Strategies

Below are strategies for all content areas.

	Fall Holiday Craft: Autumn Leaves, Pumpkin, Spiders By Liz Eagan This fall holiday craft for students who are blind or visually impaired includes extension activities related to literacy, language, science, and technology.
	Sequence Board for Child with CVI By rachel_g_bennett The mother of a child with cortical visual impairment (CVI) created this anticipation calendar for her son.
	Enlisting the Help of Older Students to Make Books for Prebraille Readers By Liamsmom Older students can practice their braille literacy skills while also enjoying the feeling of helping others when making books for pre-braille readers.
	Teaching Graphing Transformations By Tracy Fitch Strategies to teach graphing transformations to students who are blind or visually impaired using a graphing board and push pins to make the graphs accessible
	Interactive Wheels on the Bus By Karen Epley Interactive Wheels on the Bus is a great way to engage children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities through meaningful & active participation
	Story Bucket and Learning Activities Based on Otis the Tractor By Gwyn McCormack This Story Bucket and learning activities for young children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities, is based on the book "Otis" by Loren Long.
	Making Literacy Meaningful for Kids with CVI By Brenda Biernat The mother of a young child with CVI shares tips on making literacy meaningful for children with cortical visual impairment.
	Emotion Meter: The Row Boat Ride By Linda Hagood This story combines mantras, meditations and pretend story writing in a storytelling activity that helps students with visual impairment & autism spectrum disorder to understand their emotional levels
	Activity Ideas for Adults With Progressive Vision Loss Who Are Learning Braille By Jennifer Burrows Activity ideas from a teacher who runs a group for adults who have deteriorating vision and want to learn braille
	Tactile Incentive Chart By Liamsmom All children need to feel motivated, but often incentive charts are not accessible to those who are blind, low vision or deafblind. Make an accessible tactile chart for kids who are visually impaired!
	Bilingual Braille Flash Cards By Anna C. Gayle These bilingual braille flash cards enabled a parent who does not speak English to review the braille code with her 5-year-old daughter who is blind.
	Creating a Book that Motivates Children with Additional Disabilities: Keys By Liamsmom Creating a book that motivates children who are blind with additional disabilities includes using real objects that a child is interested in such as those that make sounds or have interesting textures
	Independence Day Craft Activity By Liz Eagan This Independence Day craft activity for the 4th of July for students who are blind or visually impaired teaches students about eagles, while practicing fine more skills and creating tactile graphics.
	Tactile Mosaic Flags for the 4th of July By Liz Eagan Tactile mosaic flags are a fun crafts project for the 4th of July for kids who are blind or visually impaired. Students can work on skills such as literacy, counting, matching, sorting, and patterns.
	Backlighting AAC for Students with CVI By Ellen Cadigan Mazel Students with CVI (cortical visual impairment) may benefit from backlighting of AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) systems, as it can help them to facilitate visual attention.
	Braille Design of a Bird By Edith West This braille drawing is a fun way to practice tactile discrimination skills, while promoting braille literacy.
	Honoring the Summer Solstice: 10 Activity Ideas for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired By Charlotte Cushman Fun hands-on learning activities for the summer solstice for children who are blind or visually impaired
	Developing Tactile Skills in Children with Vision Impairment By John Chester Tips on developing tactile skills in children who are blind or visually impaired using tactile graphs, tactile drawings, 3D shapes, and braille labels
	Experiencing the Story: Expanding Creative Play Centers By Liz Eagan Setting up an experience area in the Creative Play center of preschool classrooms can help children who are blind or visually impaired or multiply disabled to develop a deeper understanding of stories
	Making Chess Accessible To My Son Who Is Deafblind By Liamsmom My son, who is deafblind, is learning to play the game of chess using an accessible board. It's a fun way to practice braille literacy skills for kids who are blind or visually impaired.