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Rich Resources: Audio & Braille

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Overview

Math games and manipulatives for vision differences support math development for learners with visual needs. Hands-on experiences, such as puzzles, shapes, and objects, and audio supports, such as math talk recordings, support the development of Spatial Skills and Number Sense not just for learners with visual needs, but for all learners.

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Watch how the New York Institute for Special Education uses iPads for learners with visual differences. Enlargements, voice overs, and a bluetooth-enabled braille writer allow for full access to the material.

  • To foster deep understanding of Geometric Reasoning, teachers can provide manipulatives for students to demonstrate their understanding of geometry concepts. They can also demonstrate number relations with different groupings of manipulatives and model Operations with concrete objects.

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    Learn how interactive whiteboards and video that is distributed to individual devices can support math learning for learners with visual differences. Through these technologies, students get personal and immediate access to the math content that they can look at closely and/or review on their own.

  • Products can support varying visual needs by verbally describing mathematical concepts and problems. This type of audio support is especially important for word problems. Additionally, products can provide the option of writing or reading numbers in braille. Tactile graphics, such as raised coordinate planes for Statistical Reasoning, can be used when audio or braille descriptions are too unwieldy.
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    Resources

    Below are additional examples, research, and professional development. These resources are possible representations of this strategy, not endorsements.
    Examples

    Math Adaptations

    Ways to teach foundational math concepts to students with visual differences

    Examples

    Math Resources

    Perkins Scout's curated links to strategies and materials for teaching students with visual differences

    Examples

    Webcast on iPad Accessibility

    Perkins's explanation of iPad features that to maximize accessibility

    Professional Development

    Visual Processing

    A free microcredential to support students' visual processing

    Research

    Assistive Technologies & Disabilities

    Subtopic that includes research on the use and effectiveness of technologies for people with disabilities on Digital Promise's Research Map

    Research

    Learning Counting

    Subtopic that explores how children develop counting skills on Digital Promise's Research Map

    Research

    Multimedia Learning

    Subtopic that includes research on the use of multimedia and visuals in instruction on Digital Promise's Research Map

    Research

    Numerical Understanding

    Subtopic that explores how children develop an understanding of numbers and magnitude on Digital Promise's Research Map

    Factors Supported by this Strategy

    Mathematics
    Algebraic Thinking
    Geometric Reasoning
    Math Communication
    Mathematical Flexibility
    Measurement
    Operations
    Proportional Reasoning
    Statistical Reasoning
    Cognition
    Spatial Skills
    Visual Processing
    Social and Emotional Learning
    Student Background
    Math Learning Environment
    Socioeconomic Status

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    Dim or Natural Lighting

    Dim or natural lighting provides a calming environment.

    Multiple Writing Surfaces

    Multiple writing surfaces promote collaboration by allowing groups to share information easily as they work.

    Multiple Display Boards/Screens

    Multiple display spaces help develop oral language skills as well as Social Awareness & Relationship Skills by allowing groups to share information easily as they work.

    Mobility & Flexibility

    Multiple tables and chairs on wheels allow for setting up the classroom to support the desired learning outcomes of each activity.

    Individual Spaces

    Having space where students can go supports Self-regulation and individual deliberate practice.

    Temperature

    Providing ways for students to meet their individual temperature needs supports focus and Self-regulation.

    Sound Level

    Providing ways for students to adjust sound level supports individual auditory needs.

    Quiet Environment/Pockets of Quiet

    Decreasing extra audio input provides a focused learning environment.

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