Salient Features: The PCVIS Blog
Welcome to Salient Features: The PCVIS Blog! And welcome to the conversation about CVI. Here PCVIS members share stories, experiences, and information that will enrich the greater CVI community.
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Music Therapy : A Vehicle for Driving Communication, Literacy, and Social Interaction Skills in Students with CVI
Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald, MEd, CTVI, Perkins-Roman CVI Range Endorsee with Marie Miller MT-BC, NMT & Andrea Coiro, Music Therapist As we know, students with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) require modifications and adaptations to their learning materials and...
“We Can Do Great Things”: A message from our new PCVIS President, Cullen Waugh
I am very excited to assume the position of President of PCVIS. It is an honor to work with such a diverse group of medical professionals, educational providers, and parents who donate their time to the betterment of resources and services for those with CVI. We have...
Join Our Board!
This year, the Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society will hold virtual elections and confirmations using a secure online voting platform (Electionbuddy). PCVIS members will receive more details about the voting process soon. The goal of the Board is to reflect...
Moving Toward Literacy Goals: Making reading accessible and fun for students with CVI
Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald is a certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments currently working in Florida. She shares how she uses Google Slides as a tool to adapt and present material to help her students with CVI move toward their literacy goals....
There’s No I in Team
Dr. Barbara Lopez Avila is a CVI mom and developmental psychologist. Her beautiful and brilliant son, Logan, is in Phase II on the CVI Range scale. As a mom to four gorgeous children, one diagnosed with cortical visual impairment (CVI), to say I am overwhelmed is an...
Help Promote Further CVI Research
We have a critical opportunity to influence the future of CVI research! NIH's National Eye Institute (NEI) issued a Request for Information regarding its Strategic Plan, entitled 2020 Vision for the Future, with a response date of January 8, 2020. Building upon its...
Infantile Spasms Awareness and CVI
Infantile Spasms Awareness Week: December 1-7 Kathryne Hart is an advocate for and parent of Carter, a 3 year old with multiple disabilities including CVI. Kathryne is a fierce advocate for CVI, working with state and local leaders in Louisiana to change the outlook...
Webinar Series: CVI for the TVI and Other Professionals
At PCVIS we are committed to sharing resources and opportunities that support the continued learning of CVI. Last year Perkins eLearning launched a monthly webinar series focused on CVI: "With CVI as the leading cause of visual impairment in school-aged children in...
CVI and Literacy: Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Awareness: Having Fun with Sounds Judy Endicott is a Reading Specialist and grandmother to River, an amazing kid who also happens to have CVI. Children with CVI require a unique, systematic approach to literacy based on their individual needs. When materials...
Salient Features: Know What is Most Important
Welcome to the PCVIS blog—Salient Features! In the homes and classrooms of children with CVI, we often talk about salient features. Salient features are the defining elements that distinguishes one target or object from another (Roman-Lantzy). When using salient...