by Jaime Brown and Katie Armstrong, Preschool Teachers at the Foundation for Blind Children, Phoenix, Arizona. (Editor's note: Jaime and Katie both teach children who are blind or visually impaired and Jaime's class includes children with...
Emergent Literacy
Posted by Laurie Hudson
Laurie Hudson, the 2012 Braille Institute Braille Challenge Teacher of the Year, shares strategies for teaching braille to our youngest readers. She believes that young children benefit from an approach to braille that is developmental, meaningful and...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
What is a Calendar Box or Anticipation Calendar?
Calendar boxes provide a way to help children who are deafblind or blind or visually impaired with additional disabilities to anticipate what will happen in their day. Using real objects from the...
Posted by Charlotte Cushman
Children who are blind or visually impaired need to have access to books, just as other children do. Because they may not be able to see the illustrations and print, however, books will need to be adapted or modified in order for the experience to be...