Art and design and visual impairment at P level 4

The impact of a visual impairment on learning will be much the same throughout the P levels.  Begin by reading about the main challenges for visually impaired children across subject areas and suggestions for inclusion. 

What you can do:

• The child with some functional sight will need enlarged visual resources in bright colours with good contrast, and good light. They may need a magnifying lens for very fine work (with a in-built light). Display digital resource material on an interactive white board, with enlargement if necessary.
• For the pupil with cognitive visual impairment (link to the relevant part of the disabilities section of the toolkit), try using fluorescent materials (paint, card) under ultraviolet light, in a darkroom. The effect can be powerful as ultraviolet stimulates the impaired part of the brain. Read Flo Longhorn’s Enhancing Education through the use of UV Light and Fluorescing Materials for florescent card and the UV Centre for florescent paint. Try glitter, metallic and opalescent paint with ultraviolet light too (take safety advice on ultraviolet light sources first).
• Use as much tactile work as possible, and as many different types of modelling material.
• Use a moon-printer to recreate a child’s drawings as textured surfaces. Colours can be added using raised edges as a guide.

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