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Teaching Braille to Linguistically Diverse Students with Visual Disabilities.

Knowlton, Marie – Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 1997

Discusses the growing ethnic and cultural diversity of the student population and the challenges this presents in teaching English Braille. The need to first address the student's competence in spoken English before teaching Braille is stressed. Using grade one Braille for teaching ethnically diverse students is recommended. (CR)

Descriptors: Braille, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)

Concepts about Print in English and Other Languages.

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Clay, Marie M. – Reading Teacher, 1989

Describes the Concepts About Print test (CAP), a test designed to examine young children's knowledge of written language. Discusses variations of the CAP for other languages, including Spanish, Walpiri (an Australian aboriginal language), and Braille. (MM)

Descriptors: Attention, Braille, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries