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.

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, 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.

Activities for Teaching Braille More Efficiently at the Beginning Level.

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

IMPORTANT - THIS IS A PRINTED WORKBOOK FOR THE SIGHTED! NOT RAISED BRAILLE. Easy Step by Step - GRADE 1 PRINTED Braille Tutorial for Beginners! Learn how to write the 26 letters in Braille Alphabet! Recognize each letter and number, know how to write them. THAT'S IT. The book teaches "HOW TO READ & WRITE BRAILLE LETTERS and NUMBERS". Great for novice learners. Write each letter, practice creating the dots at the right place.SIMPLY learning the absolute Alphabet and Numbers basics. This book includes uncontracted Braille - Grade 1!.Lots of practice pages, follow the easy visual study step by step explanations and examples. What is NOT Included in This Book: No Grade 2 Braille contracted pronunciation shortcuts. WHY? Because for beginners it would be so much information, before knowing the basics, how to write the 26 letters and numbers. NOTE - THIS IS NOT a STUDY BOOK FOR BLIND PEOPLE.NOTE - The Braille inside the book is printed NOT raised.Raised Grade 2 BRAILLE alphabet is used by blind people to read. This book can assist family members, friends and those who work with people that have vision impairment to learn the basics of Braille. Studying BRAILLE code alphabet chart requires to practice! This book includes dozens of practicing pages to help you practice writing the Braille grade one alphabet, until you can read the letters easily.