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  Case: Visually Impaired Student
Mrs. White has a student who is visually impaired. The student works with a vision teacher three times a week, but the teacher pulls the student away from instruction to work with her. The vision teacher does not collaborate with classroom teacher about teaching methods to help the student, so the teacher feels like she is not serving the student appropriately. Aside from preferential seating and enlarging texts on assignments, what are some other ways that the teacher can meet the needs of the student?
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Last year, I taught a student that was close to being legally blind. The student had to read braille and was provided with an IPad to enlarge all of the documents used in class. I teach science which consists of many pictures, illustrations, and demonstrations so I had to be creative with how to include the student in these visual activities. One time, the class completed an activity on the scientific method where they were to use the scientific method to experiment with how many drops a penny could hold. Obviously, a penny, water, and a dropper were difficult for the student to see so I had to modify. Instead of a penny, I used a large paper plate. For the dropper, I used a turkey baster from the kitchen and I put blue food coloring in the water so that they could see the blue water. The student was able to do the activity exactly like the other students. Through this trial, I found that its quiet simple to modify any task that you do with your regular students. It does require a ton of creativity!
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is a good and well thought out solution.
Rated On: October 12, 2015 12:08 pm
Rated By: Natalie Taylor
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Good Suggestion.
Rated On: March 6, 2017 3:22 am
Rated By: uhuQyM
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Going the extra mile to make it as inclusive as possible is great for the student. Better communication with the vision teacher may also lead to a better time.
Rated On: October 11, 2017 2:30 am
Rated By: yGeHyz
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: love this insight
Rated On: March 8, 2021 2:03 am
Rated By: turyhu