Supporting Life Skills for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment and

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This practical resource is designed to help professionals, parents and carers on their journey to independence with children and young people with vision impairments. Easy to dip in and out of, it offers a wealth of practical strategies and activities to enhance key skills, build confidence and boost resilience in preparation for adulthood.

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This practical resource is designed to help professionals, parents, and carers on their journey to independence with children and young people with vision impairments.Building on the ideas and practices introduced in Supporting Life Skills for Young Children with Vision Impairment and Other Disabilities, this book addresses middle childhood, the period from when the child starts school, through to the onset of puberty. It offers a wealth of practical strategies and activities to enhance key skills, including personal safety, advanced dressing, personal hygiene, dealing with puberty, social skills, time, money and organisational skills, eating, drinking and food preparation skills, and the transition to secondary school.This book:Addresses the main independent living skills areas for vision impaired children in middle childhood, by providing simple explanations of skills and offering practical strategies and techniques to support progression onto the next stageIs written in a fully accessible style, with photocopiable pages and additional downloadable eResourcesProvides a variety of documentation to chart the child's development and show progress over timeThis invaluable resource puts the changes that occur during middle childhood into context and will help busy professionals, families and carers start preparing children with a vision impairment for adulthood, allowing them to become confident and independent individuals.

Author Biography

Fiona Broadley has taught Habilitation Skills (mobility, orientation and independent living) to children and young people with vision impairments and additional needs for over 30 years. As the Chair of Habilitation VIUK she helped gather research for the Mobility21 Project, which led to the creation of the National Quality Standards for the delivery of Habilitation Training. She currently heads a team of Registered Qualified Habilitation Specialists and lectures at Birmingham City University, delivering the Habilitation Elements training for Specialist Teachers.

Table of Contents

Common Terms used in this bookPART 1IntroductionPART 2Section 1. Personal Safety Section 2. Dressing and Fastenings Section 3. Puberty and Personal hygiene Section 4. Building Social skills Section 5. Time and organisational skills Sections 6. and 7 Money and Shopping skills Section 8. Eating and drinking Section 9 and 10.Food preparation and snacks and drinks Section 11. Household choresSection 12. TransitionPART 3Appendices Appendix 1 ActivitiesAppendix 2 HandoutsAppendix 3 Let's CookGlossary Further Reading and Bibliography

Long Description

This practical resource is designed to help professionals, parents, and carers on their journey to independence with children and young people with vision impairments. Building on the ideas and practices introduced in Supporting Life Skills for Young Children with Vision Impairment and Other Disabilities , this book addresses middle childhood, the period from when the child starts school, through to the onset of puberty. It offers a wealth of practical strategies and activities to enhance key skills, including personal safety, advanced dressing, personal hygiene, dealing with puberty, social skills, time, money and organisational skills, eating, drinking and food preparation skills, and the transition to secondary school. This book: Addresses the main independent living skills areas for vision impaired children in middle childhood, by providing simple explanations of skills and offering practical strategies and techniques to support progression onto the next stage. Is written in a fully accessible style, with photocopiable pages and additional downloadable eResources. Provides a variety of documentation to chart the child's development and show progress over time. This invaluable resource puts the changes that occur during middle childhood into context and will help busy professionals, families and carers start preparing children with a vision impairment for adulthood, allowing them to become confident and independent individuals.

Details ISBN1032247894 Author Fiona Broadley Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd ISBN-10 1032247894 ISBN-13 9781032247892 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 10 Tables, color; 15 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, color; 7 Line drawings, black and white; 85 Halftones, color; 5 Halftones, black and white; 96 Illustrations, color; 12 Illustrations, black and white Subtitle A Middle Childhood Habilitation Handbook Pages 244 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-01-11 UK Release Date 2023-01-11 AU Release Date 2023-01-11 NZ Release Date 2023-01-11 Alternative 9781032247885 DEWEY 649.1511 Audience General Imprint Routledge We've got this

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