Hi all,

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend.

I am a newly graduated TVI (Dec 2015), I have been lucky to get a contract with a local school system, which is great, but it also means that I am on my own without anybody to bounce things off of, so I am hoping to get some feed back from some of you with a lot more experience.

I recently conducted a FVA/LMA on a middle school student.  The reason for referral was because she has a diagnosed lower visual field loss (and a very slight farsightness, 20/40, which is not corrected by lenses) and her parents are rejecting the results of her psychological test conducted as part of her 3 year eval because they feel her vision might of played a part in her not doing well in the parts that required visual tasks.  As a result of my testing, I discovered that her upper and peripheral fields might also be constricted in addition to the lower field loss.  My questions are: has anyone had  experience with a student with restricted visual fields and psychological testing?  What types of accomodations are needed (other than just taking out visual tasks) to ensure the validity of the testing?

Also - I used the Ann Arbor Scanning exercises as part of my testing and the student struggled completing those.  I am recommending that the student receives TVI services to work on Bookshare (student is reading at a significant slower rate then her peers), Touch typing and Scanning efficiency skills - Does anybody have ideas of tools/activities I can use/do with student to help her with scanning/reading efficiency?

Thank you in advance,

Oriana

One of the first things I would do is to request a comprehensive ophthalmological exam, including Goldman Visual fields. These will give you a much more detailed understanding of her vision and fields. With those the family, teachers, psychologist, and you will better understand the issue, A technology evaluation should give you good options for testing and accommodation.

Leah Gerlach, M.S.
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Subject: [AERNet] Restricted visual fields

Hi all,

I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend.

I am a newly graduated TVI (Dec 2015), I have been lucky to get a contract with a local school system, which is great, but it also means that I am on my own without anybody to bounce things off of, so I am hoping to get some feed back from some of you with a lot more experience.

I recently conducted a FVA/LMA on a middle school student.  The reason for referral was because she has a diagnosed lower visual field loss (and a very slight farsightness, 20/40, which is not corrected by lenses) and her parents are rejecting the results of her psychological test conducted as part of her 3 year eval because they feel her vision might of played a part in her not doing well in the parts that required visual tasks.  As a result of my testing, I discovered that her upper and peripheral fields might also be constricted in addition to the lower field loss.  My questions are: has anyone had  experience with a student with restricted visual fields and psychological testing?  What types of accomodations are needed (other than just taking out visual tasks) to ensure the validity of the testing?

Also - I used the Ann Arbor Scanning exercises as part of my testing and the student struggled completing those.  I am recommending that the student receives TVI services to work on Bookshare (student is reading at a significant slower rate then her peers), Touch typing and Scanning efficiency skills - Does anybody have ideas of tools/activities I can use/do with student to help her with scanning/reading efficiency?

Thank you in advance,

Oriana