Liamsmom's blog

My son Liam, who is deafblind, will be starting first grade in a couple of weeks in a mainstream classroom. Last year, I bought all of Liam's supplies and labeled them myself.  This year I wanted Liam to be part of the process. And of course I wanted it to be a good learning experience as well.   It took a little preplanning on my part; here is what I came up with: 

There are many reasons I tell stories to my child, Liam, who is deafblind. Storytelling is fun and motivating; stories can open up a whole new world to children in general, but especially to children who are deafblind. Storytelling can encourage conversation, introduce new or build on learned concepts, aide in language development, be used as an assessment of your child’s understanding of words and concepts, etc.

I wanted to create some "science" books for my son Liam (he just turned 6 years old and is deafblind) for him to use for the next school year.  I looked up first grade standards and noticed a focus on animals and their habitats, life cycles, needs, etc.

Reading books is my son Liam’s favorite thing to do.  I have to say, I sure love reading with him and I love watching him enjoy books.  I need to share a quick back story on Liam for those of you who don’t know.  Liam was born with both vision and hearing.  When he was 2 ½ he became sick with Meningitis which resulted in his becoming deafblind.