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Catherine Smyth, TSVI, Ph.D.

It’s More than a Touch: Early Tactual Development in Infants and Toddlers
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Catherine Smyth, TSVI, Ph.D., is the Director of Research at Anchor Center for Blind Children in Denver, Colorado. She has an extensive background as a TSVI in early intervention, providing support for families in center-based settings and homes. As co-author and Project Coordinator of the Mealtime Routines for Infants and Toddlers with Visual Impairment federal IES grant, she has worked to provide feasible, successful research-based interventions that TSVIs can use with families in natural settings. Her research interests include concept development and tactual assessments for young children with visual impairment, how vision loss affects the mealtime  process, and early visual screening for infants.

Email: ​csmyth@anchorcenter.org

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    • Active Learning
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    • Impact of Stress on Brain
    • Mid/Moderate Hearning Loss
    • Multisensory Impairment
    • Parent Coaching
    • Self-Care & Family Engagement
    • Serving Native Americans & Tribal Communities
    • Supporting Families
    • Supporting Language Across Modalities
    • Teaching a Child's First Teacher
    • Unilateral Hearning Loss
    • Vision Screening via Telehealth
  • WREIC 2019
    • Overview
    • Pre-conference
    • General Sessions
    • Speakers
    • Sessions >
      • Applying Mindfulness
      • Autism
      • B60MSI
      • Building Blocks
      • Closing Panel
      • Communications in Action
      • Cued Speech
      • CVI Brain Development
      • CVI Strategies
      • Language Dev Scales
      • Listening to Learn
      • Mindfulness
      • Neuro-Developmental
      • Ophthalmology Updates
      • Safety Connection
      • Tactile Strategies
      • Tactual Development
      • Tangible Symbols
      • Tele-Intervention
      • Trauma Informed Care
      • Visual Attention
    • Exhibitors