VIPS Visually Impaired Preschool

Growing My Way - Part 1 The Developmental Impacts of Visual Impairment.

3 Video Series

DVD Price: $149.95 plus s/h

Follow five babies and their parents as we track the babies' development at 3-month intervals - beginning at 3 months of age and ending at 18 months of age - an intimate look at them as they progress through their first year and a half of life. The children include a typically developing baby, two babies with low vision conditions, and two babies who were born very prematurely and are seriously visually impaired. The series highlights what adaptations children and parents make to deal with visual impairment at different ages and developmental stages. This series offers parents and professionals a rare opportunity to observe the impact of visual impairment.

Disc #1
Seeing Things in a New Way: What Happens When You Have a Blind Baby

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

Parents can be devastated when they learn that their child is blind. This video is designed to help parents with their sense of loss and develop a positive outlook for their child's capabilities and potentials.

Disc #2
Learning About the World: Concept Development

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

Lack of vision can cause children who are visually impaired to miss much of what is going on around them, inhibiting their understanding of the world. This video helps parents appreciate the importance of early concept development and what they can do to help their child.

Disc #3
Becoming a "Can Do" Kid: Self-Help Skills

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

It is tempting for parents to do too much for their child who is blind. This video encourages parents to build independence in their child by teaching the child to do things for him- or herself, including feeding, dressing and personal care.

Disc #4
Making Friends: Social Skills and Play

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

Blindness can significantly impact a child's understanding of how to behave with others. This video explores several areas of potential social difficulty and shows parents how to help their child build the social skills that are keys to successful living in a sighted world.

Disc #5
Going Places: Orientation and Mobility

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

Two very important skills for a child who is visually impaired to function independently are orientation and mobility - knowing where he or she wants to go and how to get there. This video teaches parents about these skills and what they can do from the time their child is very young to encourage independent and safe movement. Families and their children model a progression of skills from infancy through preschool age.

Disc #6
Through Their Eyes: An Introduction to Low Vision

DVD Price: $49.95 plus s/h

VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

It can be difficult to understand low vision conditions and to determine how they affect a young child's visual functioning. However, with some special adaptations in the home and preschool environment, children with low vision will be able to use their sight to their best advantage. This video discusses several common causes of low vision, how they affect visual function, and adaptations that can be simply incorporated into home and classroom to meet these special needs.

Disc #7
Moving Through the World: Gross Motor Skills and Play

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Visual impairment can significantly impact the development of the gross motor skills needed for young children to move beyond their environment and learn about the world. Parents and teachers can play a major role in fostering the development of gross motor skills. This video discusses key gross motor skills and demonstrates simple and fun play activities that parents and teachers can use to encourage a progression of skills from infancy through preschool age.

Disc #8
Hands-On Experience: Tactual Learning and Skills

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

Children who are blind or visually impaired need to be able to use their other senses to gain information about the world. The sense of touch is one of the major senses that can make up for their loss of sight. However, babies, toddlers and preschoolers who are visually impaired need encouragement and opportunities to build their tactual skills. This video discusses the importance of tactual learning, the progression of tactual skills from infancy through preschool needed for preparing children for Braille reading, and how parents and teachers can help.

Disc #9
Successfully Adapting the Preschool Environment

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VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

Children who are visually impaired can be successful in the typical preschool classroom. This video demonstrates a variety of adaptations that easily and effectively can be introduced to accommodate the special needs of students who are visually impaired.

Disc #10
Power at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to Learning Braille

DVD Price: $79.95 plus s/h

Anyone can learn Braille! This video features instruction in the Braille alphabet and numbers, introduction to the use of contractions in Braille, and training in the use of the slate and stylus and Braille writer. It is a great tutorial for parents and teachers to get started in using Braille with their children who are blind and to pursue self-instruction at their own pace. Package includes a slate and stylus along with print materials, including "The Alphabetical Index of Braille Signs" and a print copy of each graphic used in the video.

Disc #11
Full of Hope

DVD Price: $59.95 plus s/h

VHS Price: $15 plus s/h

"Full of Hope" shares the experiences of diverse children and young adults with visual impairments. It offers hope and encouragement to families and professionals who work with them. It is especially helpful to families of newly diagnosed infants and preschoolers with visual and multiple impairments.