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Description: When appropriate practices are followed, cognitive testing of individuals who are blind and visually impaired provides useful and valuable information to test-takers, their families, instructors, and other decision makers. Join this webinar to examine guidelines for intelligence testing and review important concepts which guide all formal evaluations for students with Visual Impairments. Instructor: Marnee Loftin Instructor s Title: (Retired) Licensed Specialist in School Psychology Instructor s Affiliation: (Retired) Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Instructor s Email: loftinmp@att.net Primary Core or ECC Area: Assessment of Primary Core Skills Target Audience: School Psychologists; Evaluation Specialists; Teachers of the Visually Impaired; Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists; Parents; Adults with Visual Impairment Pre-requisite knowledge: Basic knowledge of standardized assessment. Introductory knowledge of psychometrics would also be helpful. Lesson Plan Goal: Participants will develop their skills in choosing, administering, and interpreting required standardized testing resulting in evaluation of students with VI that more accurately reflects their strengths and needs. Learning Objectives: Participants will: Identify 3 pieces of information found in clinical eye exams which impact cognitive testing Identify 3 pieces of information found in functional eye reports which impact cognitive testing Describe 3 cognitive areas in which students with vision loss develop differently than sighted peers Examine the development of students with visual impairment in regard to communication, cognition, and social development Specify 3 characteristics of instruments that are appropriate when evaluating students with VI Name 3 environmental variables which need to be considered when planning an evaluation Specify 3 cautions when interpreting data f |
