The Expanded Core Curriculum OverviewBy: Carmen Willings
teachingvisuallyimpaired.com Updated May 26, 2024 The Expanded Core Curriculum addresses the knowledge and skills students with visual impairments need. The nine areas of the expanded core curriculum provide educators with a way of addressing the needs of students with visual impairments including those with additional disabilities. IDEA requires evaluations to document the present level of academic and functional performance for the development of the IEP.
ResourcesProvide IEP teams with the ECC Overview Handout to help teams understand the unique set of skills needed by students with visual impairments.
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ECC InstructionThe ecc
teaching strategies
compensatory skills
Concept Development
Pre-Braille Braille Code
BraillewriterSlate & StylusTactile Graphics
assistive technology
VI AT Printables Basic UseProblem Solve Braille NotetakeriOS/Tablet
Windows KeystrokesWord ProcessingProductive Online VI AT Resources social skills
Social Skill Needs Non-Verbal SkillsCommunicateCooperativeIdentityInteractions Self determination
Self Determination Skills
sensory efficiency
Sensory Input Sensory Areas & Rooms Auditory ReadinessVisual Efficiency Skills
Independent Living
Eating & Table Manners
Orientation & Mobility
Recreation & Leisure
career & vocational
The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) is the body of knowledge and skills that are needed by students with visual impairments due to their unique disability-specific needs. Students with visual impairments need the expanded core curriculum in addition to the core academic curriculum of general education. The ECC should be used as a framework for assessing students, planning individual goals and providing instruction." - American Foundation for the Blind |
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