The children had many questions about Visual Impairment and were curious to know about how all our learning resources were made. We took this chance to speak to Teacher Amanda and Teacher Alyssa, who are teachers from iC2 Prephouse.
Using the 5W1H, the children and I compiled a list of questions about Visual Impairment and their jobs as Vision Teachers.
Meryl: “What is your job and what do you do?”
Jade: “Do you like your job? Is your job fun?”
Umar: “How do visually impaired children go outdoors to play?”
Charlotte: “How is the Braille storybook made?”
Since we could not meet in real life due to the current situation, we made use of Zoom, which has become very familiar with the children in the recent months. One by one, the children took turns to present their questions to Teacher Amanda and Teacher Alyssa.
Teacher Amanda also showed a live demonstration of how a Perkins Brailler is used to print Braille on paper, as well as how the white cane is used. The children mentioned that a white cane is different from a walking stick, and made sure to note that both have different functions.
Teacher Amanda and Teacher Alyssa also talked about how lesson materials for visually impaired children have to be different from what we usually use, such as creating tactile materials. One such example was our Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? tactile storybook. As the children were used to seeing the printed book that we usually use, this tactile version given to us by Teacher Amanda was a lovely surprise! Teacher Amanda printed the story out with Braille and used materials such as feathers and felt to display the animals in the story.
It was an informative session for the children and they really looked forward to the Zoom interview! They were so brave to come forward and speak out, and even asked follow-up questions to clear their doubts. Through this project, with the help of iC2 Prephouse and Teacher Amanda, the children gained a deeper understanding of Visual Impairment and how they can offer help to the community.
