The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons with Visual Impairments
Title | The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Persons with Visual Impairments PDF eBook |
Author | William Henry Jacobson |
Publisher | American Foundation for the Blind |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780891282457 |
An updated and comprehensive description of the techniques of teaching orientation and mobility, presented along with considerations and strategies for sensitive and effective teaching. Factors like individual needs, environmental features, and ethical issues are also discussed in this important text.
Foundations of Orientation and Mobility
Title | Foundations of Orientation and Mobility PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Wiener |
Publisher | American Foundation for the Blind |
Pages | 722 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 0891284486 |
Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, the classic professional reference and textbook has been completely revised and expanded to two volumes by the most knowledgeable experts in the field. The new third edition includes both the latest research in O&M and expanded information on practice and teaching strategies. Volume 1, History and Theory, includes the bases of O&M knowledge, including perception, orientation, low vision, audition, kinesiology, psychosocial issues, and learning theories, as well as chapters on technology, dog guides, orientation aids, and environmental accessibility. A section on the profession of O&M includes its international history; administration, assessment and program planning; and a chapter on research in O&M. No O&M student or professional can afford to be without this essential resource.
Imagining the Possibilities
Title | Imagining the Possibilities PDF eBook |
Author | Diane L. Fazzi |
Publisher | American Foundation for the Blind |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780891283829 |
Imagining the possibilities explores approaches to creative methods on how to teach various orientation and mobility (O & M) techniques to people who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities. This is a hands-on teaching resource for preservice and practicing O & M specialists. It offers materials, samples, and creative teaching strategies that will effectively help students. Each chapter in Imagining the possibilities provides specific examples and strategies for assessment and instruction in O & M, including Idea Boxes with teaching tips, sample lesson plans, and appendices that give sample materials.
The Art and Science of Teaching
Title | The Art and Science of Teaching PDF eBook |
Author | Robert J. Marzano |
Publisher | ASCD |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1416606580 |
Presents a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual students.
Partners in O&M
Title | Partners in O&M PDF eBook |
Author | Rona L. Pogrund |
Publisher | American Printing House for the Blind |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2017-08 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780891287650 |
Partners in O&M is a comprehensive text that serves as an introduction to the field of O&M, with a focus on professionals who work in collaboration with O&M specialists to support O&M instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Teaching Orientation and Mobility in the Schools
Title | Teaching Orientation and Mobility in the Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Natalie Isaak Knott |
Publisher | American Foundation for the Blind |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780891283911 |
Orientation and Mobility Techniques
Title | Orientation and Mobility Techniques PDF eBook |
Author | Diane L. Fazzi |
Publisher | Blind |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780891286844 |
The very first techniques book in orientation and mobility has been completely revised and updated for today's fast-changing world, while remaining true to Hill and Ponder's simple organizational principles that generations have known and loved. A new, easy-to-read color format, accompanying photographs, updated information on street crossings at complex intersections, and a new chapter on O&M for people with low vision make this revised edition a must-have in your O&M library.