Term
Basic skills:
Human guide
Protective techniques
Trailing
squaring off |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
Correct improper human guide
Use protection in familiar environments
Trail in familiar environments
Square off in residential settings
7-9th
Teach human guide skills
Use protective techniques in unfamiliar env.
Use trailing in unfamiliar env.
Square off in business environments |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
3 pt touch
Use cane skills in familiar environments
Negotiate elevators and escalators
Bring cane to and from school
7-9th grade:
Use cane skills in unfamiliar environments |
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Term
Street crossings
Analyzing Intersections
Railroad crossings |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
semi-independent residential street crossings
basic elements of intersection analysis
7-9th grade:
Independent residential street crossings
supervised light business crossings
analyze residential and simple light business intersections
Complete crossing at railroad |
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Term
| Mall and store navigation Purchases |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
supervised market and local store travel orient to new rooms
Make simple purchases
7-9th grade: supervised mall and department store travel Self orient in mall make complex purchases |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
locate bus stop
ride bus with others
7-9th grade:
use public bus with supervision
obtain public transportation schedule from a variety of sources |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
ID residential landmarks
Anticipate sequential landmarks in familiar areas
7-9th grade:
Use questioning to elicit landmark or destination information from others |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
Use street names, directions, route shapes, and landmarks for orientation
Maintain orientation during complex routes (U and Z) in home, school, and residential env.
Route reversals in these areas as well.
Plan routes and alternative routes within familiar residential environments.
7-9th: Plan alternative routes/detours within familiar light business environments.
Self orient when dropped off in familiar residential |
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Term
Orientation strategies-
Use of spatial updating and time distance
Problem solving
Use of orientation tools |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
Use spatial updating and time distance in familiar environments
Employ recovery strategies after veering
problem solve using task analysis and hypothesis testing
7-9th grade:
use available/accessible business directories
Use commercially available or internet map tools |
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Term
Spatial/directional:
Compass directions
Turns |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
reverse routes
identify parallel and perpendicular
Use compass directions
4-6th grade:
identify parallel and perpendicular
Use compass directions
ID compass directions with use of sun
make 90,180, and 360 degree turns
Identify clockwise and counterclockwise
7-9th:
Identify mid compass points
Identify intersection corner compass points (southwest corner) |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
Identify characteristics and use of indoor and outdoor numbering systems to determine proximity to a destination
7-9th grade:
determine relative location of destination based on street name and numbering system
Determine direction of travel based on numbering system
Plan simple routes based on numbering system |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
Describe relevant road markings and elements (islands, medians)
ID parallel and perpendicular traffic
Identify near/far lanes of traffic
Describe basic traffic patterns
Describe pedestrian/traffic timing at basic light controls
Describe basic driver rules and estimate volume, speed, and acceleration of traffic
7-9th grade:
Describe complex road elements
Describe complex traffic controls/phasing
Compare timed versus actuated control traffic patterns |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
Scan the environment while moving
track familiar moving objects
7-9th grade:
interpret visual cues to anticipate mobility challenges
track unfamiliar moving objects |
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Align/square off to sound sources
Use reflected sound to identify interior/exterior corners and recesses
Track a moving sound source
7-9th grade:
use reflected sounds to describe objects
explain the doppler effect |
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Term
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Definition
4-6th grade:
use optical devices independently for O&M activities
7-9th grade:
Use optical devices in daily routines |
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Definition
4-6th grade:
identify/describe eye pathology in simple terms
identify/describe visual functioning
7-9th grade:
describe eye pathology and visual functioning in detail
describe parts of an eye model |
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