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Chapter 14: Getting Ready for Child-care and School

Helping the school get ready for your child

To help  the teacher understand your child

A teacher who has not worked with children who are blind or cannot see well may be unsure about how to teach your child. You know more about your child than anyone else, and there are many things that you can share with the teacher. Here are a few things you may want to talk about with the teacher:

• Tell the teacher about your child's skills and abilities.
• Show the teacher how to help your child move around the school.
• If your child can see a little, explain what she can see and how your child uses her sight.
• Remind the teacher that your child cannot see gestures or facial expressions, so instructions have to be spoken.
• Discuss any challenges your child has.
• Share information about blindness and how it affects a child's development.

The section on how community members can help, starting on page 126, has suggestions the teacher might find useful too. You may especially want to share some of the ideas for helping children understand more about blindness and ways to include children who cannot see well in children's games.

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