tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853083311566484130.post1362361249500608912..comments2022-04-09T18:26:00.649+05:30Comments on Living with Stargardt's Disease: Teaching againBhumikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16995522539911208409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853083311566484130.post-69194166457835981992013-09-14T00:12:58.385+05:302013-09-14T00:12:58.385+05:30thank you, your post was really helpful. Really ha...thank you, your post was really helpful. Really happy to know that you are continuing with teaching despite all the problems we usually have. <br /><br />I can completely identify with all that you said. In fact, even I scan the papers and then adjust the contrast on my photo editor to view what is written. Sometimes even pen is not readable :-) One of my students brought a magnifier for me to read his answers. I still couldn't read anything. lol. <br />Bhumikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995522539911208409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853083311566484130.post-91495996309400470152013-07-20T11:58:15.365+05:302013-07-20T11:58:15.365+05:30I am a teacher, also recently diagnosed with Starg...I am a teacher, also recently diagnosed with Stargardt's. I have had an increasingly difficult time reading students' work over the past few years, especially when written in pencil on white paper. Thankfully, many students increasingly prefer technology-based work of any kind (even if it's just getting to type a paper versus hand-written work!), so I've started giving assignments that can be submitted to me electronically. That way I can open things on my iPad and use the touch screen to expand things to a size that's perfect for me to read. For hand-written work (esp. that done in pencil) I've found this trick helpful also: make a photocopy of the student's work using the darkest setting possible so the contrast is sharper. Then you can even increase the size % on the copier itself or use the camera feature as described above. I don't want my students to know the extent of my struggles, so these options allow me to deal with grading work accurately during planning time when they're not there. If instant feedback is necessary, make it a common practice in your room that the student reads their work aloud...it's a great way to help them catch their own writing and speaking errors and can become part of listening objectives for classmates. Hope this helps! I'd love to keep sharing ideas -- this is e first time I have encountered another language teacher who's dealing with this...it's actually a bit comforting to know I'm not alone in the effort to adapt...thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853083311566484130.post-72248051567180823542012-10-26T07:54:53.342+05:302012-10-26T07:54:53.342+05:30good post, added you to my RSS reader.good post, added you to my RSS reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853083311566484130.post-2226649289890041132012-09-22T22:17:02.560+05:302012-09-22T22:17:02.560+05:30Glad that it could help you :o) Glad that it could help you :o) Bhumikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995522539911208409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853083311566484130.post-74926663228260224682012-09-21T18:23:32.443+05:302012-09-21T18:23:32.443+05:30This was precisely the answers I'd been search...This was precisely the answers I'd been searching for. Amazing blog. Incredibly inspirational! Your posts are so helpful and detailed. The links you feature are also very useful too. Thanks a lot :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com