Development of ECC Resourcesby Carmen Willings
February 20, 2020 www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com I entered the field of visual impairments in 1999, and although I started out teaching in an inclusive preschool classroom on the campus of the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina, the majority of my time in the vision field has been spent serving students (infants and toddlers through high school) as an itinerant teacher. Over the years, I (like many other TVI's) have worked with students who have had a wide range of unique visual and learning needs.
My caseload has included:
The wide diversity of needs on a typical itinerant caseload can make planning for instruction particularly complex. Additionally, working with so many different teams can present challenges, but can also make the job rewarding as I have ongoing opportunities to learn from experts in other areas (e.g. classroom teachers, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, deaf and hard of hearing teachers, etc.). It is for these reasons that I say these resources were developed specifically for itinerant teachers who are on the go and teach students with a wide variety of needs. With that said, these are the activities that I used in a classroom setting as well and are entirely appropriate for classroom instruction. My goal in creating these resources was to organize these activities I had used over the years for easy reference, both for my own use and to share them with fellow TVI's. It is for that reason that I created the TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC along with companion workbooks to support activities outlined in the activities. I compiled and adapted many activities from VI resource books as well as books and resources from whole language and phonics & phonemic instruction courses. Additionally I adapted activities that I've picked up from general education resource books, preschool education resource, and activities used by therapists I have worked with. Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency Grab & Go ECC Supplements
$25.00
This workbook is a pdf download that can be printed on demand for use with students. It contains five different types of worksheets for developing visual motor skills and near magnifier fluency skills particularly with the use of a video magnifier. As a supplement to the TVI’s Guide to the ECC, the worksheets correspond to each of the 32 ECC Thematic units. The worksheets, along with a list of environmental print for each thematic unit, are designed to help students refine their visual motor skills while reinforcing ECC concepts presented in the thematic units. Visual Efficiency & Near Magnifier Fluency Worksheet Details: Digital pdf download: 210 pages Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. 2nd Edition Thematic Keyboarding & Braille Fluency and Maintenance Worksheets
$30.00
The 2nd Edition of Thematic Keyboarding & Braille Fluency and Maintenance Grab and Go ECC worksheet packet is a print-on-demand workbook that contains worksheets in print and simulated braille to use for data collection. This newly revised edition provides an easy means for copying and pasting into braille translation software programs such as Duxbury or APH’s Braille Blaster for embossing. Present the student with a hard braille copy and use the worksheets to document accuracy and fluency in reading braille. This second edition is formatted to a 32-cell width in print and simulated braille so you can anticipate when a student is approaching the end of the line whether you are providing face-to-face instruction or distance instruction. As a companion to the TVI’s Guide to the ECC, the worksheets correspond to the ECC Thematic activities presented in the curriculum guide. These fun activities will help the student refine their keyboarding or braille reading skills while bridging ECC concepts presented in the thematic units. Although these word lists and passages were specifically created to document and increase braille reading and writing fluency, they may also be entered into a typing program such as APH’s Talking Typer to build keyboarding fluency. Finally, these worksheets can be used by print readers (e.g. peers, caregivers, TVIs who need to maintain braille skills, etc.) who want to learn or maintain braille skills. Simply fold the worksheet in half to "decode" the braille, or read the print, produce it in braille, and check your accuracy. Note: This resource book is a digital pdf download. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page. The download will be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. *Single Instructor Use but may be copied for use with as many students on the instructor's caseload Product details Digital pdf download: 405-page print and simulated braille worksheets Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. Thematic Vocabulary Cards and Checklists: Grab & Go ECC Supplement
$25.00
The Thematic Vocabulary Cards and Checklists Grab and Go ECC supplement is a 446 page pdf downloadable print on demand workbook that includes 2940 vocabulary card on 3 1/2" x 2" templates divided by each of the 32 Thematic Units along with a checklist of each unit words in print and simulated braille. As a companion to the TVI's Guide to the ECC, the vocabulary cards correspond to the ECC Thematic activities presented in the curriculum guide. Tips for Use • Print a copy of this digital book. • Copy the vocabulary cards on cardstock or Manila Braille Transcribing Paper available from the American Printing House for the Blind or other cardstock. • It can be helpful to braille the cards prior to cutting them. If placing braille on the back of the card, however, it is easier to braille after cutting the cards out. • When placing braille on the front of the card, center it below the print. This way teachers, peers, or caregivers can see the print while the student reads the braille. • If brailling