Some time ago, a TVI (Teacher of the Visually Impaired) shared information about one of her students. This child was eight years old, identified as visually impaired with no additional handicapping conditions and enrolled in a general education 2nd grade...
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Posted by Scott Baltisberger
Posted by Kristie Smith
I created this book to teach braille to children who are sighted using the characters Dots and Dottie. The book is illustrated by Bill Morgan and the poem is by my mother, Janelle Smith.
Hello! My name is Dottie and this is my friend,...
Posted by Regina Quaid
and Misty Epperson
All children love to play hidden object games. Here is an activity that I found on Pinterest that students with vision impairments can participate in with a few minor accommodations.
I Spy Tubes
First make the “I Spy Christmas...
Posted by Anna Ackley
There are currently 3 students in my district using braille as a primary or secondary media and I wanted to get them together to braille, celebrate their skills, and spread awareness about how amazing braille is, so I hosted a Braille Holiday Party! The goal...
Posted by formicap
My sister and I developed this book series. She is deafblind with a renewed interest in learning braille. We are in our fifties and she uses tactile American Sign Language (ASL).
This is our second book in ASL form to help smooth the...
Posted by Jasmyn Polite
Over the years, I have worked hard to become an independent, successful young woman with dreams of helping children who are blind or visually impaired grow into successful adults. Florida School for the Deaf and Blind (FSDB), my family, Iowa Department for...
Posted by Pinar Safak
Busem is a young girl in Turkey, who was born at just 26 weeks. She was 700 grams and she spent her first 3 months in an intensive care unit. Due to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), she lost vision in both eyes and surgery was not able to restore her...
Posted by Linda Choy
My daughter Kara was born on 10/14/1998, at 6.5 months gestation. She weighed 1.2 kgs, and had an extremely difficult survival course. As a result, she is blind due to retinopathy of prematurity, she also has mild cerebral palsy and has global...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
Many teachers around the world struggle to meet the divergent needs of students who are different ages with very different needs and abilities. Not every school has the luxury of grouping students by age and ability, and this can be a challenge for both...
Posted by Carlie Rhoads
Constant time delay, or CTD, is a technique that has been shown to be an effective intervention strategy to teach braille contractions to dual media learners making the transition from print to braille. A research study was conducted at Vanderbilt...
Posted by Liamsmom
This year for my son's birthday, we sent out invitations for his party at the park. I asked that, if people wanted, for them to email me a birthday message for Liam to make into a birthday book at the party. Once they emailed me the messages I...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
Recently there has been a large amount of publicity about the development of Lego Braille Bricks. While we applaud anything that promotes braille literacy, we also wanted to be sure that people are aware that Kevin Murphy created TACK-TILES®...
Posted by Leslie Edmonds
Braille Lego sets coming out next year are the talk of the town this week amongst Teachers of the Visually Impaired. I personally will be counting the days until they are released. I’m a self-described Lego fanatic and any time I can...
Posted by Cierra Brettnacher
It seems as if braille blocks are the hot topic, thanks to LEGO announcing that they are going to be releasing a braille set. I envisioned this about three years ago and set out on my own to find a way to make it happen. My son, Anthony, is now 7 years old...
Posted by Nancy Churnin
We can all move mountains. That’s what I learned from Dashrath Manjhi, the hero of my non-fiction picture book, Manjhi Moves a Mountain, now available in contracted braille through the National Braille Press. And that’s what I hope to share with...
Posted by Elsie Rao
I loved teaching tactile skills and braille. It was a giant puzzle for me to discover the student's learning style and material preferences. One story I want to share that sticks in my memory happened when I had two young students in kindergarten. Once...
Posted by JennieO
What can you do with your students who are visually impaired in the middle of winter in the state of Maine (or anywhere else)? Mountain biking? I don’t think so! High cliff diving? Not a chance! Cross country skiing? Well yes, that of course, but...
Posted by Liz Eagan
Starting with a Book about Positional Concepts
Recently I had the idea to make a position book for a student learning braille. My thought was to focus on the positional terms under/over. I made the book with tactile objects (flower, dominoes, hand sticker...
Posted by maloneyk
“Wow!”, my student said as she received a letter back from the Children’s Hospital. We had made cards for some of the children in our local Children’s Hospital. They were simple cards, but filled with love. Each of our students in our...
Posted by Nancy Nichols
‘Tis the Season! With the holidays quickly approaching, many of us are frantically shopping for the perfect gift. Braille accessories are a fabulous option and you can do it yourself. Sharpen up your slate and stylus skills and craft away....