Paths to Literacy

for students who are blind or visually impaired

English Language Learners

Students with limited English proficiency may need additional support to develop English language literacy. Instructional strategies will depend on whether or not the student is proficient in another language already. Read more about English Language Learners

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Make Your Own Baggie Experience Book

 By Doreen Bohm
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Resources for Teaching English as a Second Language to Learners with Blindness or Visual Impairment

 By Scott Baltisberger
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Bilingual Braille Flash Cards

 By Anna C. Gayle
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Acronyms and Definitions Commonly Used in Relation to English Language Learners

 By sschultz
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Teaching an ELL Who Is Deafblind

 By Renee Ellis
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Maintaining Braille Skills Using a Daily Journal for an English Language Learner

 By Scott Baltisberger
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Spanish Braille and English Language Learners

 By Scott Baltisberger
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Braille is Reading and Writing: Language Experience

 By jesmcdowellTVIOandM
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Q & A re Inclusion of English Learners with Disabilities in English Language Proficiency Assessments

 By Charlotte Cushman
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“Can We Do Oreo Reading Now?” #1 Key Word Books

 By gillian703

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Braille is Reading and Writing: Language Experience
paper in Perkins brailler, scribbled braille interlined with large print words which reads, once upon a time there was a castle. One day a monster came

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