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Braille Literacy Month: Emergent Literacy for Individuals Who Are Blind or Deafblind

From: FamilyConnect Blog
Categories: Activities , Books , Braille , communications , homeschooling , literacy , multiple disabilities , parenting , Personal Reflections , Reading
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Have you ever thought about how people learn? As I have written on previously (for instance, in the blog Explore an Orchard with Your Child Who Is Blind or Visually Impaired), and as you have no doubt witnessed in your own learning endeavors and when teaching your child(ren), individuals learn when they are able to make connections.  People aren’t blank slates on which we simply download or impart information; individuals understand concepts … Continued

A blue plastic easter Egg lays open on a table with an egg shaped birdseed treat between the two halves.

Have an Easter Egg Hunt for the Birds!

From: FamilyConnect: A Parent's Voice
Categories: Activities , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Easter , Easter eggs , Holidays , homeschooling , nature
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Recommended age for this lesson: 2+ Skills to work on in this activity: Daily LivingMathReading Comprehension (If paired with an App: Assistive Technology Ex:  iOS: SeeingAI or Android: EnvisionAI)Following DirectionsO&MTactual Discrimination APH Products that supplement this activity: Tactile Town and Guidebook (for creating a large tactile map)Picture Maker (for  a small tactile Explorer Bright Ray … Continued

Eddie smiling while swinging on a swing set
Eddie wearing headphones, smiling

Spring Break Extended

From: Raising a Child Who Is Blind and...
Categories: Autism , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , homeschooling , multiple disabilities , parenting , spring break
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When my son, Eddie, is home for days without structure or routine, he becomes a hot mess. We get nervous gearing up for spring break every year. Last week, before the world stood still, we even had his teacher and speech language therapist pay us a home visit to help set-up a schedule for unstructured days. They gave us tactile symbols for his favorite restaurant and shopping establishments…and now those can’t even be used.