A Guide to Vision Impairment and How to Support Students in a Mainstream Secondary School

Do you teach a student with a vision impairment? Are you to support a student with a vision impairment and don’t know where to start? Then this guide is for you!

Based upon my own experience, training and research, “A Guide to Vision Impairment and How to Support Students in a Mainstream Secondary School” offers key, practical advice including how to modify resources, the best ways to help in practical lessons and how to encourage the vision impaired student to self advocate.

My guide also includes descriptions of the different vision impairments and the impact these can have on education, practical ways to overcome difficulties and how technology can be usefully engaged to support students with vision impairment. It demystifies exam access arrangements and offers advice on everything from transition day in year 6 to leaving school in year 11. Bursting with tips, tricks and further reading, this guide offers a positive start to making high quality learning for vision impairment students at secondary school accessible and attainable.

I have split the guide into 11 sections so you can pick the right one and dive straight in or start at the beginning - it is up to you! Let my guide show you how supporting students with vision impairment is fun, challenging and ultimately rewarding!

27,400 words (72 A4 pages)
Don’t forget to claim the cost of this guide back from your place of work :)