Sight Diminished
Persons who have 20/200 vision are considered
What is Legally Blind?
This area of development is effected because student with vision loss may not completely understand the words they use everyday.
What is language?
Somewhat of a stigma towards people who are visually impaired, but is a tool that helps bring independence, access, and legibility to their learning and daily life.
What is braille?
Taught Hellen Keller at the Perkins School for the Blind.
Who is Lowell Mason?
Something that is not heightened by nature but can be developed through music therapy.
What is listening skills?
Residual vision that is sufficient for the execution of daily living tasks.
What is Functional Vision?
Students struggles with this because are not able to learn through illustrations.
What is intellectual ability?
Any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.
What is assistive technology?
When teaching in this style it is helpful for visually impaired students to get materials ahead of time
What is rote?
A setting where students with vision loss can improve their social and interpersonal communication skills.
What are music ensembles/activities?
Students who rely on tactile and auditory senses for learning.
What is students who are blind?
Something teachers must do with students who have vision loss and other students.
What is facilitate interactions?
An app that you can use to scan documents. There is also an upgradable feature called 'Reflow' in the pro version.
What is forScore?
Visual explanations need to have this quality.
What is descriptive and with physical assistance?
Developing this using adaptive instruction in dance and movement.
What is spatial awareness?
The clear structure of the eye that bends light rays and functions like an autofocus camera lens.
What is the lens?
Something students with vision loss need to complete some academic tasks.
What is extra time?
1. Writing on a white board instead of a chalk board.
2. Proximity vs. Distance
3. Providing large print copies of materials
4. Giving physical assistance
What are adaptations for the visually impaired?
A controversial, but important independence skill for visually impaired musicians to have.
What is reading braille music?
Music can therapy can help students with this similarly to how it is used with children who have intellectual disabilities.
What is daily living skills?
When a students has this condition, visual performance may fluctuate from day to day based upon environment, motor position, general health, and mood.
What is Cortical Vision Impairment?
A way of learning through experiences from others through observation.
What is vicarious learning?
A notation software that is designed to automatically convert several kinds of music files to Braille music.
What is Dancing-Dots Braille Technology?
The nature of braille music and a daunting task for structured lesson books.
What is memoriztion?
A practice to reduce the sensory stimulation behaviors that may accompany blindness.
What is contingent music?