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Learning geometry as a blind high school student (self.Blind)
submitted by BaginaJon
Hi all,
I am teacher of the visually impaired. Have a new student this year in high school geometry. He's blind, I have a lot of experience working with the blind, but I haven't been in a geometry class since I was in high school.
How did you learn geometry? What was your experience like?
This student is good at math, is a strong Braille/nemeth reader, and uses a humanware braillenote touch and a Perkins for math computation. So far I'm just worried about him having to make shapes and measure angles and use all his tools and be able to keep up with class, and do this all independently (because I cant be with him every single day).
Thanks!
I am teacher of the visually impaired. Have a new student this year in high school geometry. He's blind, I have a lot of experience working with the blind, but I haven't been in a geometry class since I was in high school.
How did you learn geometry? What was your experience like?
This student is good at math, is a strong Braille/nemeth reader, and uses a humanware braillenote touch and a Perkins for math computation. So far I'm just worried about him having to make shapes and measure angles and use all his tools and be able to keep up with class, and do this all independently (because I cant be with him every single day).
Thanks!
Sight404 3 points 4y ago
This is what my TVIs used:
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BaginaJon [OP] 2 points 4y ago
I have and use a draftsman.
ENTJ351 1 points 4y ago
I love geometry. I went to a public school as well, and was in a mainstream classroom and did very well. It is very accessible. If you braille out all the materials and have the person learn all the theory, teach them how to use all the tools they should be able to do it. My teacher in high school got everything transcribed for me early, always had all the stuff in braille, enough tactiles, and everything. I was able to pass the class with an A.
BaginaJon [OP] 1 points 4y ago
This makes me happy, because so far my plan is teach my student how to use all the tools independently in class and to help him understand concepts. I told the teacher to get work to my braillist at least five days in advance. It sounds like I'm on the way to helping my student have a year of geometry similar to your experience. He also likes math and understands numbers. Thanks so much for the reply!
ENTJ351 2 points 4y ago
Well I wasn’t. I have always been more in to humanities and social sciences and much less in to math.
Be a good teacher, explain well, be willing to go over examples thoroughly, have him grasp concepts help him feel out shapes and things if necessary, give him all the materials necessary, be prepared, have him understand the concepts and you should be fine.
Be a good teacher, explain well, be willing to go over examples thoroughly, have him grasp concepts help him feel out shapes and things if necessary, give him all the materials necessary, be prepared, have him understand the concepts and you should be fine.
multi-instrumental 1 points 4y ago
Isn't Gardner-Salinas the standard for mathematics?
BlindGuyNW 1 points 4y ago
Maybe, but I definitely didn't learn it. I was Nemeth all the way. Geometry was hard, but I remember lots of raised line drawings of one sort or another, and the use of a Braille protractor for angles.
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