Awareness of communication clinicians during the coronavirus pandemic
In honor of Media Clinician Awareness Week 2020, Jerusalem Clinician Team shares tips When wearing the mask and interacting with the children, the ability to understand speech is impaired. There is a reduction of visual cues such as lip reading, facial expressions and mimics. During background noises : such as a morning session or another […]
Vision exercise on Ramadan
The month of Ramadan is at the beginning and elia is happy to greet all the children and staff in our proximity, who are celebrating this holiday, with the blessing of Happy holiday. Easy fasting with a lot of happiness, joy and health. In honor of the holiday, we prepared special vision training for the […]
Distance learning
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) serves nearly 11,000 students with blindness or visual impairment across Texas. From birth to age 22. The school's programs include a system of special education, education and family involvement within various communities throughout Texas and providing assistance to students, educational service centers, personal training throughout […]
Cooking with children
Playing and cooking in the kitchen can be great fun. The kitchen is a central part of the house and that's where our dishes are for cooking and eating. The kitchen is rich in fun learning opportunities even from a very young age. In the kitchen, the child learns: Explore his world through his senses […]
Vision skills and exercises that can be performed at home
The basis of our work is the deep understanding that vision affects all areas of development, it is the organizing sense that pushes us to connect with the environment, stimulates curiosity and through which we perceive and understand the world. Vision affects motor, cognitive and behavioral ability, the severity and nature of visual impairment, are […]
Games about the human body
Nikki Tekrit, occupational therapist at The Rehovot Branch, recommends several games in which the children can be taught about their bodies. Body awareness is our knowledge and awareness of our body that is taught mainly by movement and sensory experiences with the world around us. Through our sense of taste, smell, touch and hearing, we […]
Ideas for home games
Hide-and-seek objects. Hide an object when the child is not looking and he/she should be looking. According to Shelby, at first the object is visible, then 1/2 is hidden, then completely hidden. Vary in difficulty level, object color, height (above and below the child's eye level) Ball games by degree of difficulty. Roll Throw Catch […]
Creative ideas that can be done at home with the children
[:il]Tuna Tsalnzuk, a kindergarten teacher at the Rehovot branch, joins some ideas that can be done at home in the field of creativity with the children. In detail of the activities, we added emphasis related to vision. Most importantly, be sure of your child's overall safety. Use only safety accessories that are age-appropriate (not tiny […]
Routine during coronavirus
In recent days, we have had to deal with a new reality due to the spread of the coronavirus. The new guidelines change the whole routine. The kids don't come to kindergarten, but this isn't another vacation. Some children raise concerns and ask questions, "Why is there no kindergarten?" "Why are there people with masks?" […]
T tactic board
Tactile sense is necessary for the person with blindness. Touch is essential for collecting information from the environment and performing tasks. The information obtained provides information about the characteristics of the object and its functional aspects. Tactile skills are necessary for independent functioning. Children with blindness should behave differently than children see, because they need, […]
