Having a sight problem shouldn't be a barrier to learning. Our learning products and publications are designed to help blind and partially sighted students in common school subjects. You can view our full range of toys, games and learning products on our online Shop.
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Talking products are ideal for learning. They are fun and interactive and make a great addition to any classroom. They can be used to create interactive displays, sequencing games and to encourage communication skills. Talking points are small and colourful voice recorders, their small size makes them great to add messages and send with children to other staff or home to parents. Fun Talking butterflies come with six pairs of wings that are interchangeable, or you can create and use your own wing designs. Talking turtles are fully waterproof and designed for outdoor and water play. Simple to use, press down on the turtles shell to hear the recorded message. Outdoor big points are giant recordable dics. Waterproof, they are ideal for use as speaking signs placed next to doorways.
The Sound shuffle is a sound recording sequencer. Create multiple recordings, up to a total of four minutes long, and press the large button on the top to hear the recordings played back randomly or in sequence.
The Air-pro dark den sensory tent is super-quick to assemble - just use the supplied pump and it'll be up in minutes. The silver coloured cover has inflatable poles and totally blocks out light when the doors and windows are closed, making it ideal for use with resources that light up or glow in the dark. It's great for when space is limited and can be taken down as quickly as it was put-up.
Children can have fun learning to count with the Counting cookies game. It has ten cookies with different numbered, tactile coloured beans on the top, and the corresponding number on the underside in white print which is also indented. All ten cookies can be stored in the handy cookie jar.
For children and adults who suffer from conditions such as dyslexia and visual stress, our new coloured filter products may help make reading more comfortable. Reading windows are great for those who have difficulty tracking lines of text on a page. They come supplied interchangeable coloured filter strips. READright coloured filter covers are designed for the Kindle Keyboard 3G. They have a black leather feel surround and a coloured plastic filter screen, choose from pink, green or yellow.
Leo learns by doing is an award winning DVD which tells the story of Leo, a visually impaired little boy, who goes with his Mum and Dad to visit his teacher. The teacher gives Leo's parents step-by-step techniques to help him to develop and strengthen his non-visual senses and skills. It is a great tool for anyone who interacts with a visually impaired infant including parents, family members and medical or education professionals.
To view our full range of educational resources, visit our online shop www.rnib.org.uk/shopeducation.
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The Fantasy cube is an award winning activity centre, designed to encourage imaginative play in a playgroup, nursery or class room setting. When you open up the sturdy wooden cube, children can sit inside and find lots of brightly coloured cogs, levers, dials, pegs and ropes to play with and spur their imagination. Maybe today they will be in a space ship heading to the moon and tomorrow on a pirate ship out at sea, looking for buried treasure!
The RNIB Penfriend is not your average voice labeller. It has so many uses and can give young people lots of independence at school and at home. As well as basic labelling, it can be used to create sequencing boards for children with additional needs such as the ingredients and process for making a cake or a daily routine. Washable labels can be added to clothing so fashion conscious teenagers will know exactly what they are getting out of the wardrobe. Watch our demonstration video.
The Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) is an essential assessment tool for education professionals to measure accuracy, rate of reading and comprehension in children aged 5 to 18, who use braille. The updated 2012 edition includes reading tests for both capitalised and uncapitalised Braille.
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Mybody activity centre - soft tactile wallchart with self-sticking embroidered organs
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Talking Jolly Phonics - 42 interactive phonics tiles
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Perkins Smart Brailler - a new braille learning tool
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Mini mobile phones - fun walkie talkies to help children develop communication skills
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Sound steps - voice recordable stepping stones
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