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Additional Resources on Interaction

Attachment Theory, Wikipedia

Communication: A Guide for Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments by Linda Hagood, ©1997, TSBVI.

Nordic Welfare Centre 2019. If You See It You Can Support It. DEAFBLINDNESS, DISABILITY ISSUES , 20 Jun 2019.

Teaching Strategies of the van Dijk Curricular Approach by Stephanie McFarland (JVIB article: payment needed for full access.)

You Make the Difference: An Educator-Oriented Process for Supporting High Quality Interactions with Students Who are Deafblind, by Craig Axelrod, Kim Conlin, and Tish Smith, ©TSBVI, 2008.

Websites

National Center on Deaf-Blindness: Educational Practices

Oregon Deafblind Project

Perkins School for the Blind Webcasts

Scottish Sensory Center

Washington Sensory Disabilities Services

Wisconsin Deafblind Technical Assistance Project

Instructional Strategies Menu

    • Instructional Strategies
    • Assessment
    • Communication Overview
    • Concept Development & Experiential Learning
    • Calendars
      • Time Concepts
      • Sequencing
      • Using Calendars to Expand Concepts
      • Calendars Support Social Interaction
      • Anticipation
      • Daily
      • Weekly
      • Monthly
      • Timelines
    • Choice-making
    • Interaction and Bonding
      • Factors to Consider
      • Avoid Pitfalls
      • Be a Good Playmate
      • Hand-Under-Hand Guidance
      • Turn-taking Play Strategies
      • Building Security
      • Imitative Play Strategies
      • Use Interaction to Teach
      • Additional Resources
    • Routines
        • Create the Routine
        • Communication-Based Routines
        • Skills-Based Routines
        • Level 1 Routines
        • Level 2 Routines
        • Level 3 Routines
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