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…
Read More Feb 3, 2025Building 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…
Read More Jan 14, 2025The 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…
Read More Jan 7, 2025POPDB 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,…
Read More Dec 9, 2024Getting 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…
Read More Nov 7, 2024Waiting Beads
For students with deafblindness, waiting can be very difficult because they may not be receiving enough information from the environment to know how long they will have to wait to…
Read More Oct 7, 2024Wait Time: Why It's Worth The Wait
Providing wait time is an instructional strategy often recommended by teachers. But how do we know it works? Emily and Allana take a closer look at the strategy and provide you with…
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