general guidelines for learning activities
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Allow your child enough time
A child who has difficulty seeing
takes longer to do things, at
least at first. He needs time to
think about what you have
asked him to do and about
how he will respond. So be
sure to give him enough
time to be successful at
what he does.
He always waits a few
moments before he
begins to eat.
Let your child know
how he is doing
A child who does not see well cannot see how
close he is to completing a task, so he needs
you to let him know. Otherwise he may get
discouraged, not realizing how much he has
already done. And be sure to tell him when he
does something well. All children need praise.
Good, Kofi. You
have only one more
button to do.
Hear the water?
I’m washing the
floor, Kam San. It
gets dirty after
everyone walks
on it.
Let your child know what is
happening around him
A child who can see knows a lot about
what is happening around him. He
knows, for example, who is in the room,
who is talking, what other people are
doing, and where sounds come from.
A blind child learns to use his senses
to know many of these same things.
You can help him learn about his
surroundings by describing and showing
him what is going on.
helping children who are blind