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Illinois State University’s low vision and blindness (LVB) education majors, who are taking Dr. Shaheen’s SED 365 class, are collaborated with ISU’s Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology(CeMaST) to make the Smart...
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Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
As we count down the days until summer break, we busily wrap up our school year, reflect, tie up loose ends, look towards next year, and CELEBRATE our hard work.
As tempting as it is to run and not look back at the end of the year, you will thank yourself...
Posted by Bezi Hendrickson
Whoever Braille sets free is free indeed! The word “freedom" is a word that comes to mind each time I think of the importance of learning braille. Someone may ask, “what does freedom have to do with learning braille?" Well, according to...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
Expanded Core Curriculum in the Summer
When asking parents what they want their children to learn over the summer, many say daily living skills and social skills.
Here are some great posts about summer, expanded core curriculum, and working on those...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
Just Maria is the story of Maria Romero, a blind sixth-grader who is trying her hardest to be normal. Not amazing. Not inspiring. Not helpless. Not weird. Just normal.
Normal is hard enough with her white cane, glass eyes, and bumpy books, but Maria...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
With Mother's Day approaching, here are a few fun ideas for students to make that incorporate literacy, creativity, and fine motor skills.
Start with a Card
All moms want a heart felt card at the very least on Mother's Day. Make sure the...
Posted by Leah Thomas
Student Research/Review of the HaptiRead:
There are many uses for braille for individual’s with a visual impairments and read braille in their life. While investigating different ways to make the world more accessible for individuals with a visual...
Posted by Liz Meraz-Valdez
Ankitha is a joyous, seven-year-old who lives in Alabama with her parents. She has been attending a School for the Blind the past five months and is nearing the completion of kindergarten. This is the longest Ankitha has been in school, uninterrupted. When...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
Paths to Literacy wants student success in the summer months too. Summertime is a perfect opportunity to create meaningful memories that carry over to all areas of development.
Questions often asked by families when the summer months approach:
What...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
Picture Books for Children Who are Blind by the National Braille Press
The Great Expectations program was created to help parents and teachers bring picture books to life for blind children. Each book is chosen for its unique theme and is supplemented...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
The National Center on Improving Literacy and Idaho's Department of Education have created a short, two and a half minute video to highlight the importance of playing with sounds and spoken words to develop strong listening and reading skills.
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Posted by Cyral Miller
The Wilson Reading System® (WRS)* can help struggling readers in 2-12th grades increase their literacy skills. Dr. Kay Pruett, Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P.), demonstrates ways to adapt the Wilson Reading System in a way that is appropriate...
Posted by Feather Chelle
I am a single mother of five, living in Texas, along with two grandpuppies and two grandpiggies (guinea pigs). I am totally blind, due to a battle with Retinoblastoma, and enjoy homeschooling with my family. I love to teach and have been writing since the...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
These 26 Braille letter songs include the braille dot numbers and alphabetic word sign contractions for each letter of the English alphabet. Dot numbers are linked to consistent musical pitches to ensure that each song has a unique melody and to assist with...
Posted by Amy Flores
In the State of Connecticut, as Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, we have access to students in many different districts. With just a few inquiries, a TVI in CT is able to compile a group of students of a similar age who use similar learning media...
Posted by liz burrell
Teachers of the visually impaired work with a wide variety with students. Many of these students have additional needs beyond their visual impairment, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some students have both ASD and visual impairment, or they may have...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
As the new content manager for Paths to Literacy, I am continually amazed at the amount of wonderful ideas, knowledge, and strategies collected throughout the years. It is a goal of mine to highlight some past posts each season so they are continually...
Posted by Lisha Yochimowitz
Bill Martin was born on March 20, 1916 and has created many beloved books that have been a favorite for many of our children. Here are some great activities and resources you can use with children who are visually impaired.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom...
Posted by Conchita Hernandez
As a field of TVIs (teachers of students with visual impairments) and blindness professionals, many of us do not feel prepared or equipped to work with English Learners (EL) who are blind or low vision. English Learners now make up more than 10% (National...
Posted by Robbin Keating Clark
Here's another great Expanded Core family project: grocery shopping for a food bank. ECC skills that could easily be infused into this idea and I knew that I had another family project for you. I have designed this idea for children of...