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 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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POPDB Student in the News
One of the students POPDB supports, Lex, recently had an opportunity to showcase his experiences participating in his school's work study program. Lex, with the support of his Intervenor,…
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Dec 9, 2024
Getting a Haircut
Contribution by Mary Hennig, Intervenor, SD 67 The student I support is an individual with deafblindness. He is profoundly deaf and uses ASL as his primary form of communication with…
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The Need for Closure
October 20, 2023
Maurice Belote joined POPDB to talk about the basic human need for closure and its impact on children and youth who are deafblind. A lack of closure can lead to ambiguity which turns to anxiety and stress in most individuals. Maurice encourages us to plan so that students with deafblindness can learn in environments that favour predictability.
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