Itinerant Programs

The itinerant program serves students whose hearing or visual impairment adversely affects his/her educational performance. Following an audiological or ocular exam, local school districts request an educational screening and/or evaluation in which a variety of standardized tests, functional assessments, and classroom observations are completed. The itinerant teachers interview students, parents, and teachers, as well as review related school and medical records. If a student is determined eligible, student's needs are addressed through direct and/or consultative services.

The hearing and vision itinerant teachers provide inservice training to the student's educational team, monitor the student's educational needs, and assist in the assessment and acquisition of adaptive materials and equipment, when appropriate. Specific areas of instruction to students with hearing impairments may include developing skills in the areas of oral and written language, auditory training, speechreading, self-advocacy, and coping/adaptive strategies. Areas of direct instruction to students with vision impairments may include Braille reading and writing, compensatory strategies, visual perception and organizational skills, and the use of vision technology and low vision devices.

For more information e-mail psingleton@eisencoop.org.

Eisenhower Cooperative5318 West 135th StreetCrestwood, IL 60445
Tel: (708) 389-7580Fax: (708) 389-7584

CARE Program5318 West 135th StreetCrestwood, IL 60445
Tel: (708) 389-9955Fax: (708) 389-8122
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