Adapting curriculum materials for VI pupils in mainstream classes: useful strategies and techniques that you can use
Presented on Wednesday 12 May 2010
Workshops
Station 1 Reading texts and pictures
Timed reading - Work Card A.
Take turns to do this task.
One person puts on simulation glasses and reads the text given by their
partner.
- time the reading of the first paragraph while wearing the simulation
glasses. ____________
- Time the reading of second paragraph without glasses. __________
B. Picture Worksheet
You may not need to use the simulation glasses for this task!
Follow the instructions on the sheet.
1. How well were you able to answer question 13?
Comment on the suitability of this material for any pupil.
Writing
Use the lined sheets - Standard and Partially Sighted Stationery
(PSS).
Put on glasses.
Using a pencil and
a) standard
paper
b) PSS
paper
Using a felt tipped pen and
a) standard
paper
b) PSS
paper
Guide: Your partner is to write on the 2 types of paper using both a felt-tipped pen and pencil. Ask your partner to write down 5-10 words to your dictation.
- Was the pencil easy to use? How much easier was the pen?
2. Did
you manage the light lines? What would be the advantages/disadvantages
of the bold lines?
Station 2
Near Vision Assessment
Do not wear glasses for this task.- Hold the near vision sheet approximately 20 cm away from your partner.
- Texts
Guide:
Your partner should try to read the text "North Lanarkshire Council". Reading the different sizes of print. (A copy is provided in this booklet for your information. You can, however, use it for this exercise).
Change places and repeat.
Which size of print could you read with difficulty N ______
with some fluency N______
Texts have an approximate equivalent size as follows:
A : Headlines (N72)*
B : Small Headlines (N24)
C : Junior level text (N14-12)
D : Newspapers, paperbacks (N10-8)
* See McClure Test (for assessing near vision) for examples of print sizes – example on the table).
Instructions
With glasses on, try to read the various paragraphs.
Pay attention to the following questions:-
a) preferred
size and type of print.
b) is
the blacker print easier/harder to read?
c) how
close to the paper do you need to go?
d) does
the spacing between the lines make any difference?
As you proceed, write down the type of difficulties that you keep coming across and any solutions that you have noticed.
Station 3
A. Counting money
Instructions
You have 2 piles of money.
One pile is on a white background, while the other is on the brown mat.
Count the money in each pile, putting the coins in groups on the table/card.
1) What difficulties did you have in locating, lifting and counting
the coins?
2) Did the colour of the card or table top make any difference?
B. Measuring
You have 2 rulers - a wooden and a coloured one.
Take the "Measuring" workcard which is divided into 3 sections.
Each section contains 3 lines.
Measure the lines with first the wooden and then the coloured rulers.
1) What difference did the background colour to each section make?
2) Which ruler was easier to use ... why?