Report a problem!
Description: A 20 minutes discussion of the assessment instruments used by optometrists and ophthalmologists to test the vision of infants and toddlers.
What Can Baby See?: Vision Tests & Intervention Strategies for Infants with Multiple Disabilities (1997) (Cost)	D. Chen	Assessment, MIVI	Functional Vision Evaluation	Report a problem!
Description: A discussion of the functional vision tests used by early interventionists in testing the vision of infants and toddlers with multiple impairments.