by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 6, 2023 | disabilties, diversity, learning, Reading, special education
From Vanderbilt University, this search tool contains information and synopses of children’s and young adult literature about or having to do with people with disabilities. This information includes the name of the author and illustrator, year of publication,...
by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 3, 2023 | ASL, captioned video, Deaf, equity, history, learning, video
Watch this “Journeys on the Deaf Path” video to learn about the history of deafness on Martha’s Vineyard. Click here to view the video.
by Oran Tkatchov | Mar 16, 2023 | ASL, captioned video, Deaf, disabilties, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching, video
From the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, this video discusses what research identifies as best practices in implementing bilingual strategies in the classroom. Click here to access the video.
by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 17, 2023 | Blind, braille, engagement, Games, instruction, learning, lesson, Low Vision, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching, TVI, UEB
Let’s Go Fishing is a fun braille lesson created by a TVI (teacher of students with visual impairments) to practice numbers and letters by learning to identify them. Several learning objectives can be put in place with this one lesson. Click here to visit the...
by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 4, 2023 | engagement, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, learning, Literacy, Reading, special education, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
Research shows that students whose teachers spend too much time talking are less likely to be engaged during classroom instruction. Luckily, instruction can be so much more than lecture, reading practice, memorization, or decoding drills. We, as teachers, can do more...
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 12, 2022 | CVI, disabilties, instruction, learning, Low Vision, teaching, TVI, video, webinar
This resource page from the West Virginia Department of Education provides multiple videos regarding Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) by Christine Roman-Lantzy, Ph.D. If you would like to take these modules and receive PD credit, please contact ASDB’s ODD Team at...