Comprehensive Home-Based Intervention Program
From the earliest detection of a vision problem, the Comprehensive Home-based Intervention Program (CHIP) serves eligible visually-impaired children from birth to age five in their own home. CHIP prepares young children with visual impairments or blindness to enter the most appropriate learning environment by the time they are school age.
During regular home visits, certified teachers of the visually impaired work with children using developmental instructional activities especially designed for visually-impaired youngsters. Services are provided to parents and other family members to work with the child daily to reinforce the learning activities demonstrated by the teacher of the visually impaired.
Ted Dear, Ph.D. - Director
(601) 984-8223
tdear@mde.k12.ms.us
Marla Peters, M.Ed. - Teacher
(601) 984-8222
mpeters@mde.k12.ms.us
Kevan Clinard, Ph.D. - Teacher
(601) 984-8221
kclinard@mde.k12.ms.us