Second Language Acquisition in Children with Vision and Hearing Loss
A Speech Language Pathologist shares information, resources, and strategies on supporting students with vision and hearing loss in learning a second language.
A Speech Language Pathologist shares information, resources, and strategies on supporting students with vision and hearing loss in learning a second language.
I am a teacher of the visually impaired currently working in Bastrop Independent School District in Texas.
Lisha has been a TVI (teacher of the visually impaired) for over 25 years. She has worked in the classroom at Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia. Lisha was an itinerant teacher for 18 years at the Montgomery County IU specializing in early intervention.
My name is Sandy Gillam. I am a wife and a mother of two boys. My youngest, Finn, is 13 years old and has typical vision and hearing. My oldest, Liam, age 16, is deafblind.
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.
Cynthia Dils has been a Teacher of the Visually Impaired for 13 years and is currently working on her masters in Visual Disabilities at Florida State University. She enjoys teaching students braille literacy and the arts as a leisure skill.
I teach preschool children who are visually impaired and have been at the Foundation for Blind Children and absolutely love it! I love to work with young children, but I also provide some itinerant orientation and mobility services for a few students to help keep variety in my work life.
I am currently a student at University of Northern Colorado obtaining my Masters degree as a T.V.I.
Kristin Gault, MA, M.Ed, has been a Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) in Springfield, Oregon since 2010.
Robin was the Perkins eLearning Program Manager at Perkins School for the Blind.