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dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com

Fri, Feb 16, 2018 12:00 AM

2-15-18
I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only).
We are not sure how much hearing she has either.
(1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea?
(2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container.
Thank you for ideas,
Diane, TVI in Southern California

2-15-18 I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only). We are not sure how much hearing she has either. (1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea? (2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container. Thank you for ideas, Diane, TVI in Southern California

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Linda Mamer

Fri, Feb 16, 2018 6:13 AM

Hello Diane
good questions!
For locations - I use a tactile representation of what the room is - for example, if it is the Kindergarten room, we put a large tactile K on the wall beside the door and have the child feel the “K” (in an hand-under-hand way if the child needs help) and talk about - “this is Kindergarten” (this way, others benefit from my student’s cue (win-win) - they can see it too and make sense of it

We have also put the room number in a tactile way (e.g. corrugated cardboard, velvet, etc) beside the door - e.g. if it is room 212, we put a tactile 212 at a level that the child can easily touch

Also - we have the child carry a card (as an object cue of the room name - e.g. a card with a tactile “K" on it to match the “k” that is permanently there) and the child can attach their “K” card to the “K” that is there (matching concept - concept “same”)

For a tactile symbol for myself - I use a tactile bracelet - so I have one bracelet (a scrunchy works well) that is on a card with my photo and my name and I wear the identical bracelet when I am working with the student - so the staff shows the student the card with the bracelet attached before I get there and then when I arrive, the student and I put a bracelet (identical) on my wrist. Then when we are finished, the student puts my card with the bracelet and my photo / name into their finished basket.

Hope this helps
Linda

Dr. Linda Mamer
Teacher Consultant
BC Provincial Program for Students with Deafblindness
10300 Seacote Road
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
V7A 4B2
office:604-668-7810
cell:604-787-1625
linda.mamer@shaw.ca
http://popdb.sd38.bc.ca

On Feb 15, 2018, at 4:00 PM, dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com wrote:

2-15-18
I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only).
We are not sure how much hearing she has either.
(1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea?
(2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container.
Thank you for ideas,
Diane, TVI in Southern California

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Hello Diane good questions! For locations - I use a tactile representation of what the room is - for example, if it is the Kindergarten room, we put a large tactile K on the wall beside the door and have the child feel the “K” (in an hand-under-hand way if the child needs help) and talk about - “this is Kindergarten” (this way, others benefit from my student’s cue (win-win) - they can see it too and make sense of it We have also put the room number in a tactile way (e.g. corrugated cardboard, velvet, etc) beside the door - e.g. if it is room 212, we put a tactile 212 at a level that the child can easily touch Also - we have the child carry a card (as an object cue of the room name - e.g. a card with a tactile “K" on it to match the “k” that is permanently there) and the child can attach their “K” card to the “K” that is there (matching concept - concept “same”) For a tactile symbol for myself - I use a tactile bracelet - so I have one bracelet (a scrunchy works well) that is on a card with my photo and my name and I wear the identical bracelet when I am working with the student - so the staff shows the student the card with the bracelet attached before I get there and then when I arrive, the student and I put a bracelet (identical) on my wrist. Then when we are finished, the student puts my card with the bracelet and my photo / name into their finished basket. Hope this helps Linda Dr. Linda Mamer Teacher Consultant BC Provincial Program for Students with Deafblindness 10300 Seacote Road Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V7A 4B2 office:604-668-7810 cell:604-787-1625 linda.mamer@shaw.ca http://popdb.sd38.bc.ca > On Feb 15, 2018, at 4:00 PM, dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com wrote: > > 2-15-18 > I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only). > We are not sure how much hearing she has either. > (1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea? > (2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container. > Thank you for ideas, > Diane, TVI in Southern California > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org

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Shannon Pruitt

Fri, Feb 16, 2018 2:03 PM

It won’t really matter what you use as long as you use it frequently and systematically, so the O&M’s suggestion would be fine.

Shannon Pruitt

On Feb 15, 2018, at 7:00 PM, dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com wrote:

2-15-18
I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only).
We are not sure how much hearing she has either.
(1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea?
(2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container.
Thank you for ideas,
Diane, TVI in Southern California

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It won’t really matter what you use as long as you use it frequently and systematically, so the O&M’s suggestion would be fine. Shannon Pruitt > On Feb 15, 2018, at 7:00 PM, <dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com> <dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com> wrote: > > 2-15-18 > I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only). > We are not sure how much hearing she has either. > (1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea? > (2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container. > Thank you for ideas, > Diane, TVI in Southern California > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org

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Bernadette Van Den Tillaart

Fri, Feb 16, 2018 3:02 PM

Sounds like great ideas. Maybe some additional thoughts.

