Denerie Monces

​Activity Title: Voggle

1. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations):

Scrabble. (2021). 10 benefits of playing word games. Retrieved from

https://www.wordunscramble.io/articles/benefits-of-playing-word-games

Brown, D. (August 07, 2020). Word Games That Can Benefit Your Mental Health.

Retrieved from https://swaay.com/word-games-that-can-benefit-your-

mental-health

Eagan, L. (February 7, 2018). Adapting Word Games for Students with Visual

Impairments. Retrieved from https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/strategies/adapting-

word-games-students-visual-impairments

2. Equipment needed:
○ Paper
○ Pen/Pencil
3. Activity Description – Each participant will use a random selection of letters
to form as many words as possible in under a minute. There will be 2 groups
competing each other and 3 rounds. Participants will write one random letter
on a piece of paper, and another letter or it can be the same letter as their
first choice for 5 seconds. Once everyone is ready, everyone holds the letters
up to the camera at the same time.They have 10 seconds to write down all
the letters somewhere or they could also put it on the chat, if it makes it
easier for them. They have a minute to create as many words as possible.
Each word is a point, they can't make up any words, and it has to be an
actual word. The rules are that they can only use each letter once per word. If
there is only one person who wrote the letter S, they can only use the letter S
 once when creating a word. Another rule is that each word must contain three
letters or more.
4. Primary social interaction pattern(s) (activity analysis) – Explanation of
the reason for the chosen pattern or patterns.

Participating in word games for Interaction and social benefits can help them
learn from each other and develop new skills. It enables problem-solving
capabilities, strategizing, and decision-making skills. Participants develop an
emotional bond with one another, understand each other's strengths and
weaknesses and from that they are able to learn how to collaborate and
communicate with each other successfully. For cognitive benefits, word games
have great potential and benefits to mental health. It can improve various brain
functions like problem-solving, memory, cognition, and creativity. It can help curb
memory loss problems and improve memory power as well.

5. Adaptation: One researched adaptation specific to a disability group

assigned for each of the four (4) uploaded activities. This is not for the
purpose of leading activities; this is only for the purpose of submitting
activities.

There are two adapting word games for young people with visual impairments called
Bananagrams or Appletters. By putting a braille on the front of the tile where the print
letter is showing and adding a magnet on the back of the tiles can help youth participate
in word games. For younger children, they can work on matching letters or writing
letters. For older children, they could use a scrabble game to review vocabulary words.
Using bigger tiles and larger letters helps really well with young individuals with low
vision.

6. Participant: 15 year old with visual impairment