Discussion of how the classroom teacher, Speech Language Pathologist, and TVI came together to support one another and increase student engagement with a Reading Group for those with CVI, complex communication needs, and multiple disabilities
Speech Therapists and Teachers of the Visually Impaired teamed up to create tactile books for students who are blind or visually impaired, included those with multiple disabilities. Includes planning sheet with objectives, materials, and labels.
TSBVI Librarian Renee Toy shares ideas on summer reading for students who are blind or visually impaired, including book suggestions for students of all ages, discussion of setting up a Maker Space in the library, Bookshare, and more.
I Spy Christmas is a holiday activity that can be adapted for students at different levels, including beginning braille readers, pre-readers, and students with CVI.
Tips to teach students with visual impairments through virtual services, using Zoom web conferencing for instruction in braille, Orientation and Mobility, use of Bookshare, and study skills.
Ideas for teaching children who are blind or visually impaired about their bodies
Kathi Garza is a TVI and an Early Childhood consultant in the Outreach Department at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She has worked in the classroom with students who have visual impairments and complex access needs, as well as in Short-Term and Summer Programs.
I am a teacher of the visually impaired currently working in Bastrop Independent School District in Texas.
Edith retired as a TVI (teacher of students with visual impairments) in June 2026 from Sacramento County, California. She has been a major contributor on Paths to Literacy sharing all her creative braille art designs.
Marjorie Rhodes is a Low Vision Clinic Consultant at the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
