Tactile Readiness for Braille: Begin teaching your fingers to read. Learn to move them along lines and down columns of braille. Lessons describe methods used by efficient braille readers. Since finger sensitivity varies among people, the course encourages you to develop your own reading style. Followed by Braille Literacy 2, this course helps you build a strong foundation for all other braille courses. Recommended if you have no prior knowledge of braille.
Course: EBR-802, Media: C with B exercise books, Lessons: 6
Braille Literacy 1: Tactile Readiness for Braille
Course ID: E-BR-802
Audience
Adult Continuing Education and High School Program
Course Description
Research has shown that if beginning braille learners master certain hand and
arm movements prior to learning letters and words, they will eventually read
braille with more speed and accuracy than they would have if they began by reading
letters. Therefore, this course teaches you to use your hands efficiently when
reading braille. It enables you to develop the finger and hand movements you
will need to become an efficient braille reader. In addition to the mechanics
of braille reading, this course will introduce you to a few braille symbols.
Available in
cassette with 6 accompanying braille exercise books
Organization
6 lessons
Credit
none
Prerequisite
none required, though Using Raised Markers (EBR-602) is recommended
Overview
You must submit six assignments to your instructor.
Grading
satisfactory/unsatisfactory
Average Completion Time
6 months
Course Materials Include
After completing the course, you may keep the following materials, which are
supplied with the course:
a. six braille exercise booklets, one for each lesson in the course
b. seven audiocassettes with instructions for using the braille exercise booklets
c. one audiocassette that plays one-minute timings
d. a rubberized, non-slip braille reading pad
e. several sheets of raised markers
f. the video, Personal Touch
g. a one-page handout titled, "Suggestions for Family and Friends"
Objectives and Content
After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to
a. identify the characteristics of efficient braille readers
b. use flat-hand scanning to determine how braille is arranged on the page
c. practice hand movements that promote efficient braille reading
After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to
a. identify the full braille cell
b. identify the braille letter l
c. identify symbols that are the same while tracking from left to right
d. use a special numbering system to identify page numbers
After completing Lesson 3, you will be able to
a. refine your finger and hand movements while tracking
b. determine whether the symbols at the beginning and end of a line are the
same or different
c. locate a block of full cells in different positions within a line
After completing Lesson 4, you will be able to
a identify the full braille cell as well as the letters c and l
b. determine whether braille symbols are the same or different
After completing Lesson 5, you will be able to
a. determine whether two single braille symbols or pairs of braille symbols
are the same or different
b. identify g, c, and l
c. find the symbol that is different in a group of three symbols
d. identify three-symbol patterns using the symbols g, c, and l
After completing Lesson 6, you will be able to
a. track columns of symbols
b. identify the letters c, g, l, and the full cell in a column
c. describe your personal reading style
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