ECC

The Hidden Curriculum of Vision and the ECC

The Expanded Core Curriculum identifies areas of instruction students with visual impairments may need: compensatory skills, orientation and mobility, social interaction, independent living, recreation and leisure, career education, assistive technology, self-determination, and sensory efficiency.

The Hidden Curriculum of Vision does not replace the ECC. It explains the visual experiences and incidental learning that often sit beneath ECC skills.

A simple comparison

The ECC tells teams what may need to be taught. The Hidden Curriculum of Vision helps explain why those skills may not develop incidentally. TVI instruction helps determine how to teach them in accessible, measurable ways.

Why families understand this language

When families hear that a child is not simply missing vision but may be missing thousands of daily learning opportunities that peers gain by watching, the need for intentional instruction becomes much clearer.