Reach & Match Learning Kit
Supports All Children to Learn Equally through Inclusive Play
A play-based learning program supports children with all abilities to build the foundational physical, cognitive, language and social-emotional skills that support their wellbeing and learning journey.
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Reach & Match Learning Kit
Reach & Match® support early childhood learning outcomes and the inclusion of children with special needs in the mainstream environment.
Reach & Match Training Course
A comprehensive teacher professional development (TPD) course focused on developing the capacity of educators to create an inclusive learning environment.
Schools & Communities
Thousands of children are enjoying the benefit of Reach & Match Inclusive Learning Program worldwide.
Impact Partners
Since, 2017, Reach & Match has expanded its reach to support Inclusive Education (IE) and Education in Emergencies (EiE) in developing countries and countries affected by conflict throughout Asia and the Pacific. Reach & Match partners with children relief organisations, e.g. Save the Children and Plan International to provide educational and therapeutic support for children with disadvantages in humanitarian and emergencies.
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Develop literacy and essential skills in a fun way…
Reach & Match has been applied in education degrees as a great curriculum tool to teach early childhood intervention. Reach & Match is a very thoughtful inclusive tool, its unique… “Develop literacy and essential skills in a fun way…”
Dr. Penny Round
Faculty of Education, Monash University
Help children slowly recover from the trauma and shock…
“One realisation for me was that Reach & Match Learning Kit could help children who are in complex emergencies, to slowly recover from the trauma and shock that they’ve encountered… “Help children slowly recover from the trauma and shock…”
John Tamayo, Project manager
Plan International
Early concepts of space and positional play…
The Reach & Match Learning Kit is a beautiful inclusive learning resource that can be fun for all children as they acquire early concepts of space and positional play. For… “Early concepts of space and positional play…”
Marg Griffin
Vision Services, Department of Education, Tasmania
Blind children participated fully alongside sighted children…
“When the Reach & Match kit was trialled with children, the design provided so many opportunities for all children to be engaged in games and activities. Children who have a… “Blind children participated fully alongside sighted children…”
Jason Ross, Project officer
Save the Children
Learning outcomes and teaching strategies underpinning every activity…
“What I liked most about the training was that we had so much fun! Reach & Match learning kit is not just a mere toy, there are learning outcomes and… “Learning outcomes and teaching strategies underpinning every activity…”
Steve Sarigumba, Technical officer
Save the Children
This play-based approach helps them to learn alphabet within 3 weeks…
“The feedback from the pilot case was amazing because it is play-based; it is pre-numeracy and pre-literacy training. One of the teachers from Arawa has been working with children in… “This play-based approach helps them to learn alphabet within 3 weeks…”
Jenny Griffiths, Inclusive Education Advisor
Callan Services, PNG
A fantastic education, inclusive and fun resource…
Reach & Match is a fantastic educational, inclusive and fun resource for children who are blind or have low vision in the early years. It is a teaching resource that… “A fantastic education, inclusive and fun resource…”
Darren Moyle, Children's Orientation & Mobility Instructor
Guide Dogs Victoria
It is a state-of-the-art learning system…
Our school has been using Reach & Match for several years and we love it! We support Reach & Match because it is a state-of-the-art learning system according to the… “It is a state-of-the-art learning system…”
Dick Lunenborg, Assistive technology specialist
Bartiméus, Netherlands
If us adults enjoyed it, how much more the children will enjoy it…
“Magandang Umaga. Yesterday’s training was enjoyable, and I discovered that I could be a good actress. We were able to unleash our inner childhood behaviour and attitudes. Express our emotions.… “If us adults enjoyed it, how much more the children will enjoy it…”
Zoreen E. Agustin, Project officer
Save the Children
Children with disabilities now can also participate…
“Children with disabilities now can also participate in the Reach & Match games, teachers have learnt to become more creative with the Reach & Match lesson plans that they combine… “Children with disabilities now can also participate…”
Claire Cardona, Project officer
Save the Children
Pedagogical potential for children with and without special needs…
It was a pleasure to have Mandy Lau at the Lisbon School of Education. The design was very interesting and has many pedagogical potential for children with and without special… “Pedagogical potential for children with and without special needs…”
Clarisse Nunes, Lecturer - Special Education and Pre-School Education
Lisbon School of Education
Develop tactile and sensory discrimination…
Reach & Match has been a useful tool in my classroom setting. Encouraging students to develop their tactile and sensory discrimination through play and investigation. Students have used the large… “Develop tactile and sensory discrimination…”
James Robertson Duncan
Insight Education Centre for the Blind and Vision Impaired
A simple but powerful tool to set good fundamental understanding…
Thanks for creating the Reach & Match learning kit. We are using the learning kit not only for toddlers who are vision impaired and multi-handicapped, where they are being taught… “A simple but powerful tool to set good fundamental understanding…”
Eileen Khoo, Training & Social Services Manager
St. Nicholas' Home for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Malaysia
Especially for children with autism to explore all the fun games…
“We did a Reach & Match training session, it was a really great session to see all the different ways to use the mats, and we really look forward to… “Especially for children with autism to explore all the fun games…”
Bridget Gray
Yarra Libraries
Simple, elegant and with huge potential…
The Reach & Match Learning Kit is a wonderful design: simple, elegant and with huge potential to help children with disabilities learn.
