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Childers, Alice M. – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1983
Three short articles about foreign language braille are presented for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. Because dictionaries of languages other than English rarely show syllable division, the articles provide guidelines to the syllabication of Spanish, French, and German. The guidelines give specific rules concerning…
Descriptors: Braille, Consonants, Elementary Secondary Education, French
Evensen, Lorraine M.; Dorf, Maxine B. – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1984
Designed for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped, this document presents three short articles about literary braille. The first article discusses common pitfalls that occur on trial manuscripts, such as misformed characters, missing and added dots, incorrect title pages, and incorrect word divisions. The second article…
Descriptors: Braille, Dictionaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Eulert, Von E.; Cohn, Doris – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1984
Three articles about mathematics and science braille are provided for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. The first article discusses common problems such as setting braille writers incorrectly, duplicating transcribed materials unnecessarily, and incorrectly transcribing from typescript. The second article provides a…
Descriptors: Braille, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Materials
Childers, Alice; Gilbertson, Conchita M. – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1984
Three short articles about foreign language braille are presented for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. Because dictionaries of languages other than English rarely show syllable division, the first article provides guidelines to the syllabication of Latin. The guidelines give specific rules concerning the division of…
Descriptors: Braille, Consonants, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Tate, Barbara H.; Craig, Margaret – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1982
Designed for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped, this document consists of two short articles about textbook format braille. The first article describes some recurring print format problems and suggested solutions for dealing with them. Topics include special page numbering systems, the use of tab indexes, the preferred…
Descriptors: Braille, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Materials
Craig, Margaret – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1984
Designed for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped, this document presents two articles about textbook braille. The first article presents information on the various methods available for transcribing tables--the stairstep method, the keying method, and the linear method. The second article provides further discussion of…
Descriptors: Braille, Charts, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Epstein, Betty L. – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1982
Three short articles about tactile illustrating are presented for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. Some transcribers have been making tactile maps with water areas textured and land masses smooth; the first article reports on the confusion these "reversed maps" cause braille readers and gives additional tips…
Descriptors: Braille, Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Burns, Patricia – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1983
Designed for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped, this document consists of three short articles about literary braille. The first article discusses the changes in the official literary braille code which became effective on October 1, 1980. The second article describes problems commonly encountered by students and…
Descriptors: Braille, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction, Guidelines
Cohn, Doris; Eulert, Von E. – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1983
Three short articles about mathematics and science braille are provided for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. The first article discusses the differences between the rules for English textbook format and the Nemeth Braille Code (for mathematics, science, and notation) format in transcribing the mathematical section of…
Descriptors: Braille, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Guidelines
Epstein, Betty – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1984
Two short articles about tactile illustrating are presented for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. Focusing on tactile graphics, the first article discusses the conversion of significant print graphic information to the clearest, most factually legible form possible. Tips for achieving factual legibility and the…
Descriptors: Braille, Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
