ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Special Education)

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Course: Independence Training for the Visually Handicapped Children (677)
Level: M.Ed/M.A in Special Education Semester: Autumn 2020
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–4)
Note: Attempt all questions. Please avoid reproducing from books.
Q. 1 List and discuss essential factors in independence training. (20)
Q. 2 How attitudes of family and sighted person’s effects independence of VIPs? Give
examples to support your view points. (20)
Q. 3 Describe the role of motor development in creating body awareness and improving
posture of VIC. (20)
Q. 4 How VIC explore the environment around them? Discuss the skills required for
this purpose. (20)
Q. 5 List games and exercises for VIC. How these activities promote flexibility and
confidence in VIC? (20)
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5–9)
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40

Q. 1 List daily living skills (DLS) and discuss their significance of training DLS to VIC.
(20)
Q. 2 Discuss the room exploration and familiarization techniques. How these techniques
can be taught to VIC? Give examples. (20)
Q. 3 List mobility techniques and discuss in detail the sighted guide techniques. (20)
Q. 4 What is the significance of white cane? How and why various canes are sued? (20)
Q. 5 How the maps for blind people are drawn? Describe exploration of road pattern by
VIP. (20)
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