NC ELSSP-VI Newsletter
January 2018
Each child will be honored, respected, and empowered to achieve success in school and life.
Corben
...exploring leaves on a light box.
Teacher, Lori BartramJarvis
Teacher, Heather Lister
Corben
...exploring a Christmas sensory board his mom made for him.
Teacher, Lori BartramNorth Carolina Early Learning Sensory Support Program for Children with Visual Impairments
Office of Early Learning
Email: bethany.mayo@dpi.nc.gov
Website: earlylearning.nc.gov
Location: 6371 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: (919) 733-0533
January's Quote
You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
-C.S. Lewis
Contents
Professional Development Submitted by Lin Causey
Teacher's Toolbox Submitted by Heather Lister
Staff Birthdays for January
Photo/Video Credits
Professional Development Opportunities
Save the Date
The NC Conference on Visual Impairment and Blindness is scheduled for
April 19 and 20, 2018 at the Sheraton Chapel Hill.
There will be 5 tracks: Pre-School, K-12, Vocational Rehabilitation, Orientation and Mobility
and Pre-Employment Transition Services.
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Welcome to 2018!
Time to start earning Professional Development credits
to maintain your Infant Toddler Certification.
http://www.beearly.nc.gov/data/files/pdf/FreeContinuingProfessionalDevelopment.pdf
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Partnerships for Inclusion: Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce to Implement High Quality Inclusion Practices
Webinar #4, ECDTL Series on High Quality Inclusion
National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning; The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
2017
Webinar #1: Ensuring Access to High Quality Evaluations and Services
Webinar #2 Supporting Participation for all Children: Essential Features of High Quality Inclusion is available here.
Webinar #3 Collaboration with Families and Other Partners: Essential Features of High Quality Inclusion is available here.
About webinar #4: This is the fourth of four webinars hosted by the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center in partnership with the National Center on Early Development, Teaching and Learning. These webinars focus on questions that frequently arise when local early childhood programs collaborate to build high quality inclusion.
Related Project(s):
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning
Monthly Webinars: Partnering with YOU through Visual Impairment information sharing
From the North Carolina Department of Publlc Instruction
Monthly Webinars 3:30-4:30 PM
January 11th
Testing Accommodations for Students with Visual Impairment
February 15th
Secondary Transition for Students with Visual Impairment
April 12th
Practical Strategies for Preparing Students with VI for State Testing
May 3rd
Transitioning Students From One Level to the Next:
Preschool through High School
Teacher's Toolbox
"That's not my ___________" Books from Usborne
Kids love the tactile, board books in the Usborne series “That’s not my __________”. Each book focuses on one character and describes (with accompanying textures) why that one, isn’t the one (i.e. That’s not my bunny. Its paws are too rough).
In these fun-to-touch board books, patches of different textures and bright illustrations are combined with very simple text to help develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching ears that are “too soft” and paws that are “too rough”. These books have simple, repetitive text, bright, colorful illustrations and textures to touch and feel on every page. They help very young children develop language and sensory skills. (adapted from Usborne.com)
There are about 52 titles in this series. These books can be ordered directly from Usborne, found in bookstores, or online. The Seedlings Braille book company offers several of these books in Braille. Some titles are also available in Spanish. The books cost an average of $10 or less per book.
Many skills can be worked on when reading these books with a child. Listed below are some specific to children with visual impairments.
Skills to work on for children who are blind:
-searching left to right, top to bottom
-exploring the Braille words
-locating textures
-describing textures (rough, smooth, bumpy)
Skills to work on for children with low vision:
-searching left to right, top to bottom
-locating the mouse on each page
-locating textures
-describing textures
January Staff Birthdays
January 6th Starla Wilson
January 10th Sandy Bryant
January 20th Kim Sawyer
January 24th Lin Causey
Missed Birthday
Photo/Video Credits
NC ELSSP-VI Staff