If the child functions in early developmental stages, when choosing an object you might want to make sure that the child can link the object to the meaning.

Therefore, we would like the object to be a vital part of the activity, actively used and handled by the hands of the child. We also might want to link speech or sign to the object. The first meaningful objects can be anything, really.

When the object has meaning within the here-and-now activity, than the time is ready to use it for announcements to next-upcoming activity, which requires more memory.

Gradually, making it smaller, and abstracting it for getting it on a card, would be a next step.

When the child will not be able to visually access large print in the future, for labeling rooms, in addition to tactile print letters, one also might think of using tactile identifiers referring to what happens in the room. E.g. gym, nurse, etc.

Enjoy your work!

Bernadette

Bernadette van den Tillaart, MA, TDB, TVI, THH

Deafblind Specialist , Ohio State School for the Blind/ Ohio School for the Deaf

PhD scholar, National Leadership Consortium on Sensory Disabilities/ The Ohio State University

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It won’t really matter what you use as long as you use it frequently and systematically, so the O&M’s suggestion would be fine.

Shannon Pruitt

On Feb 15, 2018, at 7:00 PM, dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com wrote:

2-15-18
I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only).
We are not sure how much hearing she has either.
(1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea?
(2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container.
Thank you for ideas,
Diane, TVI in Southern California

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Sounds like great ideas. Maybe some additional thoughts. If the child functions in early developmental stages, when choosing an object you might want to make sure that the child can link the object to the meaning. Therefore, we would like the object to be a vital part of the activity, actively used and handled by the hands of the child. We also might want to link speech or sign to the object. The first meaningful objects can be anything, really. When the object has meaning within the here-and-now activity, than the time is ready to use it for announcements to next-upcoming activity, which requires more memory. Gradually, making it smaller, and abstracting it for getting it on a card, would be a next step. When the child will not be able to visually access large print in the future, for labeling rooms, in addition to tactile print letters, one also might think of using tactile identifiers referring to what happens in the room. E.g. gym, nurse, etc. Enjoy your work! Bernadette Bernadette van den Tillaart, MA, TDB, TVI, THH Deafblind Specialist , Ohio State School for the Blind/ Ohio School for the Deaf PhD scholar, National Leadership Consortium on Sensory Disabilities/ The Ohio State University ________________________________ From: AERNet <aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org> on behalf of Shannon Pruitt <sdpruitt99@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 8:03:31 AM To: dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com Cc: AERNet Subject: Re: [AERNet] Questions on tactile schedule and marking classroom in hallway It won’t really matter what you use as long as you use it frequently and systematically, so the O&M’s suggestion would be fine. Shannon Pruitt > On Feb 15, 2018, at 7:00 PM, <dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com> <dmoshenrose@ca.rr.com> wrote: > > 2-15-18 > I am looking for some suggestions from others who have worked with low functioning, nonverbal 9-10 year old student, who is basically blind (light perception only). > We are not sure how much hearing she has either. > (1) We want to mark the location of her classroom in the hallway of her regular elementary school with some type of tactile symbol so she knows when she reaches her classroom. She will need assistance locating symbol to start with. The district O/M instructor suggested putting up a piece of Velcro vertically' 6-12". Any other ideas or does this seem like a.good idea? > (2) We are starting a tactile schedule with her, giving her an object to indicate which activity is coming next. I need idea for small object that would indicate she is going to work with me, her TVI. I only see her once a week to work mostly on cause and effect activities with lights and music mostly. When she is done working with me, she would put object in "all done" container. > Thank you for ideas, > Diane, TVI in Southern California > > You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. > > To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. > > Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. > _______________________________________________ > AERNet mailing list > AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org > http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org You are subscribed to AERNet, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Listserv. To post a message to all the list members, send an email to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org. Address list requests to: aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org To unsubscribe from this list, go to http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org and follow instructions to unsubscribe. Go to the same address to access the list archives. _______________________________________________ AERNet mailing list AERNet@lists.aerbvi.org http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org PLEASE NOTE: This message and any response to it may constitute a public record, and therefore may be available upon request in accordance with Ohio public records law. (ORC 149.43)