Visual Impairments

Students who need modifications like reading and writing with large print do not count as "visually impaired".

• True

• False

If a student uses tactile or auditory resources as their primary channel of learning, he or she is...

• totally blind.

• functionally blind.

• deaf-blind.

• low-vision.

Today, American public schools often use "sight-saving" classes for students with visual impairments.

• True

• False

What percentage of students receving special education live with a visual impairment?

• 1%

• .2%

• .4%

• 1.2%

The iris is responsible for...

• filtering light that enters the eye.

• defining color.

• defining shape and motion.

• carrying electronic signals to the brain.

Visual impairments are one of the least common impairments among children.

• True

• False

Which of the following an educator should NOT do when working with students with visual impairments?

• Use the students name when addressing them.

• Read aloud when writing on the board.

• Give explicit instructions.

• Overprotect the students.

A lack of conceptual development is a common issue faced by students with visual impairments.

• True

• False

The tool most often used to determine a student's visual acuity is the Snellen chart.

• True

• False

The literacy medium made up of contractions that represent parts of words or whole words is...

• grade 1 braille.

• grade 2 braille.

• grade 3 braille.

• grade 4 braille.