Resources to support Early Years – Visual Impairment (VI)

RNIB | Homepage of the Royal National Institute of Blind People Education for Children | RNIB offers tabs with guidance on Specific information regarding children with VI and the Early Years Development Journal are available here: Visual impairment – Family…

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Visual Impairment (VI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)

Supporting Early Years – Visual Impairment (VI)

In planning and guiding what children learn, practitioners must reflect on the different rates at which children are developing and adjust their practice appropriately. Objects of reference advice is available on this link SEND Resources – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk) offer…

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Visual Impairment (VI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)

Each Unique Child Presents in Their Own Way – Early Years – Visual Impairment (VI)

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Visual Impairment (VI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)

Universal Support for Early Years – Visual Impairment (VI)

Torbay’s Visual Impairment (VI) Service offer advice and support. Torbay Visual Impairment (VI) Service has been developed to provide specialist support and advice to all Torbay’s Local Authority early years settings and schools, including special schools and provisions. The service…

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Visual Impairment (VI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)

What is meant by Early Years – Visual Impairment (VI)

Sensory impairments can be present at birth or develop over time. A sensory impairment can be defined as an impairment that affects a child or young person’s ability to access auditory or visual information. This section refers to the children…

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Visual Impairment (VI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)

Vision – Developmental Journal for babies and children with visual impairment 

Assessment and monitoring tools for young babies and children with visual impairment. Although the DfE Early Support Programme is no longer currently running, all the materials remain relevant and up to date, apart from a few of the links.

• Physical & Sensory needs (SEND Early Years Resources)

Torbay VI (Visual Impairments) Service

Torbay Visual Impairment (VI) Service has been developed to provide specialist support and advice to all Torbay’s Local Authority early years settings and schools, including special schools and provisions. The service supports the inclusion of pupils with visual impairments in…

• Local Services for children & young people with SEND (Education)

Visual Impairment (VI) – support strategies or interventions

Habilitation training programmes and advice including:

• Sensory and Physical Needs

Resources to support Early Years – Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)

Sense offers free support helps children who are deafblind or who have complex disabilities access education, playgroups and holidays, so they have the same life experiences as everyone else. Information and advice – Sense Tactile signing will benefit children with multi-sensory…

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)

Supporting Early Years – Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)

In planning and guiding what children learn, practitioners must reflect on the different rates at which children are developing and adjust their practice appropriately. Tactile signing will benefit children with multi-sensory needs: Learn tactile signing | Sign language for deaf…

• Early Years - Physical and/or Sensory: Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
• Torbay Early Years Graduated Approach Toolkit (TEYGAT)