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Functional Vision Assessment

Functional Vision Assessment. For Academic Students with Visual Impairments. What is the objective of a Functional Vision Assessment?. Objective. Attempt to determine how efficiently the student is able to function. Determine how a student’s vision actually functions in a school environment.

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Functional Vision Assessment

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  1. Functional Vision Assessment For Academic Students with Visual Impairments

  2. What is the objective of a Functional Vision Assessment?

  3. Objective • Attempt to determine how efficiently the student is able to function. • Determine how a student’s vision actually functions in a school environment. • Determine if other assessments are necessary: • Clinical low vision exam • Orientation and Mobility Assessments • Make recommendations for visual accomodations.

  4. Get insight to share with important actors in the child’s life. • Begin to develop a rapport with the student, family, teachers, administrators, etc. • Determine eligibility. • Provide a basis for future vocational plans. • Provide a basis for assessment in the Extended Core Curriculum (ECC).

  5. How is an FVA for an academic student different than an FVA for an MIVI student?

  6. Academic vs. MIVI FVAs • Academic -- more control and more accurate responses. • Academic -- emphasis on the Learning Media Aspects. • Academic -- can use more sophisticated tools. • Academic -- have to watch out of fraud and “passing.”

  7. What are the steps?

  8. Preview observation When is it done? What are you looking for? How long does it take?

  9. Records analysis Which records should be examined? Where will they be found? Why are they important? How are they included in the final report?

  10. Formal observation Why do observations with academic kids? How many observations? What settings? How long?

  11. Preliminary completion of the protocol Fill in every blank on the protocol that you can based on the information that you’ve already accumulated. Highlight any information that you need but do not yet have.

  12. Plan the direct assessment Go through the protocol and refresh yourself on the information that you do not have. Plan strategies on how you will elicit responses from the student.

  13. Direct Assessment • What is done in the Direct Assessment? • Where is it done? • What activities MUST be included? • What activities MIGHT be included?

  14. Completion of the FVA protocol

  15. Recommendations How do you decide what to recommend? What are some areas in which recommendations MUST be given? What are some areas in which recommendations SHOULD be given?

  16. Recommendations • How do you decide what to recommend? • What are some areas in which recommendations MUST be given? • What are some areas in which recommendations SHOULD be given?

  17. Recommendations • How do you decide what to recommend? • What are some areas in which recommendations MUST be given? • What are some areas in which recommendations SHOULD be given?

  18. MUST Recommendations • Whether an O&M Evaluation is necessary? • What factors might play into that determination? • Whether a Clinical Low Vision Evaluation is necessary? • What factors would this decision be based upon?

  19. SHOULD Recommendations • Environmental issues • Learning media issues • Literacy medium or media • Essential areas of instruction • Further assessment needed • Realistic expectations

  20. Writing the report

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