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Literacy for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss Menu Symbolis also designed to improve literacy instruction for children with multiple disabilities and other complex learning challenges. Our contributors include State Deaf Blind Project staff as well as teachers who want to give back to the field and help more families play a role in educating children with complex learning challenges. The instructional techniques and tips provided on this site are evidence based practices for increasing literacy skills. It is recommended that you visit the Shifting the Perspective page for an explanation of literacy from a broader view. If you are looking for resources for a particular child, completing the Literacy Skills Checklist provides guidance in determining which area of the website will be most helpful. Please take a minute to fill out the survey . Your feedback will allow us to improve our site and keep it current. You can also suggest examples, videos, and additional resources you would like to see included on the site. Resources If you are looking for information for an individual child, start with the Literacy Skills Checklist . [ Spanish ] Check out the companion module for this website: Literacy for Children Who are Deaf-Blind: Building a Foundation Post the Steps to Literacy in your classroom as a quick reference to literacy instruction. To achieve literacy, there must be reading. To achieve reading, it must be meaningful. To achieve meaningfulness, there must be communication. To achieve communication, there must be experience. To achieve experience, there must be opportunity. To achieve opportunity, there must be care and understanding." (Laurie Hinzman) Navigation Home About the Website Shifting the Perspective Building a Foundation Early Emergent Literacy Emergent Literacy Writing Vocabulary Development Comprehension Increasing Fluency Expanding Literacy Planning Glossary References Has Child Pages Active Menu Item ↑NCDB Staff Contact NCDB Contact Your State Deafblind Project Sitemap Products Privacy Policy Community Jobs Website Evaluation Survey National Center on Deaf-Blindness NCDB Logo National Center on Deafblindness Helen Keller National Center 141 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050 Phone 1-(516) 366-0047 Email support@nationaldb.org Follow Us Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter NCDB Staff Contact NCDB Contact Your State Deafblind Project Sitemap Products Privacy Policy Community Jobs Website Evaluation Survey The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H326T230030. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Rebecca Sheffield. ©2024 National Center on...