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Robert Englebretson; M. Cay Holbrook; Simon Fischer-Baum – Grantee Submission, 2023
This article positions braille as a writing system worthy of study in its own right and on its own terms. We begin with a discussion of the role of braille in the lives of those who read and write it and a call for more attention to braille in the reading sciences. We then give an overview of the history and development of braille, focusing on its…
Descriptors: Braille, Blindness, Reading, Cognitive Science
Schultz, Jessica E. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Executive functions are higher order mental processes individuals use during academic tasks (Diamond, 2013). Few studies examined executive functions in braille reading. Additionally, most studies located by the primary researcher were studies analyzing group differences between individuals with visual impairments and those who are sighted and…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Blindness, Visually Impaired Mobility, Braille
Leslie D. Borton; Tina S. Herzberg – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2023
Some students with visual impairments have not learned to read print or braille due to a variety of factors. The inability to read proficiently affects all areas of a person's life. Thus, it is essential that teachers of students with visual impairments (hereafter called "teachers") are systematic and use research-based practices in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Visual Impairments, Reading Instruction, Learning Disabilities
Homiyar Mobedji – Childhood Education, 2024
Innovation is crucial for addressing challenges faced by children with visual impairments, as it enables the development of adaptive technologies and inclusive educational tools that enhance accessibility, independence, and learning opportunities. Benetech, a leading innovator in the field of accessible literacy, is on a mission to bridge the…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Instructional Innovation, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Technology
Rosenblum, L. Penny; Herzberg, Tina; Mason, Loana K.; Anderson, Dawn L.; Reisman, Tammy; Edstrand, Kitty G.; Abner, Gerald; Carter, Mark – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
Specialized assessments, including the learning media assessment (LMA), are essential in appropriately planning and implementing instruction for students with visual impairments (Holbrook et al., 2017; Lusk et al., 2013). The LMA, first introduced by Koenig and Holbrook in the early 1990s, was designed to be an "objective process of…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Blindness, Student Needs
Hughes, Barry; McClelland, Amber; Henare, Dion – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2014
Relative to print reading, braille-reading finger movements are held to be of more constant speed, with continuous and exhaustive contact with all words. However, the continuity of movements is intermittent in two distinct ways: (a) readers reverse direction and reread material already encountered and (b) the continual fluctuations of velocity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Braille, Blindness, Reading
Erhardt, Robert J.; Shuman, Michael P. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2015
At Wake Forest University, a student who is blind enrolled in a second course in statistics. The course covered simple and multiple regression, model diagnostics, model selection, data visualization, and elementary logistic regression. These topics required that the student both interpret and produce three sets of materials: mathematical writing,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Statistics, College Mathematics, College Students
Smith, Derrick; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
Introduction: The purpose of the study presented here was the initial validation of a comprehensive set of competencies focused solely on the Nemeth code. Methods: Using the Delphi method, 20 expert panelists were recruited to participate in the study on the basis of their past experience in teaching a university-level course in the Nemeth code.…
Descriptors: Braille, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Education Programs
Hughes, Barry – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
A new means of measuring the movement properties of the braille-reading finger is described and exemplified in an experiment in which experienced readers of braille encountered sentences comprised of keywords in which word and orthographic frequencies were manipulated. These new data are considered in theoretical and practical terms. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Braille, Measurement Techniques
Laroche, Louise; Boule, Jacinthe; Wittich, Walter – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
This study was designed to address three hypotheses: (1) The reading speed of both readers of French braille and readers of French print will be faster in the silent condition; however, this gain in speed will be larger for print readers; (2) Individuals who acquired braille before age 10 will display faster reading speeds at lower error rates…
Descriptors: Silent Reading, Braille, Reading Rate, French
Lewis, Sandra; D'Andrea, Frances Mary; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2012
Introduction: This research attempted to establish the content validity of several performance statements that are associated with basic knowledge, production, and reading of braille by beginning teachers. Methods: University instructors (n = 21) and new teachers of students with visual impairments (n = 20) who had taught at least 2 braille…
Descriptors: Braille, Teacher Competencies, Content Validity, Performance
Veispak, Anneli; Boets, Bart; Ghesquiere, Pol – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The relations between reading, auditory, speech, phonological and tactile spatial processing are investigated in a Dutch speaking sample of blind braille readers as compared to sighted print readers. Performance is assessed in blind and sighted children and adults. Regarding phonological ability, braille readers perform equally well compared to…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Auditory Perception, Phonological Awareness, Braille
Adetoro, 'Niran – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2012
Persons with visual impairment have consistently shown a preference for one alternative reading format over another, often because of factors outside their control. This study adopted survey research design to investigate alternative format preferences among secondary school visually impaired students, focusing on Southwestern Nigeria. Using total…
Descriptors: Research Design, Partial Vision, Blindness, Braille
Scheithauer, Mindy C.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
Instructors of the visually impaired need efficient braille-training methods. This study conducted a preliminary evaluation of a computer-based program intended to teach the relation between braille characters and English letters using a matching-to-sample format with 4 sighted college students. Each participant mastered matching visual depictions…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Blindness, Braille, College Students
Kamei-Hannan, Cheryl; Lawson, Holly – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2012
Educators of students with visual impairments have long advocated that children who read and write in braille benefit from access to and use of a braille note-taker (BNT) with refreshable braille display. However, little research exists that evaluates whether using a BNT impacts literacy. In this single-subject study, authors investigated if using…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Video Technology, Writing Processes, Braille