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1. www.brailleliteracycanada.ca › enBraille Literacy Canada

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   Braille Literacy Canada is a registered charity dedicated to the promotion of braille as the primary medium of literacy for those who are blind or visually impaired. We represent and serve the needs of: Braille readers, including those who are learning who would like to learn. Parents of blind and visually impaired braille-reading children.

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     List of braille producers; For braille readers; For teachers...

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     Braille is ordinarily read by smoothly and evenly sliding...

   • About BLC

     Our Mission and Goals. Our mission is to improve access to...

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     Braille Literacy Canada is a registered charity (CRA...

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     Members of Braille Literacy Canada use their voices and...

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     Braille Literacy Canada c/o CNIB 1929 Bayview Avenue...

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     Now available: Funding to assist with the acquisition or...

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     Pour de nombreux Canadiens aveugles ou malvoyants, le...

2. www.pathstoliteracy.org › strategies-teachingStrategies for Teaching Students Who Are Blind or Visually ...

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   • Strategies to Promote Literacy For Children with Blindness Or Visual Impairment
   • What Reading Methods Are Used with Students with Visual Impairments?
   • Reading Strategies For Students with Visual Impairments

   Provide a variety of hands-on, meaningful experiences.  Children learn best through real-world experiences in which they can have a direct, first-hand understanding of something and not just a verb...

   Talk about these experiences with the child beforehand, as well as while the experience is happening, and afterwards when you get home or with other people.  Use words to label objects, people, and...

   Offer many opportunities for the child to explore and interact with a wide range of materials and real objects.  This helps to compare size, shape, texture and other attributes, while also helping...

   Encourage daily purposeful, fun movement activities to build gross motor and fine motor abilities. These are necessary precursors for many life skills, including the tactile discrimination needed f...

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   There are a variety of methods that students with visual impairments use to read. Often a single student will use different strategies in particular settings or for specific materials or content. Just as an adult may use a computer for work, a smartphone for email, a pen or pencil for lists, and a book for leisure, individuals with visual impairmen...

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   SET-BC (Special Education Technology British Columbia), a provincial resource program of the BC Ministry of Education, divides reading strategies for students with visual impairment into three main areas: 1. Paper strategies, including print, magnification and braille; 2. E-text strategies, including tracking, auditory support and refreshable brail...

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     Learning braille with Jessica and Isabella | #WearDots

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     Learning Braille at Jenkins Elementary

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     Braille Notetaker - Assistive Technology for the Blind

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4. www.pathstoliteracy.org › teaching-braille-youngTeaching Braille to Young Children - Paths to Literacy

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   Introduction. As we teach young children with visual impairments/blindness to write braille, our approach needs to be developmental. We need to look at readiness for formal instruction, and then we need to adjust our pacing, expectations, and activities according to the learning needs of young children. In the guidelines that follow, these ...

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5. www.wonderbaby.org › articles › blind-kids-stillDo Blind Kids Still Need to Learn Braille? | WonderBaby.org

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   Nov 8, 2022 · Exploring Braille with Madilyn and Ruff teaches the braille alphabet while the Braille Bee App takes learning to a whole new level through fun interactive games designed to teach spelling, reading and UEB contractions. The best part about both apps is that they are fun! Plus your child is also learning how to access their iPad and braille ...

6. aphconnectcenter.org › familyconnect › educationHow Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision Read and Write

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   Tools for Reading and Writing Braille. There are a variety of tools for both reading and writing that are used by children who are blind. These might include the following. Perkins Braillewriter: This device resembles an old-fashioned typewriter and has six keys to create braille embossed dots on paper. Slate and Stylus: A handheld tool for ...

7. infocus-charity.org.uk › news-and-stories › blogHow to Learn Braille as a Sighted Person | InFocus Charity

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   3 days ago · Learning Braille allows sighted individuals to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those who are blind or visually impaired. This experience encourages you to step into the shoes of visually impaired peers and appreciate the significance of accessibility in everyday life.

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   Should children with visual impairments learn Braille?

   • They may get perplexed when the teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) recommends that their child who has been reading print now start to learn braille. Or, they may find it upsetting that the TVI is teaching their child braille, yet their daughter prefers to read print and resists learning to read braille.

   Should My Child Read Print or Braille or Both or?

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   Does my child need Braille instruction?

   • As with children learning to read and write print, instruction in braille will be a major part of your child’s education for the first few years of elementary school. Your child will need instruction from a teacher of students with visual impairments in reading and writing the braille code.

   How Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision Read and Write

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   Should a child learn print or braille?

   • For some children the literacy medium decision – print or braille – is easy to determine, but for others there is a question as to which is “better” for the child to learn or if the two should be learned “together.” There are no hard and fast rules for making these determinations.

   Should My Child Read Print or Braille or Both or?

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   Will my child learn to read and write in Braille?

   • If your child has little or no usable vision, they will probably be learning to read and write in braille. Braille is a code—a system of dots representing the letters of the alphabet that your child can use to read independently and write down their own ideas.

   How Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision Read and Write

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   How do I teach my child Braille?

   • Proficiency in braille takes a lot of reading practice. When your child completes assignments in braille, the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments must make them accessible to non-braille-literate teachers. They should transcribe your child’s braille work into print, including any errors.

   How Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision Read and Write

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   Should a TVI teach a child Braille?

   • Or, they may find it upsetting that the TVI is teaching their child braille, yet their daughter prefers to read print and resists learning to read braille. As a parent it is important to understand the process that the TVI should go through to make the determination if print, braille, or both literacy mediums should be taught to your child.

   Should My Child Read Print or Braille or Both or?

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9. www.pathstoliteracy.org › should-my-child-readShould My Child Read Print or Braille or Both or?

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   Parents often wonder if their child who has a significant visual impairment should learn braille, print, or both literacy media at the same time. They also question what role audio materials (e.g., books on CDs or downloaded to a special device) should have in their child’s education. They may get perplexed when the teacher of students with ...