Writing Strategies
Below are strategies posts related to Writing.
Alphaboxes Graphic OrganizerLesson to teach students with visual impairments to use a graphic organizer |
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Adapting Word Games for Students with Visual ImpairmentsThis activity adapts the games of Bananagrams and Applegrams for children who are blind or visually impaired. |
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Teaching Punctuation and Writing Conventions to Students with Visual ImpairmentsThis classroom lesson focuses on on-going writing lessons aimed at improving writing conventions as well as other skills for students with visual impairments. |
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Build a StoryThis homemade "Build a Book" allows a student with visual impairments to flip through the book to find character, setting, event, and conclusion ideas for a story. |
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O&M and Explanatory TextStudents will utilize proper sentence structure, grammar usage, punctuation, and spelling through this O&M and Explanatory Text. |
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Introducing Young Children to the Mountbatten BraillerTips on introducing the Mountbatter braille writer to young children who are blind or visually impaired |
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Talking Typer Tracking FormsTracking forms to go along with the Talking Typer to document progress with students who are visually impaired. |
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Learning Prepositional Phrases through O&MThis activity for students with visual impairments incorporates writing and the use of prepositional phrases |
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Electric Toothbrush PaintingA vibrating toothbrush provides sensory input for children with multiple disabilities before performing fine motor tasks, such as drawing or writing. |
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Mother's Day ActivityThese writing activities are a great way for students who are blind or visually impaired to honor Mother's Day! |
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Question CardsThis activity is designed to help students who are autistic, including those with visual impairments or multiple disabilities, to develop their critical thinking skills. |
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Enrichment Activity for Beginning Braille ReadersThis fun hands-on activity for young children who are blind or visually impaired includes the creation of a collage of materials from nature, and the writing of a story about it. |
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Ice Cube PaintingDesigned by an Occupational Therapist (OT), this activity uses a unique medium to work in and provides special sensory elements to drawing and writing for children with visual impairments or multiple disabilities. |
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Bubble Wrap PaintingThis activity by an OT is a fun way to work on improving fine motor skills and handwriting. |
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Write Your Own Braille Book!Encourage your students to write their own stories and create tactile illustrations to make book. |
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"If I Attended the March on Washington"Lesson ideas to celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King |
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Student-Made IEP BookSelf-determination is an important part of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) and this student-made IEP book is a good way to get started. |
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What Are You Thankful For?Fun Thanksgiving idea and activity for children who are blind or visually impaired, including students with multiple disabilities |
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Writing in a Daily JournalInvite students who are blind or visually impaired to write in daily journals to practice writing skills. |
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“I Remember Memorial Day”Activities to honor Memorial Day with students with visual impairments |