Teaching Students About Their Eye Condition
Help students learn about and describe their eye condition and the effect of it on their learning using this expanded core curriculum activity.
Help students learn about and describe their eye condition and the effect of it on their learning using this expanded core curriculum activity.
Tips and resources for evaluating students who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind for assistive technology
An innovative program of instruction created by TVI Sherry Airhart for a student who struggled with braille and literacy skills. Her willingness and ability to “think outside the box” resulted in an alternate path to braille.
A routine is an instructional strategy developed to increase the level of participation in activities for students who require consistency and repetition in order to learn. Any activity can be designed to be a routine.
Preschool children with visual impairment can learn basic concepts hands-on activities, and the book can be made accessible through a story box, tactile symbols, picture symbols, and a talking book.
Tips for teaching English Language Learners who are blind, including braille students, using techniques such as rhyming, audio-assisted reading, flashcards, and I-M-ABLE.
Tips to teach tactile skills to braille users
Dr. Phil Hatlen discusses the importance of the Learning Media Assessment in determining the most appropriate medium for a child.
Overview of the Functional Vision Assessment (FVA) also known as the Functional Vision Evaluation (FVE)
Discussion of the use of uncontracted alphabetic braille as a means to increase literacy options for students who are blind or visually impaired