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My 2nd grader likes to see his name in lights-- Braille lights! I circled holes with whiteout and white paint to make visible braille cells against the black plastic. He thinks it's a fun game but he is learning. #teacherforever #specialistteacher #specialistteacherforvisuallyimpaired #teacherspecialistforvisuallyimpaired #visuallyimpaired #braille #brailleismysuperpower #braillestudent #foreverateacher https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciigb_cJ0Pk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This was taken last February. I can't wait to see my elementary boy in second grade! The kids return next week. He came to school every day and was so proud of his braille that he was teaching his classmates. The label on the old braille writer warns of not pressing Mrs. Perkins' ( the braille writer's name) without paper in it because it gives her indigestion. I wish you could have heard him explaining that and other rules to his classmates.#teacherforvisuallyimpaired #teacherforever #teacherspecialistforthevisuallyimpaired #specialistteacher #BrailleisMySuperPower #ilovebraille #brailleliteracy #brailleliteracymatters https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7qVKOpSrp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

He was so proud to show me his honor roll pin today. I took a close up of it on my tablet so that his mentor student at the high school could see it. She was just as proud. #tvi #teacherforever #teacherforvisuallyimpaired #specialistteacher #specialistteacherforthevisuallyimpaired #honorroll #firstgrade #visualimpairmentsspecialist #brailleteacher #BrailleisOurSuperPower #braillereadersareleaders #school2022 #schoolyear20212022 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cde95JCN_Qv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So my high school student's contribution to the spring door was to list the contractions and put them in real braille on the door. #visualimpairmentsresource #teacherforthevisuallyimpaired #TVI #teacher #teacherforever #visualimpairments #blindness #lowvision #braille #BrailleisMySuperPower #inkbraille #specialistteacherforthe isuallyimpaired https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRBsJVpULt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here's my April door decoration. It's a sunny outdoor scene with 3-D clouds and daisies. One cloud has the title in print and ink-braille. It reads, "Spring Things." Each cloud and flower has a word in print and ink-braille that is associated with spring, like birds, flowers, Father's Day, Mother's Day, pollen, showers, and green. The contractions are circled. There is a blank space reserved for my high school student to place tactile braille to show her sighted peers what these contractions look and feel like in tactile braille. #braille #spring #teacherforvisuallyimpaired #teacherforever #BrailleisOurSuperPower #specialistteacherforthevisuallyimpaired #visualimpairments #visualimpairmentsspecialist #sightedbraillelearners #foreverateacher https://www.instagram.com/p/CcNh-k1ueuN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My little boy is ready to spell words with the braille letters he knows. I found this puzzle game since he reads very large print, it is perfect for emphasizing first grade sight words and beginning braille. #brailleteacher #braille #TVI #teacher #teacherforever #specialistteacherforthevisuallyimpaired #teacherspecialist #teacherofvisuallyimpaired #teacherspecialistforvisuallyimpaired #visualimpairmentsspecialist #teacher #visualimpairmentsresource https://www.instagram.com/p/CWocdl1PqJ2/?utm_medium=tumblr

My high schooler is a mentor student to my first grader and helped make this Barbara and Tim Allen book (directions found on the Pathways to Literacy website) for him. When I told him we were going to read it he said, "Well, I don't read too good." I asked him to tell me what he thought was going on on each page. The video shows his version. Then we read the actual story and I picked out signs and words that he knew and he read them all-- doing better than he thought. Also, his version if the story was very close to the actual story! #BrailleisOurSuperPower #ilovebraille #welovebraille #teacherforvisuallyimpaired #teacherforever #TVI #visualimpairmentsspecialist #specialistteacher https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5SZVrrGl9/?utm_medium=tumblr

My black teacher socks. I have a white pair, too. Just thought you should know. There WILL be a test. #teacherfashion #teacherforever #teacherlife #specialistteacher #specialistteacherforthevisuallyimpaired #blindness https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jYlAWnmg-/?igshid=uqihfxxfe17g