Teaching pre-braille concepts to a learner who is deafblind
November 10, 2015 by blennzict | 0 comments
Figure 1 Jacob climbing up onto the trampoline
Jacob is a 6 year old boy who attends a special school. He has complex needs which includes being deafblind.
To assist his hearing, Jacob has recently had an operation for a cochlear implant and he is working towards understanding what sounds are and what they mean.
To help Jacob learn what is happening during his day, he has been working with his BLENNZ Resource Teacher: Vision, Baukje de Jong and his class teacher to understand the pre-braille concepts of up and down. In figure 1 Jacob is climbing on to the trampoline. Continue Reading →