The Mitten: Winter Literacy Ideas
Winter time brings a host of possibilities to use theme based learning when creating literacy opportunities. Using mittens is just one item that lends itself to this approach.
Winter time brings a host of possibilities to use theme based learning when creating literacy opportunities. Using mittens is just one item that lends itself to this approach.
For children with visual impairments, verbalization of information that our sighted learners have access to is a necessity to create better learning opportunities.
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The CVI story box “starter kits” provide teachers and parents with visual activities to work on with their students as they become familiar with the story. The kits are intended to be a starting point that can easily be adapted for the specific visual needs of each student.
After ending my chapter of being in college for seven years and graduating from Kutztown University with Magna Cum Laude Honors, I am currently focused on getting certified as a braille materials specialist through the National Federation of the Blind.
Fun games adapted for our students who are blind or have visual impairments.
Read Ankitha’s literacy journey as told by her mother who hopes their story helps others.
This high school age struggling braille reader with learning disabilities becomes a successful reader with the Wilson Reading System.
Tips for teaching dual media (braille and print) to students with visual impairments
Strategies for helping students who are blind or visually impaired with additional disabilities to develop literacy skills, including those who are deafblind or multiply disabled