The Learning Media Assessment
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The Learning Media Assessment identifies the best reading format for a student--print, braille, audio, objects, or some combination . The links and articles in this section explain how educators make this assessment, an essential early step in formal literacy education.
Braille/Print Literacy Issues and the Learning Media Assessment, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)
http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/spring03/literacy.htm
Eva Lavigne and Ann Adkins describe the learning media assessment process and how it is used to select a student's literacy medium; available in English and Spanish.
About Learning Media Assessment, e-Advisor
http://www.e-advisor.us/LMA/about.php?fontsize=normal&hicontrast=
This overview of learning media assessment explains the process and includes links to assessment forms.
Assessment of Learning Media, California School for the Blind
http://www.csb-cde.ca.gov/Documents/assessment_learning_media.htm
CSB's site links to the forms used in assessment of learning media, including functional vision assessment, use of sensory channels, indicators of reading readiness, reading media preference, and functional literacy.
Clarification Regarding the Choice of Braille as a Reading and Writing Medium, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)
http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/winter01/reading.htm
Dr. Phil Hatlen, former Superintendent of TSBVI, discusses how the appropriate learning medium is selected for each student and the role of the learning media assessment in this decision; available in English and Spanish.
Learning Media Assessment, e-Advisor
http://www.e-advisor.us/workshop/lma_assess.php?fontsize=normal&hicontrast=
Tom Miller, Education Director of Preschool Services at Perkins School for the Blind, details the procedures and forms used in conducting a learning media assessment. This presentation consists of Power Point slides and a video.
Braille and Visually Impaired Students: What Does the Law Require? Colorado Department of Education
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/pdf/blv-BrailleVIS_LawRequirements.pdf (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Find answers to common questions about the law regarding braille and learning media assessments in this three-page document; included are numerous resources for more information.
Selection of Literacy Media for Students with Visual Impairments, Virginia Department of Education
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Sped/BRAILLE.pdf
Virginia's guidelines for teachers, parents, and "IEP teams as they choose the appropriate media or combination of media to assist students with visual impairment to achieve literacy."
Determining the Reading Medium for Students with Visual Impairments, Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Visual Impairments
http://www.cecdvi.org/Postion%20Papers/determining_Read_med.htm
Educators Alan J. Koenig, Mary Jean Sanspree, and M. Cay Holbrook state "the position of DVI regarding the determination of the reading medium for students with visual impairments".
Learning Media Assessment (LMA), Family Connect for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
http://www.familyconnect.org/parentsite.asp?SectionID=72&TopicID=369&DocumentID=4068
A brief overview of LMA is offered to parents, with related links to alternate media and assessments.