Instructional Strategies for Braille Literacy / Edition 1

by Diane P Wormsley, Frances M D'Andrea

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891289364
Publisher:	American Printing House for the Blind
Publication date:	01/01/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(d)

Editorial Reviews

Offers instructors specific, practical strategies for the teaching of Braille reading and writing. Chapters discuss general guidelines and strategies; fostering emergent learning; making the transition from print to Braille; teaching Braille to students with special needs, and to students who speak English as a second language; assessing the literary skills of students who are blind or visually impaired; and technology and Braille. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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