Braille Literacy
Braille Literacy

Author: Diane P. Wormsley

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780891288763

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Whether students' learning problems stem from additional physical or cognitive disabilities, the inability to speak English well, or difficulty in making the transition from print to braille, this resource will help you help them. Equally effective for teaching braille reading and writing to children or adults, Braille Literacy uses a functional approach based on concepts and vocabulary that have meaning and utility to the student.

I-M-ABLE
I-M-ABLE

Author: Diane P. Wormsley

Publisher:

Published: 2016-03

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780891287223

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I-M-ABLE, or the Individualized Meaning-Centered Approach to Braille Literacy Education, is an innovative, individualized, student-centered method for teaching braille and making it exciting for children who have difficulties learning braille. In this teaching approach, instruction is centered on continuously analyzing the strengths and needs of students, placing particular emphasis on engaging them using key vocabulary words and phrases based on their experiences and interests. This comprehensive practice guide provides detailed direction on how to implement the components of the approach. Teachers will find this resource invaluable for helping students with mild to moderate cognitive impairments or other difficulties make progress in braille reading and writing, and all the skills that it encompasses.

Instructional Strategies for Braille Literacy
Instructional Strategies for Braille Literacy

Author: Diane P. Wormsley

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9780891289364

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This award-winning handbook gives teachers specific strategies and methodologies for teaching braille. It offers in-depth information on techniques for working with children at all levels of learning, with congenital or adventitious visual impairments, those with additional disabilities, and students who are just learning English. It also contains information on assessment and technology, as well as convenient assessment forms. Instructional Strategies offers a wealth of information and practical tips for new practitioners and seasoned professionals alike

Beginning with Braille
Beginning with Braille

Author: Anna M. Swenson

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780891283232

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Beginning with braille provides a wealth of effective activities for promoting literacy at the early stages of braille instruction. The text includes creative and practical strategies for designing and delivering quality braille instruction and teacher-friendly suggestions for many areas such as reading aloud to young children, selecting and making early tactile books, and teaching tactile and hand movement skills. This book also includes tips on designing worksheets, introducing braille contractions, teaching the use of the braillewriter, and facilitating the writing process in braille. Chapters also address guidelines for individualizing instruction, the literacy needs of students with additional disabilities, and assessment of student progress in developing literacy skills.

Foundations of Braille Literacy
Foundations of Braille Literacy

Author: Evelyn J. Rex

Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780891289340

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This ground-breaking text addresses the teaching of braille reading and writing in the context of general literacy. Employing theoretical frameworks and approaches to teaching print reading and writing and practical applications for instruction in braille literacy, this innovative book can be used both in university training programs and by practicing educators working with braille learners. Foundations of Braille Literacy also includes perspectives on literacy, the history of literacy for people who are blind, the learning processes of people who are blind, and assessment of braille literacy.

Just Enough to Know Better
Just Enough to Know Better

Author: Eileen P. Curran

Publisher: Boston : National Braille Press Incorporated

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13:

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Includes exercises in braille, flashcards and a wall cheat-sheet.

Martin & Anne
Martin & Anne

Author: Nancy Churnin

Publisher: Creston Books

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1954354029

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Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born the same year a world apart. Both faced ugly prejudices and violence, which both answered with words of love and faith in humanity. This is the story of their parallel journeys to find hope in darkness and to follow their dreams.

Foundations of Education
Foundations of Education

Author: M. Cay Holbrook

Publisher: American Printing House for the Blind

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 982

ISBN-13: 9780891286967

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The essential textbook in the field of blindness and visual impairment has been updated for the 21st c. Volume II contains new material on planning, assessment, instruction, and supporting students with visual impairments in the general education classroom. Icons in the book direct readers to supplemental materials in an online Learning Center.