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Below are strategies posts related to Emergent Literacy.

	Texture Match Game By Liz Eagan Play a texture match game with students who are visually impaired using APH's Textured Paper Collection.
	Modifying Thrift Store Books for Young Children with Visual Impairments By KC Wilson Board books can easily be modified for emergent readers who are blind or visually impaired
	Alphabet Shoe Rack By KC Wilson This activity is designed to teach braille alphabet letters and sounds to children who are blind or visually impaired.
	Adapting Polar Bear, Polar Bear for Students with CVI & Other Visual Impairments By Charlotte Cushman Strategies to adapt books for children who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)
	Tactile Pattern Activity By KC Wilson This activity takes patterns and makes them accessible to students with visual impairments.
	Ten Tips to Prepare Your Child to Learn to Read Braille By Charlotte Cushman Practical tips to prepare your child to learn to read braille, include concept development, tactile discrimination, language and motor skills.
	Creating a Braille-Rich Environment at Home By Liamsmom Tips on creating a braille-rich environment in the home for children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind
	Adapting Itsy-Bitsy Spider Book for Students with CVI By Charlotte Cushman Tips on adapting books for children with CVI (Cortical Visual Impairment)
	Christmas Tree Project By Liz Eagan This Christmas tree activity uses tactile items to teach positional concepts to students who are blind or visually impaired
	Travel Tins: Magnetic Fun To-Go By Liamsmom Parent-made materials that can be used to entertain emerging braille readers
	Christmas Sequence Activity for Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities By Charlotte Cushman Experience book to help students with visual impairments and additional disabilities, including deafblindness, to develop early literacy skills.
	Texture Book By cuppsa Creating a texture book for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities
	Texti-Sticks By Liz Eagan This activity is to help young children develop tactile discrimination skills, matching, and fine motor coordination. Designed for pre-braille or preschool learners who are blind or visually impaired.
	Bells: A Tactile Book for Emerging Braille Readers By Calleen Gaeir This tactile book about bells uses real objects and makes sounds. It's sure to be a favorite for the holidays!
	Advent Calendar for Beginning Braille Reader By Liamsmom This Advent calendar for beginning braille readers can be used with children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind
	Build a Story By Liz Eagan This homemade "Build a Book" allows a student with visual impairments to flip through the book to find character, setting, event, and conclusion ideas for a story.
	Christmas Tactile Books By Liamsmom This collection of tactile books helps students who are visually impaired understand and visualize the first Christmas story.
	Holiday Gift Tags By Liamsmom These holiday gift cards provide braille and tactile stickers to make them accessible to children who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind.
	The Library and Timeless Stories: Using APH Materials to Extend a Story By Kristie Smith These activities use APH materials to extend a story for students who are blind or visually impaired.
	Integrated Literacy Activity: Share the Love of a Story By mmccall Ideas for sharing stories with young children who are blind or visually impaired using the On the Way to Literacy series