Positive Eye’s free resources are designed to provide useful, practical guidance that can help you in supporting children with vision impairment and special educational needs effectively. These resources include a variety of tips and suggestions that are easy to implement, ensuring you have the tools needed for day-to-day support.
Part one: Research based – Marvin’s Story Time Show Literacy Programme
Marvin’s Story Time Show is a research based accessible literacy programme designed specifically for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), complex needs, Visual Impairments, Deafblindness, Autism. 17,000+ children’s views worldwide in the last three years. Free to families, schools and organisations.
The programme continues to make a huge significant difference to children’s outcomes, bringing the greatest joy, laughter and engagement and is changing teachers practice. The programme is an effective teaching tool and a model for inclusive pedagogy, supporting both student engagement and teacher development. Access live story time shows via ZOOM throughout the year, as well as repeated viewing opportunities on Marvin’s Story Time Channel.
Each story is accompanied by free resource packs, songs, and character slide shows designed to enhance engagement and learning. The programme has demonstrated a significant impact on literacy development for children with Cerebral Vision Impairment and PMLD. Sign up for the FREE Marvin Story Time Show Literacy Programme
Access Webinar: Underpinning pedagogy of Marvin’s Story Time Show Literacy Programme
Part two: Positive Looking Resources
a.Positive Looking to Go App
Download FREE Positive Looking to Go App
Please note the app doesn’t replace taking the training on the Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme
b.Positive Looking 6th International Online Event held on March 2nd 2024
Part three: Collective resources made by participants at Positive Eye conferences
a.Positive Looking Best Practice Day held on February 25th 2026
b. Positive Looking Best Practice Day held on February 7th 2024.
Stories written by those attending.
c. Positive Looking International Conference held in Iceland on 27th and 28th October 2023.
An Everyday by Everyone Toolkit for Positive Looking
d. Recorded conversations held with Positive Looking Practitioners about how they are using the Positive Looking Visual Skills Programme.
Part four: Paths to Literacy – over 100 resources shared by Positive Eye to support the internatioal community
Paths To Literacy – Gwyn’s McCormack’s Resources Page shared over 18 years since the start of Positive Eye.
Part five: Creative Story Buckets
Downloaded hundreds of times over the years, this popular resource contains more than 20 story bucket ideas created by teachers, specialist services, schools and organisations supporting children with vision impairment. Each idea demonstrates how everyday objects can transform literacy into a sensory, meaningful and engaging experience.
