I wanted to bring stories to life for my daughter who has Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Our Early Childhood Vision Consultant, Tara Tompai, suggested I improvise sound effects while reading. This inspired me to create a series of short stories that my daughter can relate to based on everyday routines. Reading and repetition are very important for building a foundation for literacy—especially when vision is a major challenge.
Tips and suggestions for reading this story
Engage your child in the story by incorporating your own CVI kit of toys, textures and accessories. If the story mentions hands, squeeze his or her hands! If it talks about coffee, let him smell some coffee. I like to make my own sound effects right along with the audio for added effect. See my article on how to make story time more interactive.
Please check your volume first to avoid startling your little one.
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory dickory dock. The mouse went up the clock.
The clock struck one. The mouse went down.
Do you hear the mouse?
Hickory dickory dock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
A frog.
Hickory dickory dock. The frog went up the clock.
The clock struck two. The frog went down.
Do you hear the frog?
Hickory dickory dock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
A cow.
Hickory dickory dock. The cow went up the clock.
The clock struck three. The cow went down.
Do you hear the cow?
Hickory dickory dock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
An ape.
Hickory dickory dock. The ape went up the clock.
The clock struck four. The ape went down.
Do you hear the ape?
Hickory dickory dock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
A rattlesnake.
Hickory dickory dock. The rattlesnake went up the clock.
The clock struck five. The rattlesnake went down.
Do you hear the rattlesnake?
Hickory dickory dock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
A lion.
Hickory dickory dock. The lion went up the clock.
The clock struck six. The lion went down.
Do you hear the lion?
Hickory dickory dock.
Tick tock, tick tock.
I hope you loved the story! If you find this page helpful, please share it with other parents. Visit the Stories page to see my collection of interactive stories.
Cindy has a deep interest in Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) and is currently studying Early Childhood Education. She focuses most of her time on her energetic daughter: playing, cuddling and helping to make her world visually accessible. Cindy holds a degree in Marketing and has worked in the not-for-profit sector for many years.