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Ollie using his senses

Now we are going to meet Ollie. Ollie is 3yrs 8months old.

Observation...

Watch Ollie and his QTVI playing with his blocks. As you watch you might like to think about these questions:

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  1. What use is Ollie making of his sensory channels in this activity?
  2. At this stage what are your initial thoughts about his use of sensory information?
  3. Do you feel that Ollie is showing a strong preference for one of his senses?

If you would like a second opinion from an experienced QTVI, select 'reveal'.

Observation...

Now watch Ollie, his younger fully sighted brother Bertie and his QTVI Melanie making pictures with Wikistix.

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  1. Has this observation given you any additional clues about Ollie's use of sensory information?
  2. What did you notice about Ollie's use of near vision?
  3. Does Ollie use touch as a primary sense in any part of this sequence?

If you would like a second opinion from an experienced QTVI, select 'reveal'.

Professional view...

Now listen to what Melanie, Ollie's QTVI has to say about his use of senses. As you listen you may want to think about these questions.

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  1. What additional information does Melanie provide you with about Ollie's use of his senses?
  2. From what you have already seen, what are your initial thoughts about Ollie's future literacy needs?

Observation...

Now watch this sequence of Ollie with a book with raised pictures.

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  1. Does this clip give you any additional information about his future Literacy needs?
  2. What additional information do you need in relation to Ollie's learning media?

If you'd like the response of an experienced QTVI to these questions, select 'reveal'.

Parental view

You have had a chance to see Ollie in action. Now listen to these clips of Kerry giving a parent's perspective. You might like to think about the questions after you listen to the clips. This could be an individual exercise or might form part of a discussion with colleagues.

Perspective...

Watch this clip of Kerry talking about her own experiences as a low vision pupil.

Select this link for a transcript of the video clip.

  1. What were the critical points at which Kerry's learning and literacy media needs changed?
  2. What were the key factors that brought about those changes?
  3. How might the LMA process have helped Kerry?

Kerry's personal experiences as a pupil and then a parent with VI have given her clear insights into the likely future needs of her child and have informed her views about her wishes for her son's literacy development.

Perspective...

Watch a clip of Kerry talking about her wishes for her son Ollie.

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Few parents have this depth of experience and understanding in this area.

  1. What weight should QTVIs attach to parental wishes in the choice of learning and literacy media?
  2. What would you do if you thought a parent's wishes in relation to a young child's primary literacy medium conflicted with the child's needs?

Perspective...

Watch a clip of Kerry talking about how she helps develop Ollie's access to literacy and learning media at home.

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  1. How do you encourage parents of children with severe low vision to become involved in their children's literacy development?
  2. Not all parents of children with severe VI have the time or confidence to support their children, how can this be addressed?

Planning for literacy

In this final section we are going to hear Melanie talking about the plans for Ollie's future and her service's view of literacy media decision-making.

As a follow-up you might like to think about the questions. You can consider them on your own, or discuss them with colleagues either informally or as part of a development day.

Professional view...

Watch a clip of the QTVI describing her plans for introducing Ollie to print and braille. Ollie's literacy development is likely to follow a dual media route.

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  1. What relative weight should be given to print and braille in his literacy development?
  2. What factors will determine this?

Thinkabout...

What do you think of the argument below?

  • There are some young children who have conditions such as RP who can use their vision very effectively for developing reading and writing in their primary school years. In most cases they should be introduced to reading and writing through print in Years1-3 because vision is a more efficient medium for developing literacy than touch. Once their literacy skills have been established they can be introduced to braille in Year4 or Year5 from a position of strength.

More information about dual media use can be found in the Strategies section.

Professional view...

Here Melanie identifies some factors that need to be considered when making decisions about literacy media.

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  1. What are the factors that are taken into account in your service?
  2. If you had to write a policy about your service's position on learning media decision making what would be its key elements?

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