Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students

HANDBOOK FOR ITINERANT AND RESOURCE TEACHERS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS
Author: Doris M. Willoughby and Sharon L.M. Duffy
Reviewed by Margaret Mary Myers

Review: Don't let the long name and the 1989 copyright of this book fool you as this is a treasurehouse of practical advise and instruction for teachers and homeschooling parents. Some of it is specifically for the itinerant or resource teacher, advising her how to deal with parents, staff, and IEPs. But much of it teaches you step-by-step how to teach!

The book includes, among other things:
*Hints and tips about teaching braille, note-taking, handwriting and keyboarding.
*Techniques for independent living, cooking, sewing, and industrial arts.
*Discussions of social life, dating, marriage, and the family.
*Cane curriculum with instructions and illustrations.
*Guide to the Nemeth Code.
*A "paper-compatible" abacus method.

In this book there is a strong slant toward NFB (National Federation of the Blind) philosophies. Even if you happen to be one of the people who doesn't agree with some of the particular philosophies of this organization, this handbook contains loads of good information and ideas that I think you will find extremely useful.

Web Pages about Vision Impairment & Disabilities

Two web pages that I discovered last week provide information that may be useful to us! One is specifically about visual impairement. The other is more generally about children's disabilities. Both have links to many more pages, as well.

Come Unity's page entitled Vision Impairment in Children

and the more general disabilities page: Children's Disabilities Information