I often notice PAIRS of things as I live from day to day- for example, sometimes packing molds can be very interesting and might serve as a tangible... I note when toys break (save the matching parts) which might offer matching textures that might be differentiating to a learners' tactile perception. Tangible symbols, from my experience, do not really have to "look like" their referents- but must be consistent. If you are at a loss - you can simply make up a tangible but as long as you are 100% consistent (that is: place the matching tangible onto its referent so that it matches the symbol) the learner should build the association. {Hope this makes sense- it was hard to explain!}
Karen Natoci - 10/22/2017
