This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial disclosures: The presenters have no relevant financial disclosures.
Nonfinancial disclosures: The presenters have no relevant nonfinancial disclosures.
Course Description:
The visual and motor systems are deeply interconnected, playing a vital role in a child’s ability to achieve expected gross and fine motor developmental milestones. Postural stability is imperative and precedes a child’s ability to be able to have distal mobility, including visually guided reach. This connection is especially crucial in young children, ages 0-3, with complex needs and cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI), where visual processing challenges can significantly impact postural stability, self-initiated movement, functional reach and interaction with his/her environment. This session will delve into key factors influencing posture and functional reach. We will explore practical strategies to support a child’s body through positioning to enhance purposeful movement.
Agenda
7:00-7:05: Introduction
7:05-7:20: Brief review of in-utero development
7:20-7:40: Development of postural stability and how it relates to brain-based vision loss
7:40-8:20: Expanding a child’s ability to move functionally, create autonomy and increase meaningful interaction with people and objects in the environment
8:20-8:45: Consult with a team of therapists (OT, PT, seating and mobility) to help determine appropriate equipment
8:45-9:00: Conclusion and Q&A
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
State ideal postural alignment and developmental positioning techniques to facilitate self-initiated movement and visually guided reach in young children
Identify essential CVI modifications to the environment that will support meaningful and goal-oriented movement of the young child
Explain the scaffolding motor and vision abilities to build appropriate goals toward expanding movement
Registration information:
This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.
This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial disclosures: The presenters have no relevant financial disclosures.
Nonfinancial disclosures: The presenters have no relevant nonfinancial disclosures.
Course Description:
The visual and motor systems are deeply interconnected, playing a vital role in a child’s ability to achieve expected gross and fine motor developmental milestones. Postural stability is imperative and precedes a child’s ability to be able to have distal mobility, including visually guided reach. This connection is especially crucial in young children, ages 0-3, with complex needs and cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI), where visual processing challenges can significantly impact postural stability, self-initiated movement, functional reach and interaction with his/her environment. This session will delve into key factors influencing posture and functional reach. We will explore practical strategies to support a child’s body through positioning to enhance purposeful movement.
Agenda
7:00-7:05: Introduction
7:05-7:20: Brief review of in-utero development
7:20-7:40: Development of postural stability and how it relates to brain-based vision loss
7:40-8:20: Expanding a child’s ability to move functionally, create autonomy and increase meaningful interaction with people and objects in the environment
8:20-8:45: Consult with a team of therapists (OT, PT, seating and mobility) to help determine appropriate equipment
8:45-9:00: Conclusion and Q&A
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
State ideal postural alignment and developmental positioning techniques to facilitate self-initiated movement and visually guided reach in young children
Identify essential CVI modifications to the environment that will support meaningful and goal-oriented movement of the young child
Explain the scaffolding motor and vision abilities to build appropriate goals toward expanding movement
Registration information:
This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.
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