Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBEQ.61.4.Fall.2016

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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; Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 5 Learning Standards in English language arts and science. It is also a five-day residential camp for students in grades 2 through grade 6. Activities include instruction in braille reading and writing, including UEB, letter writing, storytelling, and journal writing, all based upon different science themes. Students are given braille assessments in both reading and writing at both the beginning and end of camp to identify levels of proficiency and pinpoint areas of need for the week. The students have hands-on experiences conducting experiments, exploring topics, and investigating science concepts to add a fun factor to their braille learning. A variety of science topics students have explored include: animals such as penguins, whales, wolves and bear; weather topics like clouds, hurricanes, and tornados; and ocean topics including sharks, starfish, and tide pools. See picture below. The students have also created planets and made fossils. Picture 3 – Students exploring items in a simulated tide pool 56

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