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.

What should be in your CVI toolbox? Itinerant TVIs often have to modify materials quickly on the fly as they move from c...
09/08/2025

What should be in your CVI toolbox? Itinerant TVIs often have to modify materials quickly on the fly as they move from classroom to classroom, school to school, district to district. Make your life easier by putting together some tools to have on hand!

Paths to Literacy CVI Adaptations Tool Box. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

This TVI created a motivational way to learn positional concepts with animals on the farm. She included her data collect...
09/05/2025

This TVI created a motivational way to learn positional concepts with animals on the farm. She included her data collection sheets and terms to share.

Paths to Literacy On The Farm Positional Terms. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Meet this inspiring braille volunteer who wanted to get braille into the hands of more readers.
09/04/2025

Meet this inspiring braille volunteer who wanted to get braille into the hands of more readers.

Paths to Literacy Helping to get Braille into the Hands of Students. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 school year ECC Challenge! August and September's theme is: Self-Determination. Check out act...
09/04/2025

Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 school year ECC Challenge! August and September's theme is: Self-Determination. Check out activities and ideas 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!

Paths to Literacy Monthly ECC Challenge for the 2025-26 School Year. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

As the summer wraps up and the weeks leading up to the new school year are trickling away, this O&M/TVI gets ready for t...
09/02/2025

As the summer wraps up and the weeks leading up to the new school year are trickling away, this O&M/TVI gets ready for the new school year with many organizational ideas and tips to share. What are some of your tips and tricks?

Paths to Literacy Starting the New School Year: An O&M Perspective and Reflection. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

A TVI created this simplified abacus to help her student understand the basic concept, as well as to practice the fine m...
08/29/2025

A TVI created this simplified abacus to help her student understand the basic concept, as well as to practice the fine motor skills involved.

Paths to Literacy Simplified Homemade Abacus for Beginning Users. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

In this post, a parent shares her experience of helping her son with cortical visual impairment (CVI) move from using a ...
08/28/2025

In this post, a parent shares her experience of helping her son with cortical visual impairment (CVI) move from using a calendar with real objects to tactile cards with object symbols or partial objects to photographs over the course of 4 years.

Paths to Literacy Transitioning from an Object Schedule System to Photos for a Child with CVI. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

These braille letter search sheets can be downloaded and embossed to give students practice identifying braille letters....
08/27/2025

These braille letter search sheets can be downloaded and embossed to give students practice identifying braille letters. This can be especially helpful with braille reversals and reinforcing skills.

Paths to Literacy Braille Letter Search Sheets. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Experience books are a great way to introduce young children who are blind or visually impaired, or those with multiple ...
08/26/2025

Experience books are a great way to introduce young children who are blind or visually impaired, or those with multiple disabilities or deafblindness, to literacy and books, as in this Birthday Party Book! 🥳

Paths to Literacy Birthday Party Experience Book. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

These concept cards can be used to match the real object to the tactile image and braille label or to sort into categori...
08/25/2025

These concept cards can be used to match the real object to the tactile image and braille label or to sort into categories with students who are blind or visually impaired.

Paths to Literacy Concept Flashcards: Tactile Images and Braille Labels. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

Creating a predictable routine and being consistent with it, allows structure and anticipation to fill in some of the ga...
08/22/2025

Creating a predictable routine and being consistent with it, allows structure and anticipation to fill in some of the gaps that are left by a lack of access to visual input. Learn about creating a routine using tactile cues in this post.

Paths to Literacy Create a Routine Using Tactile Cues. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

This fun summer tactile signage activity is designed for dual media students who are learning braille. The goal is to ma...
08/21/2025

This fun summer tactile signage activity is designed for dual media students who are learning braille. The goal is to match and stick braille labels on the correct sign which has print and braille.

Paths to Literacy Tactile Signage Activity for Dual Media Student. 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!