Setting the Stage for Tactile Understanding - American Printing ...

Crayon• Allow the child to make pictures or practicehandwriting skills using crayons with the TactileMarking Mat (available from APH). Allow thechild to just “scribble” and enjoy the processof coloring.• Have scented crayons available for thechild’s use.• Use capsule paper and a Tactile Image Enhanceror Swell-Form Machine [see Resources on page105] to make duplicates of the line drawings included in Setting the Stage forTactile Understanding or of other simple drawings. The child can then use theraised-line duplicates as coloring pages.• Make your own raised-line coloring pages by outlining a simple shape (e.g.,butterfly) with puff ink or by punching dots with a stylus on the reverse side ofthe paper. The child can then color between the raised lines.15 Showtime