Activities and Didactic Materials to Implement when Teaching English to a Sightless Child in a Public Primary School

a case study

Abstract

The topic that was selected in this thesis is important because teachers around Mexico can face a similar situation in their classrooms, and with the results of this study they can implement activities and didactic materials to sightless students because it is a really big challenge for teacher giving classes in this particular situation. The principal purpose of this research is to help teachers and give them the resources or ideas that they can apply for sightless students´ learning. This research is based on the qualitative approach since the observations, thoughts, ideas, and arguments of the participants are fully analyzed. This research was a case study since a specific case of a sightless child was analyzed. According to the results, when an English teacher has a sightless student in a class, it is recommended to adapt the activities and materials to promote the student’s English learning and participation; the favorite activities of this student are oral, listening, and reading activities; some examples are dialogues related to situations in real life, gap-filling activities, and oral activities to exchange personal information.