Fun Ways to Teach Braille to Partially Sighted Students
As a TVI or a parent of a Braille reader who is partially sighted, you may find that it can often be difficult to convince your child/student to read Braille. Below are some games/activities I use to make Braille fun for students who are partially sighted. TWINGO Players: 2-4 Materials: Twister Board Twister Spinner High Contrast Tape 24 BINGO Chips or Math Counters How to Make TWINGO: 1. Use black tape to box off 4 Braille cells on a Twister Board. (The picture above shows 1/2 of a TWINGO Board) 2. Put at least 25 BINGO chips or Math counters in a zip lock bag. How to Play TWINGO: 1. The teacher/parent assigns each player a contraction and a section of the TWINGO board. 2. The teacher/parent spins the spinner and calls out the color it landed on. 3. If a player need that color to build their contraction, they should put a chip/counter on their board. 4. The teacher/parent should continue calling colors until a player is able to build their contract...