Returning to the NextSense Institute Podcast, Dr Sue Silveira shares the common and more unusual red flags parents can look for if they have concerns about their children’s vision.

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Dr Penny Rosenblum talks about the importance of visual graphics for students who are blind or vision impaired and provides strategies for teachers to try.

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The overview page:

The link directly to the curriculum (free) is:

https://www.aph.org/manuals-downloads/?fwp_document_search=AnimalWatch%20Vi:%20Building%20Graphics%20Literacy,%20Curriculum%20for%20Teachers

The link to the app (free) is:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/animalwatch-vi-graphics/id1500956962

Today on the podcast, we talk to Andrew Spencer, Manager, Library & Information Services, to talk about the NextSense Institute Podcast Library as part of Library and Information Week: www.ridbc.org.au/renwick/library-services

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Dr Sue Silveira is an orthoptist with significant experience working with children and their families. Sue talks about all the reasons children might be refusing to wear their glasses, and provides strategies and ideas to help families and care givers encourage children to keep them on.

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This podcast focuses on working with language interpreters when providing early intervention to children with hearing loss. Andrew Kendrick supports many families who use English as a second or third language at home and provides advice and suggestions for teachers and therapists working in these environments.

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Welcome to the first episode of the NextSense Institute Podcast!

In this episode we talk to Rosa Wright, an orthoptist at RIDBC, who provides a comparison between the eye health system in Australia and Sri Lanka, and some of the things she learned during her trip.

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