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Lego Braille Bricks

April 7, 2022

Child's Lego baseboard set up with ‘d’ bricks, with a number of models (dinosaur, dog, doll) on the table. On the right are flashcards in Braille.

Integrating Lego Braille Bricks with writing and reading has been highly successful with my 5 year old braille learner, Lily.   They have been used incidentally initially, when Lily’s class were… Read more

NAS visit to Invercargill VRC

April 7, 2022

Figure 1 - The Invercargill BLENNZ team and some of the NAS team having their group photo taken

After being postponed twice our NAS visit went ahead in February. This was a relief for everyone organising it and for ākonga and whānau who had waited patiently.  The opportunity… Read more

Highest Needs Review

March 25, 2022

The Government is committed to ensuring all children and young people can access high-quality education and receive the support they need to succeed in education. It is important that education… Read more

The University of Auckland’s School of Psychology seeks research participants

March 14, 2022

Research Information Persons with visual impairment rely on other senses for perceptual access to the world. Does this mean that these other senses become more acute? Does this mean that… Read more

2021 Highlights for Gisborne VRC

March 3, 2022

Figure 1 - Te Ngaru is standing up showing her finished Matariki day kite

In 2021 we have had a few highlights.  One of these was the NAS visit in March after two planned visits that were cancelled due to Covid. The team were… Read more

VRC Coordinators and Regional Days

November 25, 2021

Patrick reading a question and two RTV’s laughing

We held four successful Regional Days throughout New Zealand with a significant focus on Early Literacy. The purpose of this was to upskill teachers in mainstream pedagogy in order to… Read more

Covid lockdown at Auckland South 

November 25, 2021

Two female RTVs at the front of the room beside a data projector, sharing information to a group of teachers, on adaptations for low vision learners

2021 was a dynamic year, starting with three weeks of lockdown in term 1. Then Auckland went into a second lockdown in the middle of August, totaling 20 weeks of… Read more

Education Programmes delivered by the BEL’s team

November 25, 2021

Figure 1 - A cover of the Ecological Systems Theory

The BELS team conducted two professional education programmes in 2021 specifically for RTV working with early childhood ākonga. 101 in June for 14 RTV covered topics that supported philosophy of… Read more

City adventure for 2 cane users

November 23, 2021

Figure 2 - 2 `akonga standing on the footpath which has orange cones beside it are looking at a sign that says the footpath is closed.

Over this new disrupted time we continued to be  supported by the National team at BLENNZ. Our DOM programme continued with Kay Daly who zoomed with us, mentored us and… Read more

Team Growth Cycle goal in Life Skills

November 23, 2021

Figure 1 - Two female team members standing at the kitchen table. One wearing sim specs holding a measuring spoon and the other observing her.

Our Taranaki Team Growth Cycle goal this year has been to build our knowledge and expertise in the Life Skills (LS) area of the Expanded Core Curriculum.  At the beginning of Term… Read more

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