文档介绍：Low Vision: is 20/70 to 20/200. Professional Definition Educational Definition Blindness is needing to use B raille or aural methods. Low vision is being able to read print that is enlarged or magnified. Blindness: Visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction Prevalence * Blindness is primarily an adult disability * Less than % of students from ages 6-17 are identified as visually impaired Do ’ s and Don ’ ts of Teaching Do ’s ? Use the students name when calling on him/her ? Read out loud what your writing on the board ? Give explicit directions ? Allow extra time ? fortable using vision words ? Encourage independence ? Include the visually impaired student in classroom activities ? Fill in experiential gaps ? Provide extra storage space ? Encourage the use of aids/devices Do ’ s and Don ’ ts of Teaching Don ’ ts ? Be afraid to touch the visually impaired student. ? Overprotect ? Worry about your initial feelings of awkwardness ? Be afraid to require a student ’ s best work ? Be afraid to require good behavior ? Hesitate to ask the student what something looks like ? Feel you must tolerate eptable behavior How does the eye see? How is visual ability measured?