This essay will discuss about hearing and visual impairments, which are two of the most prevalent sensory impairments. In order for the assignment to be meaningful, there will be an introduction for each disability and addressing of the challenges facing by the individuals with the respective disability as well as the strategies and teaching tips to overcome the challenges. Introduction of Visual Impairment Visual impairment can be defined as the limitation of one or more visual system’s functions. The most common visual impairments affect the visual acuity, visual fields and colour. Visual impairment can be represented by low vision and blindness. Moderate visual impairment paired with severe visual impairment can be termed as low vision. Legally blindness can be defined as individual with a visual acuity of 6/60, who can only see an object at 6 metres, even with the …show more content…
Planning is required to ensure that environments and strategies are conducive to provide positive learning experiences and opportunities to practice skills. Parents and teachers can enrich children’s learning experiences by providing information through multi-sensory teaching approach and making links between areas of experience. When the children with visual impairment are assimilating the new experiences, the adults should give more time for the children to build up a more coherent picture of the world. Special adaptation (i.e, use of large print) and appropriate assistive technologies, such as digital talking books, screen reading software and screen enlarging software, can be provided to enhance the learning of children with visual impairment. Teachers need to ensure that all the visual resources are provided together with verbal descriptions. At all of the various learning stages, specific descriptive languages are encouraged so as to enhance the children’s