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National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
NCELA collects, coordinates and conveys a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for ELLs.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Posted on February 26, 2012
Updated on: October 31, 2021
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Charlotte@Perkins commented on November 19, 2014
Hello Maria,
Teaching English to learners who are blind will depend on many things, such as whether or not the student already knows how to speak another language and read & write another language. Other considerations are how much vision they have and whether they use braille or large print. Are they able to see photographs? Do you have access to assistive technology, such as a video magnifier, so that they can enlarge images?
For more information on teaching English to students with visual impairments, see the section in this website on this topic:
- Overview of English Language Learners http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/english-language-learners
- Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/instructional-strategies-english-language...
Good luck!
Charlotte
Maria José commented on November 18, 2014
I am an English teacher from Brazil and I would like to know about this topic.
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