ERIC Number: EJ1347761
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
EISSN: EISSN-1559-1476
Educational Impact of Using the VISSIT to Determine Service Delivery Time of Itinerant Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments
Cihan, Mehmet Akif; Pogrund, Rona L.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v116 n3 p404-409 May-Jun 2022
High-quality education for students with visual impairments starts with service intensity determination based on the needs of students by teachers of students with visual impairments (Lewis & Allman, 2017; Spungin et al., 2016). Even though the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) emphasizes addressing students' needs for service delivery (United States Department of Education, 2004), some teachers of students with visual impairments continue taking other factors such as caseload size into account for service intensity determination (Pogrund et al., 2019). Similarly, The Michigan Vision Services Severity Rating Scale (Michigan Department of Education, 2017) does not focus on the individual needs of the students to recommend service time. For example, it considers teachers' availability such as travel time while determining service intensity. It also uses students' visual condition as a criterion, which may not always accurately reflect the needs of the students for service delivery time.
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Itinerant Teachers, Intervention, Student Needs, Rating Scales, Decision Making, Influences, Delivery Systems, Elementary School Students, Individualized Education Programs
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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