AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Quality Education
KEYWORDS
children, braille, Special Needs
COUNTRY
Australia
DESIGNED BY
Mandy Lau
Reach & Match Learning Kit
WEBSITE
http://www.reachandmatch.com
Reach & Match Learning Kit
Reach & Match Learning Kit empowers children with special needs and facilitates inclusive education.
Reach & Match® Learning Kit is an innovative tool assisting blind & vision impaired children with additional needs to learn braille/print literacy as well as to develop essential childhood skills, such as cognitive, motor, social and communication skills. The beauty of the design is the sensory play that provides a friendly and welcoming platform, which encourages inclusive education setting.
The front side provides pre-braille learning for toddlers to learn about mobility symbols and to identify tactile patterns. The other side provides braille learning, direction, motor development, and spatial training. The kit can also be arranged into 2D & 3D configurations for activities and games. A well-developed Activity Manual also provides exercise, activities and games for children with different needs. The product is adopted by specialists such as special education teachers, occupational therapists and speech therapists at pre-schools, clinics and organisations.