Emergent Literacy Strategies
Below are strategies posts related to Emergent Literacy.
Sunshine Mangold and Cricket MangoldThis activity works on improving hand positions and tracking skills in emerging braille readers. |
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Beginning Math LiteracyBeginning math activities for children who are blind or visually impaired; strategies for teaching numbers, counting, and making sets |
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Ten Scents of Christmas Sensory CardsThis multi-sensory game uses the Ten Scents of Christmas in a matching game, which can be adapted for children who are blind or visually impaired. |
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Motivating Older Adolescents Who Are Emerging ReadersThis strategy from a speech therapist is designed to help teachers find appropriate literacy instruction for students who have significant multiple disabilities in addition to their visual impairment. |
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Tactile Advent CalendarTactile advent calendar uses objects |
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Squishy Bag - A tactile / multi-sensory approach to pre-writing and writing skillsThis multi-sensory tactile activity encourages children to develop handskills, including hand and finger strength, finger isolation, and squeezing. |
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Finger-strength and pincer grip activities: getting ready for writing brailleIdeas to help young children to develop fine motor skills and strengthen their fingers and hands in order to read braille |
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Make Your Own Touch Book!Learn how to make a touch book to promote tactile skills with children who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or who have multiple disabilities |
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Beginning Story Box: Little Rabbit's BedtimeThis storybox presents simple familiar objects to illustrate the story of Little Rabbit's Bedtime. |
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Experience Book About Planting SeedsThis experience story about planting seeds uses pictures, text in braille and print, and other tactile materials to share the story and sequence events. |
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Beginning Books for Children with CVICreate books for children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) using simple materials with limited complexity. |
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Tactile Quilts That Tell a StoryThere are many ways to tell a story and in this example students who are blind or visually impaired tell stories on tactile quilts. |
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Counting in Tactile JournalsCreate tactile books or journals to work on counting and other early learning concepts with young children who are blind or visually impaired. |
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Tactile JournalsTactile journals support writing about experiences for students who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, including those with multiple disabilities. |
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All About Me!Create an "All About Me" book using objects, textures, tactile symbols, print and braille for children with visual impairments & multiple disabities |
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Alpha BoxesFun hands-on activity for beginning braille readers to begin to pair initial letter sounds with the braille alphabet |
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Object Symbols for Choice MakingIn this activity, real objects are paired with object symbols to build an understanding of symbolic representation. |
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Using Objects to Reinforce Consonant SoundsActivity to use objects to reinforce consonant sounds with beginning braille readers |
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Let's Make Macaroni and CheeseThis accessible powerpoint book offers step-by-step instructions to make macaroni and cheese; includes audio output and can be operated by a simple switch. |
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Using Textures to Adapt Simple BooksGuidelines to adapt simple books for children who are blind or visually impaired |