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boxofkleenex · New kid Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 13

Need to extra resources for help with a pupil who has a visual impairment, I have Beads, Stacking, Peg boards, Hoop and ring, shape sorting, counter post box...

Can anyone think of any more. Thanks x x

Tiki · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject:

How is the child?

Books with tactile illustrations, abacus, extra large calculater, plastic nuts and bolts, dry beans, raw rice, and macaroni for pouring instead of water and stickle bricks. Play dough can be used to make letter shapes. Cut out letter shapes in sandpaper. Just a few ideas.

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summertime · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject:

nuts and bolts

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boxofkleenex · New kid Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 13

He is 4 years old. I never thought of the plastic nuts and bolts, or the dry rice etc. Thanks for that.

mother_goose · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:06 pm Post subject:

Fine grade sandpaper is good for cutting out letter shapes when he gets onto that. Also adding scents and textures(e'g dried pasta/seeds to playdough to give him that extra sensory input you just have to be careful of someof the oils as they can be irritants.

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mother_goose · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:07 pm Post subject:

Sorry Tiki I didn't read your post properly and doubled up on the sandpaper thing Embarassed

Great minds......

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Coolkatz · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject:

also yellow and blue are good colours to put together for someone with a visual impairment, much better than black and white,or red.