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TSBVI Coffee Hour: Story Time- Creating Meaningful Experience Stories With Your Students
2/11/2021 When we create experience stories with children, we builld literacy skills while supporting the development of deeper connections with others and an interest in reading. Experience stories empower children and teach them to find joy in reminisicing. This session focuses on various ways to create and use experience stories in a variety of formats. Click the Attachment button to download a transcript and/or handout.
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2/12/2021
TSBVI Coffee Hour: 5 Literacy Activities for Blind/VI Students who are Emergent Readers and Writers
1/7/2021 This presentation is for educators and service providers who work with students of all ages who are Blind/VI with additional disabilities. Many of these students may be moving toward conventional literacy instruction, but need creative and thoughtful sensory and learning supports to get there. Megan will share and demonstrate 5 examples of Comprehensive Literacy (Erickson & Koppenhaver, 2013) activities adapted for Blind/VI students with additional disabilities: Shared Reading, Shared Writing, Independent Reading, Independent Writing, and Working with Letters and Sounds. All activities will include video demonstrations and step-by-step directions. Join us to add some motivating activities to your instructional toolbox for both distance and in-person settings as we practice the mantra: “Every child reads. Every child writes." Click the Attachment button to download a transcript and/or handout(s).
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1/7/2021
APH Products- What's Available for Students with Visual Impairments
11-14-2019 Attend this webinar to learn about instructional materials and other products available from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). View new and existing products that support students' learning of the core curricula and Expanded Core Curriculum. Materials available on Federal Quota will be addressed as well. Click the Attachment button to download a transcript, audio file, and/or handout.
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11/26/2019
Pick a Pose
A student picks a card out of a container to determine her next yoga pose. She uses her braille skills to read the card.
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5/24/2018
Tactile Symbols
Carol Bittinger, Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) discusses the use of Tactile Symbols in calendar, augmented communication, environmental awareness, Reading & Writing, Math, Science and games. Tactile Symbols give students structure and predictability by helping them to organize and document their thoughts and experiences.

Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments:
- Introduction
- Calendar
- Communication
- Environmental Awareness
- Reading & Writing part 1
- Reading & Writing part 2
- Mathematics
- Science
- Games
- Concluding comments on importance of Tactile Symbols

Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt) and/or audio recording (mp3).

Also see: www.tsbvi.edu/tactile-symbols
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9/12/2014