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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Greg. Some of these students are nonverbal and all of them are very low functioning. Tomorrow is my first day working these kids and so I’m feeling like a fish out of water even though I’ve read tons of stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gail Bryant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Columbia Braille Teaching Services L.L.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1212 London Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Columbia, MO 65203-2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: (573)817-5993<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cell: (573)268-4962<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:gbryant@socket.net"><span style='color:blue'>gbryant@socket.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Aikens<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pibe-division] Working with CVI Students<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Gail,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>APH maintains a helpful website on CVI. The sections on environmental supports and intervention strategies may be most useful. The address is:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="http://www.aph.org/cvi/index.html">http://www.aph.org/cvi/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The University of Nevada, Reno also has a useful tip sheet on CVI. The last page lists strategies for working with children with CVI. It can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><a href="http://www.unr.edu/educ/ndsip/tipsheets/cvi.pdf">http://www.unr.edu/educ/ndsip/tipsheets/cvi.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hope these help,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Greg<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 5, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Gail Bryant wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I am a totally blind teacher of the visually impaired and will be working with four cvi students at astate school for the severely disabled.. I would appreciate any tips you guys could pass along.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Gail Bryant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Columbia Braille Teaching Services L.L.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1212 London Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Columbia, MO 65203-2012<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone: (573)817-5993<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cell: (573)268-4962<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gbryant@socket.net">gbryant@socket.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Pibe-division mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Pibe-division:<br><a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/gpaikens%40gmail.com">http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/gpaikens%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No virus found in this incoming message.<br>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br>Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3359 - Release Date: 01/05/11 06:00:00</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>