on both sides of the card, place braille below print on the front of the card and on the back, braille on the top of the card so as to not “smoosh” the braille on the opposite side. • Cut out the cards and cut an angled notch in the top corner to assist students in properly orienting the card. • If you are instructing a student that has residual vision, place the braille on the back or both sides of the vocabulary card. Encourage the student to read the word in braille and then flip the card over to check for accuracy. • Copy the checklist that corresponds to the current unit of instruction. • Use the checklists to document which vocabulary words have been introduced and student success. • The simulated braille is UEB contracted braille andcan act as a reference for brailling on the cards. • As the student writes or reads the words, use the opportunity to discuss ECC concepts and pare with ECC activities outlined in the TVI’s Guide to Teaching the ECC. Additional Use: Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments can have a extremely varied caseloads. It is possible to go several years without having a student on your caseload who requires braille instruction. Like other skills, if you do not practice your braille regularly, it is easy to lose those skills. Use these checklists and cards to maintain your braille skills. Fold the checklist along the line dividing the print from the braille. Choose to either read the print and produce the word in braille using a braillewriter or read the simulated braille and decode it. Finally, these vocabulary cards and checklists may be used with family members or peers who are interested in learning and practicing the braille code. Note: This resource book is a digital pdf download. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page. The download will be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. *Single Instructor Use but may be copied for use with as many students on instructor's caseload Product details: Digital pdf download: 446-page print on demand resource Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. Interactive Sensory Stories
$25.00
These 16 interactive sensory stories are designed specifically for students who are blind or visually impaired but are appropriate for all students who are at a developmental level of 0-5 years of age. Each story is a short rhyming narrative with simple text and images that include interactive sensory elements. Each story has suggestions on materials to use, a copy of the passages, and activities to incorporate and supports ECC concepts, but you can tailor the activities and materials to align with each student's visual, physical and learning needs. The stories are created with PowerPoint and pages can be turned with a mouse click, using a touch screen or using a switch with a computer interface. The end of the book includes a step-by-step picture tutorial on how you can create your own interactive sensory stories! An Interactive Sensory Story Direction book will be embedded in your receipt and can also be found on the Interactive Sensory Story Page. The total files of all the stories are too large to attach to your receipt. For that reason, once you make your purchase, you will have immediate access to the Interactive Sensory Story page. All interactive stories can be found and downloaded from this page. The download link is embeded in the title of each interactive story. All subject to copyright laws. Thank you for not distributing other than to students on your caseload. Must have Microsoft PowerPoint to use these interactive stories. NOTE: If you have a Microsoft account, you can download the Microsoft PowerPoint app. Once installed, you can open each activity and it will work like an app and therefore can be used on an iOS device. Interactive Matching Activities
$25.00
These 16 interactive matching activities are designed specifically for students who are visually impaired but are appropriate for all students who are working on visual scanning, visual discrimination, and eye-hand coordination. Each activity uses the same short rhyming narrative with simple text and images from the Interactive Sensory Stories but made into a matching activity. The stories are created with PowerPoint and pages can be turned with a mouse or touch screen. An Interactive Matching Activities Direction book will be embedded in your receipt and can also be found on the Interactive Matching Activities Page. The total files of all the stories are too large to attach to your receipt. For that reason, once you make your purchase, you will have immediate access to the Interactive Matching Activities page. All interactive activities can be found and downloaded from this page. The download link is embedded in the title of each interactive story. All subject to copyright laws. Thank you for not distributing other than to students on your caseload. Must have Microsoft PowerPoint to use these interactive stories. NOTE: If you have a Microsoft account, you can download the Microsoft PowerPoint app. Once installed, you can open each activity and it will work like an app and therefore can be used on an iOS device. Interactive Visual Discrimination Activities
$25.00
These 16 interactive visual discrimination activities are designed specifically for students who are visually impaired but are appropriate for all students who are working on visual scanning, visual discrimination, and eye-hand coordination. Each activity uses the same short rhyming narrative with simple text and images from the Interactive Sensory Stories but made into a higher-level visual discrimination matching activity. The stories are created with PowerPoint and the student can interact with it by using a mouse or touch screen. An Interactive Visual Discrimination Direction book will be embedded in your receipt and can also be found on the Interactive Visual Discrimination Page. The total files of all the stories are too large to attach to your receipt. For that reason, once you make your purchase, you will have immediate access to the Interactive Visual Discrimination Story page. All interactive stories can be found and downloaded from this page. The download link is embedded in the title of each interactive story. All subject to copyright laws. Thank you for not distributing other than to students on your caseload. Must have Microsoft PowerPoint to use these interactive activities. NOTE: If you have a Microsoft account, you can download the Microsoft PowerPoint app. Once installed, you can open each activity and it will work like an app and therefore can be used on an iOS device. ECC Task Boxes, Functional Braille Literacy Activities
