It Can Start With a Blur
POPDB is pleased to host Scott Mallinson, a deafblind writer, as a guest blogger on various topics related to literacy, once a month until June 2025. This is Scott’s first post for…
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Literacy with Students who are Deafblind
A wider definition of literacy connects us in ways that go beyond the traditional reading & writing.
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POPDB Teachers Emily, Meaghan, and Allana completed training in the Tactile Working Memory Scale
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Building Blake's Library
Contribution by Dawn Bishop and Debbie Vrolyk, Intervenors, Independent Christian School The student we work with, Blake, has CHARGE Syndrome and is deafblind. He communicates through…
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Jan 14, 2025
The Bee Concept Book
Contribution by Hughy Maguire, Intervenor, SD 33 The student I work with is in grade three. She is blind and has a unilateral hearing loss. Last spring, our class science unit was…
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Literacy and Emergency Preparedness
January 22, 2025
Jen McEachen spoke to POPDB about the importance of literacy and how you can implement and integrate your student’s literacy skills with hands-on activities on preparing and mitigating for emergencies.
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