This fall the BESB (Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind) in Connecticut provided an in-service for paraprofessionals working with academic K-12 grade students who read braille.
End of summer activities for students with visual impairments should focus on rich sensory, tactile, and auditory experiences that make the most of the remaining warm weather while easing the transition back to school.
Incorporate reading, science, and the arts into this learning activity with your students who have visual impairments this spring.
Drawing inspiration from the spring season, this TVI (Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments) uses the book
“I Am Spring” and a flower craft as instructional materials to help her students reach their specific learning goals.
Follow this TVI’s lead by using penguins as the theme for literacy-based goals and activities that include fine motor skill practice.
Make this Thanksgiving more memorable by using this time to create meaningful involvement with your child.
Water is a wonderful sensory activity that can take the form of so many learning experiences. When the days get long and hot, using water as a learning tool can spark discovery, creativity, and a baseline of memories for children.
This checklist looks at both physical and social factors that can be addressed in the visually impaired child’s environment that will lead to more independence.
This article includes general strategies for building the foundation for literacy, as well as suggestions for creating books for young children who are blind or visually impaired.
Many VI teachers are familiar with the object calendars that are part of the communication methodology developed by Dr. Jan van Dijk for students with deafblindness. The calendar boxes represent time, usually one school day.