$25.00
The ECC Task Boxes, Functional Braille Literacy Activities is a Grab and Go supplement to the TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC. I absolutely love using this with my students! It contains suggested everyday objects for each unit (objects that can be found for free in the school or community, around your house, or purchased at the dollar store), vocabulary cards, order cards, and simple reading passages. Data collection charts provide print and simulated braille. Print the vocabulary and order cards on braille cardstock and add the embossed braille. Similarly, braille the short braille sentences or copy into a braille translation software program and emboss copies of braille for the student. Minimize the spreading of germs and make as many copies as needed for the students on your caseload. As a companion to the TVI’s Guide to the ECC, the worksheets correspond to the ECC Thematic activities and units presented in the curriculum guide. These fun activities will help the student refine their functional braille reading skills while bridging ECC concepts presented in the thematic units and incorporating real objects and tools. Although these vocabulary cards, order cards, and passages were specifically created to document and increase braille reading and writing fluency and task completion, they may be used to build magnifier fluency by producing passages in regular or smaller fonts for near magnifier use or enlarged for distance magnifier used or entered into a typing program such as APH’s Talking Typer to build keyboarding fluency. Finally, these activities can be used by print readers (e.g. peers, caregivers, TVIs who need to maintain braille skills, etc.) who want to learn or maintain braille skills. Simply fold the vocabulary card, order card, or worksheet in half to "decode" the braille, or read the print, produce it in braille, and check your accuracy. Note: This resource book is a digital pdf download. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page. The download will be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. *Single Instructor Use but may be copied for use with as many students on instructor's caseload. *Does not include objects or embossed copies of materials. Product details Digital pdf download: 313-page print and simulated braille vocabulary cards, order cards, and worksheets Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. Second Edition TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC: An Activities Based Curriculum for Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
$50.00
The Second Edition of The TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC is written for fellow Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVIs). The second edition includes many of the activities found within the first edition and additional activities and topic areas for teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum. The activities continue to be age-neutral and multi-sensory and therefore can meet the needs of the broad range of students served on a TVI's caseload. The activities can be individualized to the students various learning modalities and scaffold to challenge students and ensure success. Select those activities that align with the student’s learning objects based on the student’s unique visual needs and academic and developmental level. The second edition includes ECC activities that can be adapted to each thematic unit. These include the following activity areas:
Additional ECC activities are located within each of the 32 Thematic Units. With more than 700 unique activities, you will have more than enough activities to meet each student's needs throughout the year. These units are cyclical and can be used repeatedly to help students build on prior knowledge and develop a deeper understanding of concepts. Each unit includes suggestions for activity adaptation associated with the thematic unit. These include lists of objects, possible community-based experiences (field trips), environmental print, poems, scripture, jokes, children & young reader books, children's songs, pop culture songs, movies, and websites. Although the intended audience of this resource is fellow Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, special education teachers may find these activities beneficial to the students in their classrooms as the activities are multisensory and include life skills and concepts needed by all students. However, this resource is not intended to replace a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI). Readers are advised to consult their own TVIs regarding instruction in the ECC and the unique visual needs of the students served in their programs. Note: This curriculum is a digital pdf download. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page where you will find the download link. This download will also be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. Each download is intended for single instructor use per copyright. Thank you for helping me preserve the content and not distributing copies to third parties. Product details Digital pdf download: 453 pages (11 pt font), fully accessible Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. More Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency Grab & Go ECC Supplements
