The VIISA Project: A Model National In-Service Training Program for Infants and Young Children with Visual Impairments.

Dennison, Elizabeth Morgan

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ERIC Number: EJ616386

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Publication Date: 2000

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The VIISA Project: A Model National In-Service Training Program for Infants and Young Children with Visual Impairments.

Dennison, Elizabeth Morgan

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v94 n11 p695-705 Nov 2000

This article describes the results of the VIISA Outreach Project, a well-received in-service training model for personnel who work with infants and young children with visual impairments, which has been in existence since 1991 in 23 states. The program combines home study with on-site courses taught by experienced instructors. (Contains 11 references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Infants, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Models, Outreach Programs, Postsecondary Education, Professional Development, Program Design, Toddlers, Training Methods, Visual Impairments, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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