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A Fresh Look at the Sign System of the Braille Code.
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Hamp, Eric P.; Caton, Hilda – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1984
An analysis of English braille as a written code from a linguistic viewpoint led to a regrouping and fresh description of the many elements of English braille, grade 2, with intention to facilitate both the teaching and the learning of reading braille. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Linguistics, Reading Instruction
Development of a Beginning Braille Reading Series. Final Report.
Caton, Hilda; Pester, Eleanor – 1979
A 3 year project to develop a beginning braille reading series was undertaken, beginning with research reviews on concept development, tactual perception, braille reading, and general reading. Analysis of vocabulary lists and specifications followed, culminating in development of the readiness, preprimer, and primer readers with accompanying…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Braille, Material Development, Reading Materials
A New Approach to Beginning Braille Reading.
Caton, Hilda; Bradley, Eddy Jo – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1978
A Beginning Braille Reading Series was designed to eliminate or minimize problems which are unique to children who must learn to read using the braille code. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Blindness, Braille, Elementary Education
Variability in Age and Experience among Blind Students Using Basal Reading Materials.
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Caton, Hilda; Rankin, Earl – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
The study was designed to identify various problems encountered by 194 children who read braille and use conventional basal reading programs transcribed into that medium. The results showed educationally significant variability in chronological age, years in school, and grade level for blind children using basal reader materials designed for…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Basal Reading, Blindness, Braille
A Primary Reading Program for Beginning Braille Readers.
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Caton, Hilda – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 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…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Braille, Primary Education, Program Design