$25.00
This workbook is a pdf download that can be printed on demand for use with students. It contains five different types of worksheets for developing visual motor skills and magnifier fluency skills, particularly with the use of a video magnifier. As a supplement to the Second Edition of the TVI’s Guide to the ECC (2023), the worksheets correspond to each of the 32 ECC Thematic units. The worksheets are designed to help students refine their visual motor skills while reinforcing ECC concepts presented in the thematic units. More Visual Efficiency & Magnifier Fluency Worksheet Details: Digital pdf download: 196 pages Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. Evelyn Jane Short Stories
$30.00
This collection of 39 short stories features the main character, Evelyn Jane. She is happy, and friendly, finds joy in life, and happens to be blind. Each story is short and between 410L-600L Lexile Level. This is comparable to first and second-grade reading levels. The stories are descriptive and unlike similar books at this reading level, are not dependent on pictures. The stories were inspired by one of my braille students and dedicated in loving memory of my mother, Evelyn Jane. As a companion to the TVI’s Guide to the ECC, the worksheets correspond to the ECC Thematic units presented in the curriculum guide. Each story features a print copy for the student that is followed by 10 comprehension questions. The passages are short and can be brailled for students on a traditional Perkins braillewriter or copied and pasted into braille translation software and embossed for the braille reader. The stories are print-on-demand. Each story includes data collection worksheets in print and simulated braille. This allows the instructor to document decoding errors and braille code errors separately. In addition to the pdf file, I have included a Word document that can be customized with your student's name. Reading stories with their name can be highly motivating to students. Following the reading of the story, encourage the student to reflect on the story. Prompt the student to rewrite the story, making any changes so the story reflects their preferences and interests. When they have finished, have the student read back their writing. Note: This resource book is a digital pdf download. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page. The download will be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. *Single Instructor Use but may be copied for use with as many students on the instructor's caseload Product details Digital pdf download: 183-page print and simulated braille worksheets Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. Just Joking Around
$15.00
Just Joking Around is a print-on-demand workbook that contains worksheets in print and simulated braille to use for data collection. Each theme topic features 10 theme-related jokes. As a companion to the TVI’s Guide to the ECC, the jokes correspond to the ECC Thematic units presented in the curriculum guide. The passages are short and can be brailled for students on a traditional Perkins braillewriter or copied and pasted into braille translation software and embossed for the braille reader. The stories are print-on-demand. Each story includes data collection worksheets in print and simulated braille. This allows the instructor to document decoding errors and braille code errors separately. Note: This resource book is a digital pdf download. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page. The download will be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. *Single Instructor Use but may be copied for use with as many students on the instructor's caseload Product details Digital pdf download: 72-page print and simulated braille worksheets Publisher: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments Author: Carmen Willings Language: English *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. On Sale On Sale 2024 TVI's Guide Complete Set Bundle + BONUS Resources
$300.00
$250.00
Buy together and get BONUS resources! The TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC Complete Set includes the following:
BONUS! Lotto Cards The LOTTO Cards Grab and Go Supplement includes 37 theme-related unit cards along with activity suggestions that support activities within the TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC. On My Way File Folder Cards Print and use these cards to represent locations the student may visit that are related to the current thematic unit. Use these with the On My Way File Folder Game outlined in the TVI's Guide to Teaching the ECC p. 27. Access to the TVI's Guide Bonus Membership Pages Bonus pages include tutorials, bonus printables, and the following interactive activity pages. Each page contains the links to each of the interactive activities. As soon as you place your order, the pages will be automatically unlocked and you will have immediate access.
Note: All products are digital pdf downloads. Once you make your purchase you will be directed to an order confirmation page where you will find the download link. This download will also be included on the receipt sent to the email address you provide. The pdf download can be found directly under the order number. If you encounter any difficulty, please let me know and I can assist you. Once you purchase the complete set you will have immediate access to the bonus pages including the Sensory Stories, Interactive Matching, and Interactive Visual Discrimination pages where you will be able to download each of the 16 PowerPoint shows. *Please contact me if you need to purchase using a purchase order. I am happy to help guide you in the process of adding Teaching Students with Visual Impairments as an approved vendor for your school or program or you can visit the product support page for information on using a PO. |
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