Today we worked on organizing the knowledge and started ideation on the possible ways in which kids can learn Braille.

The games have broadly categorized the games into 4 distinct categories.

1. Cognitive Toys: Toys that stimulate thinking and problem-solving are cognitive toys.
2. Physical Toys: Toys that help in developing the gross and fine motor skills are physical toys.
3. Sensory Toys: Toys that stimulate the senses of hearing, smell, touch, sight, and taste are sensory toys.
4. Social Toys: Toys that help children to develop social skills and understand emotions are social toys.

The various kinds of toys/facilities we saw were :

The major learning problems were :

• Motor skills:Delay in learning to crawl or walk
• Sensory development: Fear of new experience e.g. sound, texture,difficulty in developing body awareness
• Communication and social skill: difficulty in learning facial expressions and body postures
• Self-help skills: additional help needed as they can not observe and copy e.g. tying lace