Everyday Edges and Shapes
Examples of why shapes are important for preschoolers to learn about for same and different, sorting and matching, symbols, basic math skills and concepts.
Examples of why shapes are important for preschoolers to learn about for same and different, sorting and matching, symbols, basic math skills and concepts.
TVI Tracy Fitch reads aloud two books for young children who are blind or visually impaired: “That’s Not My Bear” and “Splish the Fish” from American Printing House for the Blind.
Ideas to adapt “One Rainy Day” for children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities
Tips to make “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” into a story box, as well as picture communication cards and tactile symbols
Making “Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa” accessible to students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities with a storybox, picture symbols, tactile symbols, and a talking book.
“Out of the Dust” is a novel based on the Dust Bowl. Adapt the story for students with visual impairments using a storybox, tactile symbols, picture symbols, or a talking book.
In the early stages of literacy, real objects can be attached to each page, so that children who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or with multiple disabilities can explore each item.
Not all experience or social stories have to be about happy things! Sometimes telling those hard stories can help our children process through their feelings and can provide language to support them.
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.
Make tactile and visual Valentine’s stickers for a class!