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Using Compass Directions in Orientation and Mobility

Round compass in child’s hand on green grass background.

By Scott Truax If I tell you my house is on the right-hand side of the street, you will only find me if you come from the same direction I was. If I tell you it is on the north side of the street and midway down the block, your chances improve dramatically. Compass directions […]

Helping Your Child Who Is Blind or Has Low Vision Learn How to Make Friends

A group of three students walking into a school.

Tips for Promoting Friendships Most people and adults are somewhat social by nature and being able to form ongoing relationships contributes in an important way to your child’s overall development. However, your child is blind or has low vision may need help from you and other family members in learning how to make and keep […]

Everyone Needs a Role Model

An elementary student working with an older student to learn about a trumpet by feeling the buttons.

Your child might already have a role model. This is someone they really admire and want to be like. It could be a family member, like an older cousin, or someone at school, like a favorite teacher. Sometimes, a role model is someone famous they know about from books or TV, like a tennis player […]

Helping Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision Manage Classroom Work and Homework

Cute happy schoolgirl puts stationery in a backpack.

Teachers and parents sometimes find it hard to decide or agree on how much classroom work and homework to require of a student with blindness or low vision. Your child’s teachers may shorten assignments or extend deadlines occasionally. If that happens frequently, your child might begin to expect the same sort of treatment in high […]

Reading and Making Tactile Books with Your Child

Hands using scissors to cut paper with tactile materials behind to make a book.

Reading to your child helps them in many ways. It teaches new ideas, improves talking skills, and prepares them for learning to read. If your child is blind or has low vision, you can make reading more fun by using books with things to touch. This is called tactile reading. Even if your child has […]