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Virtual Expanded Core Education Learning (ExCEL) Academy for Students with Visual ImpairmentsVirtual Expanded Core Education Learning (ExCEL) Academy for Students with Visual Impairments

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Making tactile books and stories- some are complicated and others simpler ideas

Book about the concept of big and smallThis concept book was made by the parent of a young deafblind boy using real objects to teach about size "big" and "small". The book has braille labels and ASL signs.

Bringing Literacy to Life Through StoryboxesWondering how to use a storybox with a child who is blind or deafblind? These tips will help you get started bringing books to life for young children with visual impairments or multiple disabilities!

Experience books

Garden Experience Tub and Braille BookUsing a garden theme, these activities promote tactile exploration and braille skills with students with multiple disabilities.

Experience Books: A Tool for ConversationExperience books can be a meaningful early literacy experience that encourage language development and communicative exchange

Drawing and art

Accessible ArtFind out how you can introduce art concepts to children who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired and support their creativity and enjoy art!

ABCs of iOS: A VoiceOver Manual for Toddlers and BeyondABCs of iOS: A VoiceOver Manual for Toddlers and Beyond

Counting and sorting

Applying Purpose to CountingA mother shares ideas for helping young children with visual impairments understand number concepts and counting

56 Tactile Math Ideas: Ideas and Suggestions for Development of Basic Concepts & Early Maths SkillsActivities to help young children who are blind or visually impaired to develop basic concepts and a foundation for basic numeracy

What’s in My Purse? An Early Tactile Literacy RoutineThis early tactile literacy routine gives young children who are blind or visually impaired a chance to work on tactile skills, object identification, matching and tactile discrimination.

Cookery at home (and school) for maths and reading

Teaching Literacy and Math Skills Through CookingTeach reading, writing, math, & other skills from the Expanded Core Curriculum (independent living skills, social skills, O & M) to students who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind through cooking

Loading and Removing Paper from the Perkins Brailler: Video DemonstrationThis video demonstration teaches parts of the brailler, and shows step-by-step how to load and remove paper from a Perkins braillewriter.

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