Make an "All About Me" Book
If your child is attending preschool this fall, introduce them to new teachers and classmates with an All About Me book! These personalized books are a creative way to share a “snapshot” of your child and help the preschool team understand how to best support your child in the classroom. Include pictures and sections such as “What Makes Me Laugh?”, “Things I Can Do by Myself,” or “How to Tell When I’m Having a Hard Time."

All About Me books are also a great way to help peers make connections with your child – does he or she love ice cream? Swimming in the ocean? Playing at the park? Highlight things your child may have in common with other kids at school – friendships often start with shared interests.
All About Me books can be created in a word document, power point or even hand-written. No time to make a book? HERE is a template to create a one-page Profile for your child – All About Me condensed to a single page!
Spotlight on Lorraine Chevarria
Lorraine Chevarria joined A Shared Vision as an Early Intervention Teacher of the Visually Impaired in 2019. She also works full time as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the Adams 12 Five Star school district.

Lorraine believes in building strong relationships with her families. “I believe early intervention is for the family, not just the child who qualified for services,” explains Lorraine. “Every member of the family plays a vital role in the success of the child, and I like to ensure the families’ values and concerns are embedded in each visit we have.” Lorraine also enjoys teaching braille and orientation and mobility.

A Colorado native, Lorraine loves spending time with her friends and family. When it’s football season, Lorraine cheers for the Denver Broncos. “I’ve been a Broncos fan right out of the womb!” Learn more about Lorraine and A Shared Vision's teachers HERE.
James Hynd Trust Awards $24,700 Grant

We are so grateful for the James Hynd Trust for the Blind, which just awarded A Shared Vision $24,700 to support the growing demand for our early intervention services and education programs! James Hynd lived in Boulder from 1910 until his death in 1953 and cared deeply for people with blindness and visual impairments. Several of A Shared Vision’s teachers support families in the Boulder area.
Ask the Expert -- What Is Sensory Learning?
Visually impaired children learn by touching, listening, smelling, tasting, moving, and using whatever vision they have. You teach your child by talking, touching, and playing during natural interaction times. You also teach when you give your child toys and ordinary household objects that vary in texture, weight, smell, sound, and color. The more sensory experiences you provide—experiences that allow your child use his senses and learn how to obtain information through them—both one at a time and simultaneously, during everyday routines and special family occasions, the better. Your creative, on-the-spot teaching is an essential part of your child's education. Learn more about "Parents as Teachers" HERE.
Turn Grocery Bills into Donations
Thanks to the families who shop at King Soopers and City Market in Colorado, A Shared Vision has received nearly $500 since April 2021! We are grateful for all who have signed up for the King Soopers/City Market Community Awards program, which donates a percentage of your grocery purchases to A Shared Vision at no cost to you. Learn how to sign up for this program HERE and support Colorado’s children who are blind or visually impaired.
We're Hiring!
Do you love working with babies and toddlers? Are you interested in supporting little ones with blindness or visual impairments? Referrals across the state for vision services are increasing for children birth to age three! We would like to find teachers to help meet these statewide needs.

A Shared Vision is the leading provider of early intervention vision services in Colorado. We’re looking for collaborative, sensitive, licensed Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments who are interested in a flexible work schedule. We will support the training and mentoring to help you succeed in early intervention – it is different providing services to caregivers, rather than students! If interested, please send an email HERE with your resume and a short paragraph on why you're interested in supporting families with children, birth to age three.
A Shared Vision is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the leading provider of in-home and community early intervention vision services in Colorado. We inspire and empower families to nurture the development of their very young children who are blind or visually impaired so that all children may discover their brightest future.
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