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Title: Building an Early Tactile Foundation for Graphics Understanding Date: 10/24/2023Time (stated in Eastern Time): 3:00 PM ESTDuration: 90 minutes Description: This webinar is part 1 of Tactile Graphics Literacy for Students with Visual Impairments: 4 Part Series. Join this webinar to discover how instruction in concept and tactile skills contributes to the development of braille and graphics literacy skills for students with visual impairments. Instructors Name: Leanne GrillotTitle: Senior Director of Outreach ServicesAffiliation: APHEmail: Lgrillot@aph.org Name: Alicia WolfeTitle: Outreach Specialist; Southeast RegionAffiliation: APHEmail: AWolfe@aph.orgContent Information:Primary Core or ECC Area: Compensatory Access, Graphics and LiteracyTarget Audience: Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Early Intervention Specialists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, General Education Teachers, Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, Parents and Caregivers of Students with Visual Impairments, University Personnel and Students in Professional Preparation Programs, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, and all others supporting and facilitating the learning of students with visual impairments.Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to define braille literacy, tactile literacy and tactile graphics literacy for students with visual impairments. 2. Participants will understand the application and foundational relationship between building tactile literacy skills and developing braille readiness.3. Given background knowledge emphasizing the importance of building tactile literacy and tactile graphics literacy, participants will apply learned knowledge and connect it to teaching methods and concept development.Where will the Recording go?YouTube PlaylistProfessional CommunitiesHive Course |
