by Oran Tkatchov | Feb 27, 2020 | ACVREP, Blind, disabilties, Early Childhood, IDEA, instruction, Itinerant Teacher, Low Vision, special education, Teach and Enrich
In this Ted Talk, Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain’s visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret visual data. The...
by Oran Tkatchov | Feb 27, 2020 | ACVREP, Blind, Curriculum, disabilties, Early Childhood, IDEA, instruction, Itinerant Teacher, learning, Low Vision, special education, Strategies, teaching
These resources from the West Virginia Department of Education offer an overview of how and why CVI occurs as well as strategies and program planning for individuals with CVI. These resources are hosted by Christine Roman-Lantzy, Ph.D., the Director of the Pediatric...
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 24, 2018 | ASL, Blind, Deaf, deaf-blind, disabilties, Early Childhood, instruction, learning, special education, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) provides unlimited access to over 8,000 accessible, educational videos. Because they are funded by the U.S. Department of Education, there is no cost for any of the services. They have videos for early learners through...
by Oran Tkatchov | May 16, 2018 | ACVREP, Blind, deaf-blind, Early Childhood, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Low Vision, pararpros, Reading, special education, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching
One of the first and most important things to remember when introducing books and literacy experiences to a young child with a visual impairment is that the child is a child first. This article provides 10 tips on how to introduce reading to a young child who is blind...
by Oran Tkatchov | May 15, 2018 | ACVREP, Blind, deaf-blind, disabilties, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, Low Vision, teaching
As with children who learn to read print, children who are blind must have broad and repeated exposure to language, concepts, and books before they receive formal instruction in reading. This resource provides instructional strategies to teach braille literacy. Click...
