The Individual Vision Training for Toddlers, Preschool Children and Children with Central Visual Impairment

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1 The Individual Vision Training for Toddlers, Preschool Children and Children with Central Visual Impairment Marketa Skalicka, Jana Stvrtnova, Lucie Magerova Association of Low Vision Therapists and Early Intervention Centre in Prague ICEVI Dublin 2009

2 Aims of the presentation Sharing experiences of the good practice in discovering tools for development of visual images of children without or with little previous visual experience Tools for development of picture perception addapted for indivual needs

3 Programme of vision stimulation and vision training in Early Intervention Based on Methology Development of visual perception, Metod of vision stimulation and vision training (Markéta Skalická, 2003) A ) Vision stimulation -environment adaptation ( high contrast, ilumination, contrast patterns, brightness, hue of colours ) - affect development of visual pathways and visual centres in the brain and conscious perception connected with involvement of other senses (hearing, touch, mobility) B) Vision trainig: - training of conscious active utilisation of residual vision abilities for: -orientation and mobility, - communication, - dailly living skills - development of visual images

4 Specific approach to children in preschool age Respect their individual level of psycho -motor development: - time, body position, selection of activities Respect present level of visual impairment - choice of size, contrast, requirements of the stimuli on cognitive level of the child and previous experiences

5 Individual programme for the child Child developes visual images through experience in his family, home, community

6 Individual programme for the child Well observe abilities of the child Listen to the parents observation Award the child for vision activity

7 Individual programme for the child Selection the object of child interest (song, poem, activity) Size, Outlines and silhouettes, Contrast and illumination, Colour Amound of details and crowding, Verbal description, Using previous experiences.

8 Individual programme for the child Teach the child strategies to: explore near space scan the group of pictures, localise object look for characteristic features of object use previous experience to recognise the same object on new picture, in new position

9 Light box APHtool for development of visual functions and skills Individual adaptation for child adjustment of contrast, level of illumination adjustment of the position of the stimuli active interraction of the child and the object - touch, manipulation quite wide choice of material

10 3 levels of abilities requirement - enable gradual development of visual perception from light perception to perception of detail on pictures Level 1

11 Light box material APH Level 2: large pictures, contour, geometric shapes

12 Light box APH - Level 3

13 Lilly and Gogo (G.Jaritz and L. Hyvarinen) Simple and contrast background, contour less detailes

14 Utilisation of regular toys and games

15 Development of picture images

16 Set of objects and photographs of most common object - building visual images from 3D to 2 D

17 Using technologies from advertisement business

18 Individually made pictures of children and their friends (when the photo has no enough contrast)

19 Boardmaker Programme ( Offeres adjustment of - size, - coulour of the object and the background, - thicknes of the contours, - frame, - combination of objects.

20 Boardmaker Pictures

21 Boardmaker Pictures

22 Boardmaker Pictures Choice of topic, use of objects familiar to the child

23 Boardmaker pictures - choice of topic and objects - building new images

24 Boardmaker - illustration of the story, song, poem Blow, blow wind, Bring me one pear, Bring me one or two, I will have them both

25 Literature Brilliant, Richard, L.: Essentials of Low Vision Practice, Chapter 16, Butteworth-Heinemann, USA 1999, ISBN X Heiner,D.: Learning to look, Michigan 1986 Hyvarinen,L.: Evaluation of Infants and Children, in Vision Impairment and Vision Rehabilitation, Light House,Oxford 2000, ISBN

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