Figure 1 Emris paying for his restaurant lunch
Emris and Heaven, two 13 year old Intermediate school students with Albinism, needed further development of their social confidence and social skills.
Their Resource Teachers Vision Viv Nuku and Jacqueline Killip developed a social skills programme based upon research which identifies the positive outcomes of sharing social interactions for students with Albinism.
In figure 1 Emris paying for his restaurant lunch. Continue Reading →
Figure 1 Grace with her gymnastics awards
Grace is 11 years old and has no light perception in her left eye and very limited vision in her right eye. Varuni, her BLENNZ Resource Teacher Vision has been expanding her life experiences to improve her literacy.
Grace is also a member of the RNZFB. In figure 1 Grace is holding up her gymnastics medals. Continue Reading →
Figure 1 Grita signing W
Grita is a 10 year old girl who is deafblind, has Down Syndrome and developmental delay. She is blind in her left eye and has 4/60 vision in her right eye.
Grita is in a mainstream setting and is attending her local primary school.
Here BLENNZ Resource Teacher: Vision Lynlee Pendrigh who is her weekly ORS teacher, talks about how Grita uses key New Zealand Sign Language signs and speech to communicate alongside her peers in the classroom.
In figure 1 Grita is signing the letter W. Continue Reading →
Figure 1 – Listening to the Ng waiata
This learning story has been translated into Māori as the learning took place in a Māori immersion setting. Translations were done by Tuhoe kaumatua, Nanny Merekui who is a kaimahireo at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngati Kahungunu o te Wairoa.
Resource Teacher of Vision Kelly Doyle, is working with a sixteen year old Te Kura Kaupapa Māori student at level one of Te Marautanga. Hemi and Kelly are working on Literacy/Alphabet activities using Te Reo Māori and adapted Puoro o Te Reo (Māori Jolly Phonics) ngā rauemi (resources). In figure 1 Hemi is listening to the Ng waiata. Continue Reading →
