Emergent Literacy Strategies

Below are strategies posts related to Emergent Literacy.

	Integrated Literacy Activity: Share the Love of a Story By mmccall Ideas for sharing stories with young children who are blind or visually impaired using the On the Way to Literacy series
	Student-Created Braille Game By Liz Eagan A young child who is visually impaired created this braille game for a Kindergarten student who is blind.
	Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch: A Cross-Curricular Approach to Reading Readiness for Braille By Gwyn McCormack This cross-curricular approach includes literacy, numeracy, science and humanities including opportunities to develop social skills for children with visual impairment.
	Positional Concept Activity for Pre-Braille By Liz Eagan Positional concept activity for prebraille students who are visually impaired
	What Shape Am I? By Kayleigh Joiner Tactile book of shapes for students who are blind or visually impaired.
	Interactive Bulletin Board - October By ross181 A Speech Pathologist (SLP) shares an interactive Halloween activity for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities
	Cross Curricular Planning: Seaside By Gwyn McCormack Theme-based cross-curricular lessons for children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities
	Introducing Young Children to the Mountbatten Brailler By Liz Eagan Tips on introducing the Mountbatter braille writer to young children who are blind or visually impaired
	Story Box for "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" By kimberlyd415 This storybox is a favorite at Halloween, using real objects and concrete tactile representations of items and events in the book.
	Apple Book By JFalcone This tactile book can help beginning readers to explore different textures and shapes
	Build-a-Word: a Word Game for Beginning Braille Students By Liz Eagan This activity helps young readers to build braille words making word families, as well as using suffixes and contractions.
	People as Helpers: Cook By Gwyn McCormack Multi-sensory ideas for cooking in the kitchen with children who are blind or visually impaired.
	Sending Your Child Off for the First Day of School By Liamsmom Create notes in braille or with tactile markers to let your child know that your thoughts are with them on the first day of school!
	Sensory Areas: Toys By Gwyn McCormack These ideas for theme-based multi-sensory activities help children with visual impairments to develop literacy and numeracy skills, as well as visual, auditory, and tactile awareness.
	Sensory Areas: Growth and Change By Gwyn McCormack This theme-based multisensory activity helps children who are blind or visually impaired to develop skills in all areas, including literacy, numeracy, tactile, visual, and auditory skills.
	Sensory Areas: Homes By Gwyn McCormack These ideas for multi-sensory activities help children with visual impairments to develop literacy and numeracy skills, as well as visual, auditory, and tactile awareness.
	Braille Sightword Search By Liz Eagan This activity helps braille readers to practice new words and contractions.
	Braille Tracking Sheet By Liz Eagan Create a braille tracking sheet to strengthen tracking skills of braille readers.
	Gingerbread Man Sensory Activity By Monique Desany This sensory activity helps students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities to develop independence.
	Initial Letter Sounds, Braille Contractions, and Numbers Drawers By Gwyn McCormack This hands-on activity provides practice matching braille letters, contractions, and numbers to real objects