Expanded Core Curriculum Screening Tool

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 EXPANDED CORE CURRICULUM SCREENING TOOL
(To be completed annually)
Student Name: ___________________________________
School: _________________________________________
Grade Level: _______Age: ______TVI: ________________________
Date of ECC Screening Tool: ________________________________
Date of IEP ____________to __________________
Check all who contributed to this screening tool:
Parents/Family member General Education OMS
Teacher
Student Special Education Other:
Teacher
TVI

Key: (+) Strength (-) Need (0) Not a need at this time
Note: Teacher discretion is required for skill sets identified within each content area

Skills Key Comments

COMPENSATORY
Communication (Expressive,
Receptive, etc.)

Concept Development

Listening Skills

Tactual Readiness (hand use)

Reading (awareness about print,
print, braille)
(book concepts, decoding, fluency,
comprehension, tactile graphics)

Live Reader

Nemeth Code

Abacus
Calculator (4-function, scientific,
graphing, notetaker)
Organization (concepts about time,
for example “now” “later” and wait
Time, materials,
schedules/planner/calendar,
planning ahead)

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Study & Reference Skills
(accessing information on Internet
and in textbooks, etc.)
Music Notation

Additional Areas (identify)

CAREER EDUCATION
Follow simple directions/rules

Completion of tasks on time

Organizational Skills (time,
materials)
Awareness of different types of
jobs

Completion of interest inventories

Explore future education/career
options

Job seeking
Describe eye condition and
accommodations needed

Job keeping
Participation in
volunteer/community organizations

Additional Skills (identify)

Independent Living Skills

Eating
Dressing
Organization of Personal Items
Hygiene/Grooming
Time Concepts
Clothing Management
Food Management
Telephone/cell phone usage
Housekeeping and Home
Maintenance
Health and Safety

Money Management
Additional Skills (identify)

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ORIENTATION AND
MOBILITY
Concept Development

Body Image

Protective Techniques

Sighted Guide

Trailing

Search Patterns

Cane Skills
Independent Travel (familiar or
unfamiliar environments)

Public Transportation

Requesting Assistance

Use of distance optical Devices

Additional Skills (identify)

RECREATION/LEISURE
Ability to play in isolation
Ability to play cooperatively with a
group/partner
Physically participates and
involves self in games and
activities when offered choices
Appreciation (Animals, Nature,
Fine Arts (drama, art), music,
dance)

Interactive technology (video and

electronic games)
Independent management of
leisure time

Additional Skills

SELF-DETERMINATION
Self-Awareness

Self- Assessment

Identify Strengths and Challenges

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Describe and explain eye condition

Personal Control/Coping Strategies

Choice making
Assertive communication

Decision Making

Defining personal Values,

Respecting others values

Conflict Resolution

Setting Short & Long Term goals

Facilitation of IEP and Team
Meeting

Rights and Responsibilities

Express needed accommodations
for eye condition

Problem Solving and Revision

Additional Skills (identify)

SOCIAL INTERACTION
SKILLS
Non-verbal communication
Interaction with Family, Peers, &
Others

Expression of Emotions

Recognition of Emotions

Courteous Behavior

Self-Concept

Values Clarification

Social Aspects of Sexuality

Personal & Civic Responsibility

Additional Skills (identify)

TECHNOLOGY
Computer

Keyboarding

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Braille technology (refreshable
braille display, notetakers, iPads,
iPods, iTouch, iPhones etc.)
Voice output technology
(electronic book readers, screen
readers, iPads, iPods, iTouch,
iPhones etc.) Assessment Kit (TSBVI)
Screen enlargement (magnification
software, iPads, iPods, iTouch,
iPhones) Assessment Kit (TSBVI)

Managing/Securing Equipment
Obtain/Use/Manage Electronic
texts

Additional Skills (identify)

SENSORY EFFICIENCY
VISUAL
Chooses a device appropriate for
the visual task (near/distance)
Communicates purpose & function
of prescribed optical device
Demonstrates daily maintenance of
optical devices
Initiatives independent use of
optical device
Demonstrates knowledge of
prescribed optical device
Demonstrates proficiency with
prescribed optical device
Demonstrates fluency
(reading/writing) with optical
device commensurate w/ classroom
peers (see ECC Resource Guide)

AUDITORY

Discrimination

Association

Short term memory

Long term memory

Listening for meaning

Skills for using audio
materials/listening experiences

Additional Skills (identify)

TACTUAL

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Explores tactually
Recognizes tactile characteristics
of objects

Interprets tactile stimuli

Interprets graphic information

Additional Skills (identify)

OTHER CONCERNS
Fine Motor SLK

Gross Motor SLK

Speech and language
Communication matrix

Hearing

Behavior(s)

Additional Skills (identify)

List up to three priority areas:

To be completed by IEP team:

1. Based on the results of this ECC Screening Tool; the student’s IEP team determined ECC Area(s) and
Skill(s) to be assessed included:

2. Assessment(s) to be used by TVIs/OMS/other contributing team members:

3. After the assessments results, complete any of the following that apply:
• Goal Area(s):
• Activity(ies):
Adapted from : Dr. Wendy Sapp, Georgia & Karen E. Blankenship, Iowa
and revised by ECC Resource Guide Work Group
• Service(s) for addressing ECC area(s) of need:
Updated 5/12/2015

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