Writing Homework Help

Please answer the following essay questions. Be thoughtful in your responses. You MAY use your text as a reference as each of these questions is based on a chapter.

Directions:

Submit one double-spaced written responses for each of the following questions:

1. Look at the history of the development of the field of educating the blind and visually impaired. Discuss how the field developed.

2. State one myth about visual impairment (or total blindness) and dispel this myth with true information. There are examples in your text, but please try to use one that is not in your book.

3. What are the three most common visual conditions that cause visual impairment in children at this time? Describe each one.

4. Why is early intervention important for students who are blind or visually impaired?

5. Discuss one important issue for an adolescent student who is blind or visually impaired.

6. What is the role of the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) in working with students with multiple disabilities?

7. How does diversity impact the field of visual impairment? What are some main considerations for teachers specific to this field?

8. What information is needed to create effective educational programming for a student who is visually impaired?

9. Explain how the TVI may serve as a consultant to an educational team? What skills are necessary for the TVI to possess?

10. Briefly explain how MTSS works with those who are visually impaired or blind.