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Music Therapy : A Vehicle for Driving Communication, Literacy, and Social Interaction Skills in Students with CVI

Music Therapy : A Vehicle for Driving Communication, Literacy, and Social Interaction Skills in Students with CVI

by Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald | Nov 9, 2020 | CVI & Education, CVI & Social Emotional Learning

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...
Moving Toward Literacy Goals: Making reading accessible and fun for students with CVI

Moving Toward Literacy Goals: Making reading accessible and fun for students with CVI

by Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald | Feb 11, 2020 | CVI & Education, CVI Literacy, Phase II CVI, Phase III 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....
CVI and Literacy: Phonemic Awareness

CVI and Literacy: Phonemic Awareness

by Judy Endicott | Nov 15, 2019 | CVI & Education, CVI Literacy

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...

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