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Selected Findings from the First International Evaluation of the Proposed Unified English Braille Code
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Bogart, Darleen; Koenig, Alan J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2005
Braille literacy skills are essential for success in school and employment and for independence throughout life. Because of the fundamental importance of well-developed literacy skills, the braille code by which persons who are blind or have low vision attain full literacy should be one that is easy and efficient to learn, use, and produce. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Materials, Literacy, Braille
Ensuring High-Quality Instruction for Students in Braille Literacy Programs.
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Koenig, Alan J.; Holbrook, M. Cay – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2000
A study used the Delphi research method to gain a consensus among 40 professionals on the appropriate levels of instructional service to address the need of students with visual impairments in 12 areas of Braille literacy skills. Recommendations are provided for designing Braille programs, including the need to individualize programs. (Contains…
Descriptors: Braille, Delphi Technique, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Exploring Decision-Making Processes for Selection of Appropriate Reading Media for Individuals with Visual Impairments.
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Koenig, Alan J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1990
Discusses variables in the systematic decision-making process for selecting appropriate reading media for students with visual impairments. The article describes a two-phase process for selecting print or braille media. It examines an objective procedure for determining the relative effectiveness of print media, illustrating the procedure with…
Descriptors: Braille, Case Studies, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education