Strategies

Below are strategies for all content areas.

	CVI in Practice: Spatial Configuration with Symbols – Letters By Roxana Cziker Practical hands-on strategies to teach students with CVI to write letters of the alphabet
	Fall or Halloween Seasonal Active Learning Mobile By Marjorie This Active Learning mobile is a great seasonal activity for fall or Halloween for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities.
	Musical Note File Folder Game for Dual Media Learners By Samantha Zauner Teach dual media students who have low vision and are learning braille to identify braille letters through this file folder game!
	Desk Calendars for Braille Users By Liamsmom Setting up a desk calendar in braille promotes braille literacy for children who are blind or deafblind or visually impaired.
	Adapting Polar Bear Book for Children with Visual Impairments By Sarah Hosford-Campbell Tips to adapt books for children with visual impairments
	Memorization Fun: A Sentence-Building Activity By Liamsmom Activity to promote braille literacy through memorizing vocabulary and building sentences
	Candy Corn: Creating a tactile book for Halloween By Charlotte Cushman This tactile book about Halloween was created by a parent.
	Adapting Three Little Pigs for a Learner Who Is Deafblind By Betty Braun Modification of the Three Little Pigs story for students who are deafblind include tactile symbols, braille, and print.
	Adapting The Game of Things for a Braille Student By Liz Eagan Adapting The Game of Things as a braille writing activity adds motivation and fun!
	Student Mentor Learning to Create Tactile Graphics By Liz Eagan Dual media learners can create tactile graphics and serve as mentors to braille students
	Collaborative Unit Using 3-D Storybooks By Liz Eagan 3-D storytelling with props can be a helpful way to improve reading comprehension, fine motor skills, vocabulary, and braille literacy.
	Accessible Record-Keeping Book By Liamsmom Create your own accessible record-keeping book to track work of braille students
	Adapting Materials Found Around School By Liz Eagan Ideas to adapt materials for students who are blind or visually impaired
	“Can We Do Oreo Reading Now?” #3 Word Wall By gillian703 Make the classroom word wall accessible to students who are blind or low vision!
	Make Your Own Tactile Vest By Marjorie Tips to create your own tactile vest for students with significant multiple impairments
	Family Game Time: Modified Ladybug Game By Liamsmom Adapted color matching game to play with children who are blind or deafblind using braille and other modifications.
	Tactile American Flag By Liamsmom The tactile American flag has the Pledge of Allegiance in braille and makes the stars and stripes accessible. This is great for the 4th of July (Independence Day), Flag Day or any day at school!
	Grass Sock Caterpillar: Incorporating Literacy Into a Science Project By Liz Eagan In this hands-on activity, students who are blind and visually impaired learn about seeds in a science project, while also incorporating reading and writing to develop braille literacy skills.
	Literacy Tips for Children with CVI: Searching for a Salient Feature By Ellen Cadigan Mazel Literacy tips for children with CVI (Cortical Visual Impairment) to find salient feature on a page
	Joke Book: Summer Reading Practice By Liz Eagan Joke books are a fun and motivating way for braille students to maintain their skills over the summer holidays.