Essential Assessments for Students with Visual Impairments

Understand the 3 assessments included in the essential assessments (EA) - functional vision, learning media, and screening and assessment in ECC.

Starts on January 27, 2020 – March 22, 2020 and runs for 8 weeks.

The course will cover the three assessments included in the essential assessments (EA): functional vision assessment (FVA), learning media assessment (LMA), and screening and assessment in the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) content areas.

Students will gain knowledge in the background legal requirements for the EA, various protocols to meet the needs of varying acuity and ability levels, and resources available for TVIs toolbox.

In addition, participants will be able to utilize various rubrics to improve practice working with students with ocular visual impairments.

The purpose of this course is to provide assessment knowledge and skills that teachers of students with visual impairments must have to meet the heterogeneous needs of children and adolescents with ocular visual impairment/blindness across the age span of birth to 22 years. This course does not address the assessment needs of students with CVI.

CREDIT TYPES	EARLY BIRD PRICE	REGULAR PRICE
PDPs, CEs, ACVREP, CTLEs	$375.00	$399.00

Graduate Credits: You will have the opportunity to add 3 graduate credits to your registration for an additional $295.00 through Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA). Instructions will be provided to registered participants two weeks before the start date.

Course Objectives

Participants will gain knowledge and application skills in the essential assessment (FVA, LMA, & ECC) for children and youth who are blind or visually impaired.

As a result of the learning experiences in the course:

You will become better able to:
- Conduct a valid and reliable assessment.

You will become more competent in your ability to:
- Improve and critique your own practice in assessment.

You will become more cognizant of:
- Legal requirements for assessments.
- Various tools and techniques for assessment.
- Scoring rubrics for assessment.