Writing Strategies

Below are strategies posts related to Writing.

	Letter Formation and Handwriting By Liz Eagan A kinesthetic approach to letter formation and writing using Montessori materials and adaptations for low vision can help children with visual impairments to make progress with handwriting skills.
	My First Tracking Book By covi88 As a first year preschool teacher one of my first questions was: how can I help my students with a visual impairment develop pre-braille skills? The simple answer, help them develop tracking skills.
	Max the Reindeer Braille Design By Edith West Max the Reindeer is our latest braille drawing to promote braille literacy with students who are blind or visually impaired.
	Loading and Removing Paper from the Perkins Brailler: Video Demonstration By Dwila Nixon This video demonstration teaches parts of the brailler, and shows step-by-step how to load and remove paper from a Perkins braillewriter.
	Alphabet Soup and Braille Muffins By Regina Quaid This early literacy activity reinforces initial letter sounds in a fun and playful way for beginning braille readers.
	Making Trail Mix Using Preferred Literacy Formats By Liz Eagan Making Trail Mix using a talking photo album and a braille recipe
	Braille Book of Christmas Poems By Liamsmom This braille book of Christmas poems includes tactile graphics and is a fun way for children who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind to learn more about poetry.
	Tips for Teaching How to Create a Signature By jfreeman Practical ideas on how to teach individuals who are blind or visually impaired to create a written signature.
	Using APH Tactile Editing Marks Kit for Creative Writing Assignment By Liamsmom APH Tactile Editing Marks Kit makes editing accessible to braille students who are blind or visually impaired or deafblind.
	Summer Trip Book: Creating an Accessible Journal Photo Book By Liamsmom Tips to create an accessible journal photo book about summer trips, family vacations or other special events, using braille with a printed photo book.
	Writing Prompts for Summer Journals By Liz Eagan Writing prompts for summer journals can help braille students maintain their skills during the summer holidays.
	Hot Chocolate: A Tactile Connections Experience Story By Regina Quaid This experience story about hot chocolate uses tactile symbols from Tactile Connections Kit from APH to create stories by children with vision impairments and multiple disabilities.
	Take Home Story Kit By Melissa McDermott Take Home Story Kits enable students to create tactile or braille books that they can take home to share with their families to promote braille literacy.
	Future Occupation Bio-Poem By Liz Eagan This Future Occupation Bio-Poem is a fun writing activity that promotes career exploration, as well as braille literacy skills.
	Tangible Valentine Cards By Paths to Literacy Activity ideas for making tangible valentines with children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with deafblindness or multiple disabilities
	Thanksgiving Feathers: A Creative Writing Assignment By Charlotte Cushman This creative writing assignment was done by a 4th grader, who is deafblind. He's quite proud of it and we're happy to share it here!
	Braille Writing: Pairing a Refreshable Braille Display with a Perkins Braillewriter By Dmitry Neronov This lesson on braille writing shows how to pair a refreshable braille display with a Perkins Braillewriter to motivate students with visual impairments.
	Experience Book about Fall Pumpkin Craft Activity By Liz Eagan This tactile fall pumpkin book uses real objects, braille and large print to discuss the experience of making a fall pumpkin book with students who are blind or visually impaired.
	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.
	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.