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Description: Promising Practices in Early Intervention launches with the first in a 5-part series focused on early childhood education for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with blindness and low vision. Join this webinar to learn how Family Centered Practices (FCP) is the foundational tenant of IDEA Part C (Birth to 3) services. Participants will: explore components of FCP as it relates to building family competencies and capacity; discover the importance of coaching, rather than direct instruction; and learn how to use The Matrix Approach during home visits. Instructor: DeEtte Snyder, PhD Instructor s Title: Associate Director of Outreach Services, Birth to 5, and Statewide Coordinator for Birth to 3 Instructor s Affiliation: Washington State School for the Blind Instructor s Email: DeEtte.Snyder@wssb.wa Instructor: Mindy Ely, PhD Instructor s Title: Assistant Professor, Low Vision/Blindness Master's Program Coordinator Instructor s Affiliation: Illinois State University Instructor s Email: msely@ilstu.edu Primary Core or ECC Area: Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education Target Audience: Teachers of the Visually Impaired and Orientation & Mobility Instructors who serve Birth to 5 populations. Pre-requisite knowledge: none Lesson Plan Goal: Participants will utilize Family Centered Practices when supporting families of young children with blindness and low vision. Learning Objectives: Given the promising practice of Family Centered Practices and the coaching model, Participants will describe the 3 foundational concepts of Family Centered Practices related to supporting families of young children with blindness and low vision. Participants will identify the 5 steps or key components of the coaching model from Rush and Sheldon (2020) to building family capacity and competencies. Participants will describe how The Matrix Approach is used as a tool to suppor |
