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Vik, Astrid Kristin; Lassen, Liv M. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
This article explores how 11 pupils with severe visual impairment cope with reading activities in inclusive Norwegian schools. All pupils received instruction in braille and print, and used an audio-text format. Having multiple reading options provided possibilities for pupils to achieve reading skills, but also generated stress. Theories of…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Visual Impairments, Coping, Reading Skills
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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
Reed, Heidi L.; Fontan, Lawrence E. – Journal of Rehabilitation of the Deaf, 1987
The pilot six-week program helped five deaf-blind adults develop techniques for increased community participation including coping and problem solving, in-hand American Sign Language interpreting, Braille, Braille writers, tactilely marked appliances, mobility, and group sharing. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Braille, Coping
Crawford, Frances – 1983
This guide presents, in syllabus form, an outline training program for rehabilitation teachers, supervisors, and related staff to provide educational information and experience-oriented training in innovative techniques of teaching legally blind adults. It begins with a checklist of points to remember in teaching blind and visually impaired adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Blindness