2. The plan of the presentation
• 1.Introduction
• 2. First impressions of teaching visually-
impaired students
• 3. Problems I faced
• 4. How I solved them.
• 5. A message from two visually-impaired
students.
• 6. Conclusion
3. 1.Introduction
• Let us start by a simple experiment:
• Can you close your eyes for 30 seconds ?
• How did you feel ?
• Imagine you opened your eyes and could not
see anything ?
4. 2. First impressions of teaching
visually-impaired students
• I was afraid not to cater for their needs,
• I was feeling the pressure of neglecting them
• I did not want to embarrass or hurt them
• I did not want to marginalise them
• I thought that the year would be so tough and
horrible
• I did not know how to deal or cope with such
a situation
5. 3. Problems I faced
• Dictation: I must repeat the words or sentences
all the time. Sometimes, I spell the words to them
• Taking tests: they need someone to write for
them. If they choose writers, they may get better
or worse marks. So how should they be tested.
• Cheating.
• Marking: In English, a special percentage is
allowed for notebook and projects: what about
them?
• Noise: when their colleagues dictate, it makes
noise.
• Sometimes, they start crying: I was so shocked.
6. 4. How I solved them.
• What would you do if you were me ?
• How could you solve these problems ?
• Building human relationships with them.
Tapping on their shoulders, having fun with
them, clapping and encouraging them.
7. 5. A message from two visually-
impaired students.
• We want to be felt in the classroom.
• We are intelligent as well.
• We can communicate.
• If you, you , you , teachers make us feel that
we exist : « We are not stones in the
classroom. »
11. Thank you so mcuh for your attention.
• Thank you so mcuh for your attention.
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• Thank you so mcuh for your attention.
• Thank you so mcuh for your attention.
• Thank you so mcuh for your attention.
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• Thank you so mcuh for your attention.
