A Primary Reading Program for Beginning Braille Readers.

Caton, Hilda

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ERIC Number: EJ217843

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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A Primary Reading Program for Beginning Braille Readers.

Caton, Hilda

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v73 n8 p309-13 Oct 1979

The procedures used in planning and writing a primary reading program designed specifically for visually handicapped students who will use braille as their reading medium are described. The selection of a vocabulary, including a list of categories such as alphabet abbreviations, is discussed. Teaching methodology and the basis for the design of the readers are examined. (PHR)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Braille, Primary Education, Program Design, Program Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Teaching Methods, Visual Impairments, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: Braille Then, Now, and What Next.