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This checklist of pre-emerging and emerging literacy skills may be helpful to teachers, families, and others in identifying areas to target in the development of literacy skills in young children who are blind or visually impaired.
Reading aloud with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those who are deafblind or who have multiple disabilities, is a great way to enjoy the holidays together while also fostering a love of books and literacy.
Learn how to make storytelling accessible to children who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind by bringing stories to life!
Ideas to involve children who are blind or visually impaired in Christmas and holiday activities at home and in the community
Discover how this TVI used a student’s interest in a favorite toy and turned it into a motivating experience book.
Overview of literacy for students who are blind or visually impaired with additional disabilities
Get ideas to make your own experience book for children who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind, low vision or with multiple disabilities!
This example of a tactile experience book uses items associated with Christmas as a literacy experience for a girl with CVI and additional disabilities.
Experience books are a great way to introduce young children who are blind or visually impaired, or those with multiple disabilities or deafblindness, to literacy and books, as in this Birthday Party.
