Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ937193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jul
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Learning to Write in Braille: An Analysis of Writing Samples from Participants in the Alphabetic Braille and Contracted (ABC) Braille Study
Erin, Jane N.; Wright, Tessa S.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v105 n7 p389-401 Jul 2011
This article reports the results of data from 114 writing samples of 39 children who read braille and who were included in the Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille (ABC) Study between 2002 and 2005. Writing characteristics, miscues, and composition characteristics are analyzed, and two case studies are included. (Contains 1 box and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Braille, Writing Skills, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Blindness, Writing (Composition), Spelling, Student Evaluation, Writing Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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