Vision
The Vision Program provides services to students whose visual disability impacts their ability to perform within a general education program. Instruction is provided within the special education or regular education classroom and/or an alternate work area throughout the day, as needed, utilizing alternate strategies such as Braille. This program focuses on skills presented through a modified curriculum based on the Illinois Learning Standards. SEDOL maintains two programs that address the needs of students in grades K-8.
Vision Program services include:
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Individual or group sessions, pull-out and/or in classroom setting
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Observation of student in various school settings
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Data collection - progress monitoring
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Consultation with staff on accommodation, learning strategies, and IEP goals
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Student case management: participation in student evaluation and IEP process
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Staff training/workshops on vision impairment and how it impacts learning
The Vision Program Team includes:
- Vision itinerant teachers
- Orientation & Mobility teachers
- Administrator: Pam Evans, Sector Supervisor, pevans@sedol.us