Paths to Literacy for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Paths to Literacy for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Promoting literacy for children who are visually impaired, deafblind or with multiple disabilities.

Paths to Literacy information ranges from a basic overview of literacy to various stages of development and special challenges, as well as an exploration of different media (print, braille, auditory strategies). We encourage you to add your ideas and questions, so that this will be an interactive hub of resources.

In preparation for World Braille Day (and Louis Braille's birthday) on January 4th, get to know Louis Braille.
01/02/2026

In preparation for World Braille Day (and Louis Braille's birthday) on January 4th, get to know Louis Braille.

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

🎉 January is Braille Literacy Month! 🎉  Want to learn braille? Planning a birthday party for Louis Braille? We've got yo...
01/01/2026

🎉 January is Braille Literacy Month! 🎉 Want to learn braille? Planning a birthday party for Louis Braille? We've got you covered with all that and more!

Celebrate braille literacy month in the month of January. Visit all the resource guides on our Paths to Literacy website.

Winter offers a unique seasonal opportunity to explore scientific concepts through hands-on activities that are accessib...
12/31/2025

Winter offers a unique seasonal opportunity to explore scientific concepts through hands-on activities that are accessible to all students, including those with visual impairments.

Paths to Literacy Winter Science Activities for Students with Visual Impairments. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Are you interested in joining our group to expand literacy for our middle school and high school students who are deafbl...
12/30/2025

Are you interested in joining our group to expand literacy for our middle school and high school students who are deafblind? We're seeking educators, specialists, educational assistants, researchers, parents and anyone interested in collaborative problem solving to join a discussion group focused on this important work.

Paths to Literacy Invitation to Collaborate: Expanding Literacy with Teens. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Get your fingers ready for Braille Literacy Month in January with ideas to help develop fine motor skills and strengthen...
12/29/2025

Get your fingers ready for Braille Literacy Month in January with ideas to help develop fine motor skills and strengthen fingers and hands in order to read braille.

Paths to Literacy Finger-strength and pincer grip activities: getting ready for writing braille. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Have a ball! This braille activity for emergent readers is a fun way to get young children excited about braille. Using ...
12/26/2025

Have a ball! This braille activity for emergent readers is a fun way to get young children excited about braille. Using a variety of all different types of balls, children will be motivated to read simple words, while also building their basic concepts.

Paths to Literacy Have a Ball with Braille!. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Experience books? Object books? This post introduces different types of books that are appropriate for young children or...
12/24/2025

Experience books? Object books? This post introduces different types of books that are appropriate for young children or students who are blind or visually impaired with additional disabilities, including deafblindness.

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

Wikki Stix can be used to make educational and recreational materials accessible to children who are blind or visually i...
12/23/2025

Wikki Stix can be used to make educational and recreational materials accessible to children who are blind or visually impaired.

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

This is short tutorial from TSBVI focuses on touch and the development of the tactile sense in children with visual impa...
12/22/2025

This is short tutorial from TSBVI focuses on touch and the development of the tactile sense in children with visual impairments and deafblindness.

Paths to Literacy Touch and the Development of the Tactile Sense. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

This homemade shape sorter gives young children or children with multiple disabilities practice with basic concepts, suc...
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

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

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

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Paths to Literacy shares information on a range of topics related to literacy for individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, including those with multiple disabilities. We are a collaborative project of Perkins School for the Blind and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. We encourage you to add your ideas and questions, so that this will be an interactive hub of resources!