For the Beginner
Early Experiences for the Tactual Learner
Some ideas to promote early tactual learning.
Tactual Books and Activities
Samples of tactual activites and books produced at the Statewide Vision Resource
Centre
Tips for Promoting Braille Literacy
Lots of fun activities for the emergent braille reader.
"Tried and True" Braille Teaching Strategies
Tactual Books and Activities
Curriculum Materials and Programs
Braille Test-n-Teach-Australian software program which tests
student's knowledge of the braille literary code helps teachers assess which
parts of the student's braille knowledge needs remediation. Phone Optek Systems
in Sydney 02 9891 6600
I Do Like It - is a braille reading program developed by Tricia
d'Apice. It uses short sentences made up of word signs and structured in a way
so that students can gain confidence and speed in reading braille. Uses repeated
reading techniques. Email Trish at triciadapice@gmail.com
Mangold Developmental
Program
The teacher's manual includes step-by-step instructions and print replicas of
each Braille worksheet. The first fifteen lessons of this program develop tactile
discrimination, proper hand position, and rapid tracking. The last fifteen lessons
systematically introduce the letters of the alphabet. Each lesson includes criterion
tests, braille worksheets, games, and more
For More Books and Instructional Resources for Teaching
Braille following this link
Tips and Tricks
Braille Stickers
Ideas for making tactual stickers for brailling students - the other
students in the class will enjoy them too!
Braille and Tactual
Production at the Statewide Vision Resource Centre
See how we produce braille and tactual materials at the SVRC.
Hand-over-Hand
Guidance: What Lesson Do We Teach?
Tactual Graphics - On Editing
Graphics for the Blind
This web site contains a manual which discusses the principals involved in adapting
graphical materials for blind readers.
Tactile Markers
Ideas for how to mark tactually on braille work - for student's own correction
and teacher feedback.
Unified English Braille Summary Sheet - literary code
Unified English Braille Summary Sheet - punctuation and
symbols
Websites
Australian Braille Authority
Contact Bill Jolley 03 9807 5137 or email wjolley@bigpond.com
Braille Bug Web Site
Teaches sighted children about braille - decoding worksheets and history of
braille.
Braille Club
A Braille Club has been established for students to promote Braille Literacy
through fun activities.
BrailleNote Club For Kids
BrailleNote Club is an initiative designed to encourage BrailleNote and VoiceNote
users between the ages of 7-17 years to interact with each other.
Braille Rap Song
- The Braille Rap Song was written by Lynn Horton and Tammy Whitten as a fun
way to teach braille to their students at the Helen Keller School located in
Talladega, AL. The song has since been produced by the APH. A high-quality,
professional recording is available for download from the web site
Braille
Space - the Braille Window Project has it's own living, breathing web site.
Read all about it!
Braille Window Project
Getting in Touch With Literacy-link
to Alphabetic-Braille and Contracted-Braille Study and other papers
Hotbraille.com
A free service which transcribes typed letters or documents into braille
and sends them free to the recipient.
Ozbrl - To join a discussion group about braille send an email
to ozbrl-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
PictureBraille
A program that work with Windows to create pictures in braille.
Touching
Tales-A city window is helping to convey the beauty and value of Braille
text.
Wikipedia's entry about Braille-lots
of information here about the history of braille and braille web sites
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