These students are often in classrooms in which they are the only blind student, and the teacher and support staff serving them are in need of ideas for classroom instruction. Frequently the itinerant teacher of visually impaired students who serves them has limited time, which may be prioritized for more academic students. I like to develop activities which can be done in an inclusion setting, so typically developing peers can assist or be members of the group. I try to make the activities appropriate for all school age and preschool kids, but please use your own judgment about appropriate activities for teenagers and young adults. Activities are organized into thematic units so students can practice the same skills across different materials and activities.
Units are seasonal and relate to real kids lives, holidays, books, and families.
I hope you enjoy my newsletter and find ways to help facilitate learning and appropriate leisure time activities for our visually impaired children, teenagers and young adults. I appreciate feedback via e-mail on how you use or modify these or other activities to better serve the needs of your kids. I hope we can improve the educational experiences and lives of all children and adults with disabilities. About Me I have been a teacher of blind and visually impaired students for over 9 years, and have published a paper edition of this newsletter for four years. I teach for a suburban school district in the Dallas, Texas area as an itinerant vision teacher.