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Toussaint, Karen A.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Despite the need for braille literacy, there has been little attempt to systematically evaluate braille-instruction programs. The current study evaluated an instructive procedure for teaching early braille-reading skills with 4 school-aged children with degenerative visual impairments. Following a series of pretests, braille instruction involved…
Descriptors: Braille, Literacy, Reading Skills, Blindness
Kamei-Hannan, Cheryl – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
The author of this study proposed two alternative methods for transcribing words with emphasis into braille and compared the use of the symbols for emphasis with the current braille code. The results showed that students were faster at locating words presented in one of the alternate formats, but that there was no difference in students' accuracy…
Descriptors: Braille, Translation, Methods, Comparative Analysis
Holbrook, M. Cay; MacCuspie, P. Ann – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
Braille-reading mathematicians, scientists, and computer scientists were asked to examine the usability of the Unified English Braille Code (UEB) for technical materials. They had little knowledge of the code prior to the study. The research included two reading tasks, a short tutorial about UEB, and a focus group. The results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Braille, Focus Groups, Computer Science, Scientists
Kelly, Stacy M.; Smith, Derrick W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
This synthesis examined the research literature from 1965 to 2009 on the assistive technology that is used by individuals with visual impairments. The authors located and reviewed 256 articles for evidence-based research on assistive technology that had a positive impact on educational performance. Of the 256 studies, only 2 provided promising…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Academic Achievement
Klenk, Jessicia A.; Pufpaff, Lisa A. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2011
Research on literacy instruction for students with multiple disabilities is limited. Empirical research on braille instruction for students with multiple disabilities that include congenital blindness is virtually nonexistent. This case study offers initial insight into possible methods of early braille literacy instruction for a student with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Congenital Impairments
Crawford, Shauna; Elliott, Robert T. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Four women with visual impairments were taught 13 braille letters as phonemes and another 13 braille letters as graphemes and then were taught 10 braille words as onset-rime and another 10 braille words as whole words. Phoneme and onset-rime instruction resulted in faster and more accurate performance. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Blindness, Phonemes, Graphemes, Braille
Clark, Christine; Stoner, Julia B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
This study compared the spelling skills of students who are braille readers to a normative sample. The Test of Written Spelling was administered to 23 students who are blind at various grade levels to ascertain their spelling ability. A one-sample t-test indicated no significant difference in spelling ability. Implications are discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Spelling, Braille, Blindness, Elementary School Students
Argyropoulos, Vassilios S.; Sideridis, Georgios D.; Kouroupetroglou, Georgios; Xydas, Gerasimos – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2009
The general purpose of the present study was to test the effectiveness of various psycho-acoustic manipulations for the understanding of specific information (typographic attributes such as bold and italic) which was included in texts by individuals with and without blindness. Thirty blind and thirty sighted students participated and were asked to…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Blindness, Acoustics
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2008
A few decades ago, Braille was on the wane. Technology was seen as likely to replace the tactile communication method, as text-to-speech readers and recorded books, for example, offered access to classroom materials. Students at special schools for the blind moved into regular classrooms, which are rich in text, but not text that is accessible to…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Reading Materials, Textbooks, Braille
Emerson, Robert Wall; Holbrook, M. Cay; D'Andrea, Frances Mary – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
The Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study examined the reading and writing skills of young braille-reading students. Students who were introduced to more contractions earlier in instruction performed better on reading measures, such as vocabulary, decoding, and comprehension, but all students did well in spelling. Thus, the authors…
Descriptors: Braille, Writing Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills
Christensen, Laurene L.; Albus, Debra A.; Liu, Kristin K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Kincaid, Aleksis – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2013
English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities are required to participate in all state and district assessments similar to their peers without disabilities. This includes assessments used for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I accountability purposes for demonstrating proficiency in academic content, assessments used…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, State Policy, Disabilities, Student Participation
Wetzel, Robin; Knowlton, Marie – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
Five focus groups explored concerns about adopting the Unified English Braille Code. The consensus was that while the proposed changes to the literary braille code would be minor, those to the mathematics braille code would be much more extensive. The participants emphasized that "any code that reduces the number of individuals who can access…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Braille, Blindness, Tactile Adaptation
Farnsworth, Charles R.; Luckner, John L. – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2008
Over 5 months, the authors evaluated the efficacy of electronic assistive technology (the BrailleNote mPower BT-32 notetaker and Tiger Cub Jr. embosser) and associated software components in creating curriculum materials for a middle school Braille-reading student. The authors collected data at the beginning and end of the study from parents,…
Descriptors: Braille, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Vik, Astrid Kristin; Fellenius, Kerstin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
Six primary school-aged braille students were taught to name 4 to 10 braille letters as phonemes and another 4 to 10 braille letters as graphemes (Study 1). They were then taught to name 10 braille words as onset-rimes and another 10 braille words as whole words (Study 2). Instruction in phonemes and onset rimes resulted in fewer trials and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Reading Instruction, Mainstreaming
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2012
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, per Section 162.1136 RSMo, conducts an annual study of the educational status of eligible blind/visually impaired students and reports the findings to the Missouri Legislature on December 1st each year. The information contained in this report pertains to the twelve data elements…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Literacy, Special Education