Tips and ideas to promote writing skills with students who have visual impairments with additional disabilities or deafblindness. Broaden the definition of “writing” through collaborative storytelling and creative play.
This article discusses the impact of visual impairment on sensory integration, and how sensory integration disorder manifests in students with blindness and visual impairments. Treatment approaches and educational interventions are also described.
Ideas for families to try during the summer to support the Expanded Core Curriculum with children with visual impairments, deafblindness and other special needs.
Debra Sewell, head of the Curriculum department at TSBVI, joins the podcast to discuss upcoming releases, bestsellers, and some hidden gems.
Playing with Words is a collaborative approach to play-based storytelling with students who are blind or visually impaired who have additional disabilities, including those who are autistic or deafblind.
Explore and search the Playing with Words microsite!
Tips to get started teaching braille to a student who does not speak English and has never had formal education
Forest Walk Meditation offers a student with autism and a vision impairment the chance to connect with others, while using her imagination to create.
Fine motor activities and ideas to strengthen hands and fingers, while developing tactile discrimination skills with young pre-braille readers
Linda Hagood, Speech Language Pathologist, has created a framework of six essential components that can be used to promote writing.