The Importance of Storytelling and Story Creation
Helping children who are blind or visually impaired or deafblind to tell their stories is very important to their social, emotional and cognitive development, especially communication and literacy.
Helping children who are blind or visually impaired or deafblind to tell their stories is very important to their social, emotional and cognitive development, especially communication and literacy.
Ideas to extend a story using materials from American Printing House for the Blind
This series of lessons uses the theme of snow to work on the “ow” braille contraction, while developing fine motor skills and basic concepts.
An introduction to story boxes for young children who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or with multiple disabilities.
This set of activities uses APH materials to extend a story about The Big Island Restaurant and Bakery.
Story box idea for making “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” accessible to young children with visual impairments
This activity provides concrete, hands-on experience to supplement a story for students who are blind or visually impaired.
This activity uses materials from APH to help students who are blind or visually impaired to manage their money and learn about banking.
Math and literacy extension activities for “Peace at Last” reinforce emergent skills for young children with visual impairments and other special needs.
This Story Bucket and learning activities for young children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities, is based on the book “Otis” by Loren Long.