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Tips for teaching ICT to vision impaired students
Teaching vision impaired students
Teaching strategies in the classroom
Many vision impaired (VI) people depend on ICT as a tool for daily living. Teachers should be aware of what ICT can do to help overcome sight loss but also how to make use of ICT in their teaching to best suit the VI student's needs.
Tips for teaching literacy to vision impaired students
Teaching vision impaired students
Touch and feel
Vision impaired (VI) students rely on other means of communication such as sound and touch. Teachers and support staff should use tactile means to help students overcome not being able to learn by sight.
Tips for teaching mathematics to vision impaired students
Teaching vision impaired students
Touch and feel
Vision impaired (VI) students rely on other means of communication such as sounds and touch. Teachers and support staff should use mathematical apparatus to help convey concepts that are difficult for VI students. For example:
Tips for teaching music to vision impaired students
Teaching vision impaired students
Touch, feel and sound
Vision impaired (VI) students rely on other means of communication such as sound and touch. Teachers and support staff should adapt music lessons and instruments in the following ways to help the student overcome not being able to learn by sight.
Tips for teaching sport to visually impaired students
Teaching vision impaired students
Sound, touch and feel
Vision impaired students rely on other means of communication such as sounds and touch. Small changes can make a big difference for the VI students.
Tips for teaching science to vision impaired students
Teaching vision impaired students
Touch and feel
Vision impaired (VI) students rely on other means of communication, so teachers and support staff should use objects to convey scientific concepts. These techniques can go some way to help a student who is not able to learn by sight.
Tips for vision impaired students on school trips
Teaching vision impaired students
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