Professor Andrew Whitehouse
Telethon Kids Institute
Help children who were traumatised…
I have enjoyed the training very much. It taught me how to introduce the games to teachers and other facilitators well. I realised that the Reach & Match program would… “Help children who were traumatised…”
Annafarinah B. Orogan-Marsangca, Community mobilizer
Save the Children
A naturally tactile toy that introduces braille…
This project is a naturally tactile toy that introduces children to Braille and understanding objects. Children naturally like to reach, touch, and feel things and this project is notable for… “A naturally tactile toy that introduces braille…”
Lorraine Justice, Dean of College of Imaging Arts & Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
Eye-opener for many teachers…
The Reach & Match training was an eye-opener for many teachers to develop different teaching tactics and skills for children with disabilities. We really enjoyed it.
Floriza, Project officer
Save the Children
A new purpose of the mat that I wouldn’t have thought of…
“Today we read 5 Little Ducks with the preschool class, I looked over to see that one of the little boys had taken out the tiles from the yellow mats… “A new purpose of the mat that I wouldn’t have thought of…”
Karen Clark
Alternative Format Library, Narbethong Special School
Thank you for your support
I had the privilege of visiting the historic Perkins School for the Blind, the first school for the blind in the U.S. and a place of profound significance, as Helen Keller herself attended this institution. 😍 Thanks to Daniela Gissara and the instructional coaches hosting me, so glad to share about the vision of Reach & Match Inclusive Education Kit. It was amazing to explore the beautiful building and experience its inspiring tactile museum. 🖼️🐑 Westpac Scholars Perkins School for the Blind #inclusiveeducation #socialchange #reachandmatch #earlychildhoodeducation #visuallyimpaired #HelenKeller
Thank you, Justine Muir, Deputy Commissioner from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, for meeting with me! And an extra special thank you for the most adorable gift—a handmade white cane pin! 🦯😍 P.S: any teacher in Boston is using Reach & Match Inclusive Education Kit? Let me know! 🤗 #blind #TVI
🔔 Final call to apply for the Westpac Social Change Fellowship! I’m privileged to share my transformative journey as a Westpac Scholars, which has empowered me to amplify initiatives in #InclusiveEducation, #Play, and #Disabilities. This enriching experience has not only connected me with extraordinary individuals but also greatly enhanced my mission. 🙏🏻 check out my story at @westpacscholars bio! #InclusiveEducation #SocialChange
Blog
Shaping an Inclusive Future: The Collaborative Impact of Reach & Match and Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC) - In Hong Kong, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still affect young children’s development today. In particular, a 2022 report from the Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics suggests that "Shaping an Inclusive Future: The Collaborative Impact of Reach & Match and Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC)"
Reach & Match Partners with UNICEF and ChildFund to Accelerate Inclusive Education in Papua New Guinea - “As a teacher with vision impairment, I feel very empowered and confident after receiving the training, we focused on our abilities, but not disabilities. I can’t wait to see my "Reach & Match Partners with UNICEF and ChildFund to Accelerate Inclusive Education in Papua New Guinea"
