Paths to Literacy can be a useful tool in teacher training programs, inservices or other professional development activities for those working with students who are blind, low vision, deafblind or with multiple disabilities.
Commonly asked questions about teaching braille to Spanish-speaking students and English Language Learners (ELL, ESL)
This assortment of low tech options and quick fixes is essential for teaching students who are blind or visually impaired!
TSBVI Librarian Renee Toy shares ideas on summer reading for students who are blind or visually impaired, including book suggestions for students of all ages, discussion of setting up a Maker Space in the library, Bookshare, and more.
Tips for new vision professionals, including Teachers of the Visually Impaired and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists.
This book examines the parallels between the lives of the kindred spirits Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank. A Teacher’s Curriculum and Discussion Guide is also available.
This article provides a brief overview of the Braille Brain training program whose goal is to promote literacy and STEM instruction provided by pre-service and in-service TSVIs, paraprofessionals, parents and educational team members.
I am an Education Consultant and TVI for the Department of Rehabilitative Services (DORS-BESB) in CT.
I am an Education Consultant for the Department of Rehabilitative Services (DORS-BESB) in CT.
Susan Osterhaus is the Statewide Mathematics Consultant with the Outreach Program at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI).