Teaching Deaf Blind Students
But what practical tips can you implement now for teaching blind students.
Teaching deaf blind students. While teachers of the blind and deaf do have to make sure their students stay on task and learn the required curriculum a huge part of their job is teaching their students to become independent and motivating them to keep trying regardless of setbacks. In 1989 i began teaching at the blind children s learning center in orange county. Children who are deaf blind comprise a small yet consistent portion of the student population in the preschool.
Charlene laferrera med is a certified teacher of the visually impaired. The mission of teaching students with visual impairments is to provide all persons involved in education students who are blind or visually impaired with the necessary resources to help each student become successful members of their communities and to equip those in the visual impairment field with resources to meet the wide range of needs of the students they serve. To ensure that deaf blind students have a successful education the successful education of students with deaf blindness in inclusive educational settings requires the implementation of a constellation of exemplary practices including involvement of the family team work collaboration curricular planning and adaptation and transition planning used in combination p.
Accessible education i is the process of designing courses and developing a teaching style to meet the needs of people who have a variety of backgrounds abilities and learning styles. Because the specializations of teaching the blind and the deaf can be especially challenging they can also be especially rewarding. Steps method 1 of 3.
There are many teaching strategies you can use to ensure effective and productive learning environments and experiences for all students including those with disabilities. Early interactions with children who. Inadequate knowledge and awareness.
Early interactions with children who are deaf blind standard print pdf document 966 3 kb. However those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the u s. She s spent 30 years working in various school systems including the perkins school for the blind in watertown ma with students ranging in age from birth to 22 years of age.
When a child is deaf blind. If you are just getting started or just need some ideas this is a short list of the tools teachers use regularly. Many of the children are considered deaf blind.
To teach visually impaired or blind students you should modify your teaching strategy allow for the use of visual aids and assistive technology and create a safe learning environment. Every child learns differently.
