Paths to Literacy for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

12/19/2025

This homemade shape sorter gives young children or children with multiple disabilities practice with basic concepts, such as size discrimination, while also developing fine motor skills.

Paths to Literacy Homemade Shape Sorter. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/19/2025

This lesson teaches students with visual impairments tactile skills by recreating different line shapes on paper with...playdough!

Let's Learn Lines lesson teaches student tactile skills by reproducing different line shape on paper with playdough.

12/17/2025

Textures bring our sense of touch to life while strengthening fine motor skills. Create opportunities to touch in our daily activities!

Paths to Literacy The Importance of Textures. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/16/2025

Create this one of two giraffe braille art designs and compare them as we work on our braille skills. 🦒

Paths to Literacy Giraffe's Head Braille Art Design. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/15/2025

Drawing on her expertise as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI), the author of "I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea" developed a unique, four-season storybox to accompany her book.

Paths to Literacy A Storybox for "I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea". For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/12/2025

Take a deep dive into Water Cycle Science with WaterViz NextGen STEM: A Creative Approach to Understanding Water Cycle & Climate Data for students in grades 6-12.

Paths to Literacy WaterViz. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/11/2025

These self-paced training modules are designed for general education teachers who have a student who is blind or visually impaired in their classroom.

Modules designed for special education teachers who has a student who is visually impaired in their elementary classroom.

12/10/2025

Check out all these holiday ideas and activitites from our talented community that you can adapt to meet the needs and goals of your students who have visual impairments and/or complex needs!

Paths to Literacy Holiday Ideas and Activities Updated for 2025. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/09/2025

Update your sensory box for the season! Using a seasonal sensory box as an itinerant teacher of the visually impaired helps to create motivating activities aligned with students' goals and objectives.

Paths to Literacy Updating Our Sensory Box for a New Season. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

12/08/2025

It's time for the December Expanded Core Curriculum Challenge! December's theme is: Social Skills. Check out activities and ideas at the link or choose your own!
Anyone who works with blind or low vision students can participate -- make sure you register for a chance to win a gift card each month!
https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/november-ecc-skill-independent-living-skills/

12/05/2025

Creating interactive learning among our students creates interest, exploration, and uses a variety of skills. Using sensory bins for theme based learning touches on various learning objectives.

Creating interactive sensory bins among our students creates interest, exploration, and uses a variety of skills and learning objectives.

12/05/2025

Goofy holiday jokes and Windows key commands? Students can build their computer literacy by practicing a handful of key commands while navigating through a document.

Paths to Literacy Holiday HaHa. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments