Strategies

Below are strategies for all content areas.

	Braille Designs for St. Patrick's Day! By Edith West This St. Patrick's Day braille design is a fun way to promote braille literacy!
	Persuasive Writing and the Importance of Braille By Joanne Writing persuasive friendly letter to student losing sight about benefits of braille.
	The Big Island Restaurant and Bakery for Older Kids with Visual Impairments By Kristie Smith This series of lessons uses materials from APH (American Printing House for the Blind) to extend literacy activities for students who are blind or visually impaired.
	Creating Tactile Books to Teach Single Letter Contractions By KC Wilson Single letter contraction books for students learning braille
	Top Access Tips: Measuring with a Ruler By Gwyn McCormack Tips for teaching students with visual impairments to measure with a ruler
	Tactile Poster By Liz Eagan Tactile poster idea for students who are visually impaired.
	Money Games By KC Wilson These games are designed for students with visual impairments to practice coin and money skills.
	Braille Contraction Explanation By Liz Eagan Tips for helping braille readers remember contractions
	Show Me Your Heart: Braille Math Activity By JennieO This hands-on activity gives students practice reading braille numbers and counting the corresponding number of items.
	6 Tips for Teaching Maths to Students with Visual Impairments By Gwyn McCormack Tips on teaching math to children who are blind or visually impaired
	Creating a Calendar with Students with Multiple Disabilities By Nancy Hagar Ideas for creating a calendar or holiday greeting cards with students with multiple disabilities and visual impairments
	Integrating Emergent Literacy into Adaptive PE By emily.russell This activity integrates adapted physical education, speech therapy and emergent literacy for students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities.
	Texture Match Game By Liz Eagan Play a texture match game with students who are visually impaired using APH's Textured Paper Collection.
	Modifying Thrift Store Books for Young Children with Visual Impairments By KC Wilson Board books can easily be modified for emergent readers who are blind or visually impaired
	Alphabet Shoe Rack By KC Wilson This activity is designed to teach braille alphabet letters and sounds to children who are blind or visually impaired.
	Adapting Polar Bear, Polar Bear for Students with CVI & Other Visual Impairments By Charlotte Cushman Strategies to adapt books for children who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)
	Adapting a Literacy Lesson of the letter "S" for Braille Readers By Gwyn McCormack Adapting reading lesson of the letter "s" for braille students
	The Big Island Restaurant and Bakery for Younger Kids with Visual Impairments By Kristie Smith This set of activities uses APH materials to extend a story about The Big Island Restaurant and Bakery.
	Tactile Pattern Activity By KC Wilson This activity takes patterns and makes them accessible to students with visual impairments.
	Ten Tips to Prepare Your Child to Learn to Read Braille By Charlotte Cushman Practical tips to prepare your child to learn to read braille, include concept development, tactile discrimination, language and motor skills.