by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 11, 2022 | braille, CVI, distance learning, instruction, Itinerant Teacher, Low Vision, TVI, video
This resource from Paths to Literacy offers some learning videos that were created and may be appropriate for students with a visual impairment. As with all content and materials, evaluate individual needs to determine if it is right for that student. Click here to...
by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 25, 2022 | captioned video, Curriculum, instruction, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, lesson, Literacy, Reading, special education, Standards, Strategies, Teacher Leaders, teaching, Writing
Writing with students is very challenging. In this video, ASDB itinerant teacher Cassandra Hart explains how to make a project that children are interested in, and that will help take them through the writing process from beginning to end in a way that helps them to...
by Oran Tkatchov | Jul 1, 2020 | ACVREP, assistive technology, AT, disabilties, IDEA, IEP/MET, instruction, Itinerant Teacher, Low Vision, special education
This IRIS module offers an overview of assistive technology (AT) and explores ways to expand students’ access to it in the classroom. It could be used as part of an in-service for general education teachers (est. completion time: 2 hours). Click here to access...
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 | Nov 25, 2019 | assessment, Deaf, disabilties, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, pararpros, Reading, science, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This captioned webinar from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) explains why retelling is an effective intervention for building comprehension and describes how to organize a classroom or itinerant setting to effectively use the...
