helping your child know where she is
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Sight
Children who can see a little can use their sight to help orient
themselves, especially if you help them.
If your child can
see light, give her
directions using
a light source
as the starting
point.
When you see
the light from
the door, the
table where we
eat is on your
left.
My bed is next to
the light.
If your child can see
light, leave a light on
so she can orient herself
when she comes into a
room.
Put a light where the height
of the floor changes or next to
something your child needs to
notice to move about safely.
If your child can see bright colors,
put different colored cloths, tape,
paint, or objects on a door and in
different places outside. When she
sees the color, she will know where
she is.
Here’s the
yellow ribbon.
That means it’s
Juana’s door.
helping children who are blind