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Media options. Marion Blaze – Education Officer __________________________________________ Braille, print, tactile markers, audio, electronic text What to use, and when?. Braille = Literacy. Why braille now that computers can read? With braille children can: read write do mathematics - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Marion Blaze – Education Officer__________________________________________
Braille, print, tactile markers, audio, electronic text
What to use, and when?
Braille = Literacy
Why braille now that computers can read? With braille children can:
read write do mathematics science computer programming music LOTE
Braille = Print
Cannot represent print with spoken words E.g. reading a chemical equation
Children can develop skills in: spelling grammar punctuation
Audio provides access but does not provide tool to read and write independently
Braille = Employment
Several studies braille readers vs. audio readers
Braille enables employees to independently: make notes read a spreadsheet take meeting minutes file materials label CDs
Braille = Independence
Braille is building block of literacy Literacy is building block of independence
Reading and writing without braille = dependency on technology or helpful people
Braille readers can: Label household things Play cards or board games Write personal messages
UEB
Australia has adopted the new
Unified English Braille code Some letter combinations no longer
contracted: BLE, ATION, ALLY, etc. Spacing of some contractions differs: AND,
FOR, OF, THE, WITH, etc. New symbols for some things: @, $, degrees,
decimal point, etc.
Requesting materials
Allow lead time Provide details: chapters, diagrams, pictures,
contracted or uncontracted Email is great! Consider technology being used in school Electronic copy with pdf as attachment
Reading braille
We teach READING not braille
AND it’s GREAT FUN!!!
Reading braille
Most reading skills are same as for sighted readers
Braille readers often don’t get ‘immersed’ in braille
A few additional skills needed for efficient braille reading
Film of Louise
Reading braille Read at a table: stable, flat surface
Angle is important: o d
Two hands, many fingers ‘reading’ fingers, ‘checking’ fingers
Encourage increase in reading speed
What and when? For reading can use:
Braille – contracted or uncontracted ‘spelling’ or ‘quick’ braille
Large print or enlarged print (EMU) Audio – cassette, CD, MP3, minidisk, etc. Scanners as book readers Electronic texts Human volunteer readers
What and when?
For writing can use:
Perkins brailler Mountbatten brailler Laptop computer BrailleNote or PacMate Handwriting with EMU
What and when?
Read braille when:
Reading a novel Reading labels Reading spelling words (uncontracted) Reading when a student needs to re-read, skip,
skim
What and when?
Read audio for:
Leisure reading (concentration issues) Articles Review of novels Not so good if student needs to skip, skim and get
quotes, unless in DAISY or similar
What and when?
Older students can use a volunteer reader:
Meet at the library Help to go through study materials Student needs skill to instruct reader and make
own selections
What and when?
Write using Perkins for:
Spelling lists Mathematics Small incidental stuff Greetings in cards Fill-the-gaps
What and when?
Write using Mountbatten for:
Larger volumes of braille If student wants to work silently (into memory and
emboss later) When print copy is required, too When student wants to save and add to or edit
later
What and when?
Write using Computer
(Laptop, BrailleNote, PacMate) for:
Work which requires braille and print copy Work which can be edited Where teacher wants to see immediately what
student is producing
Tactile graphics
Interpretation not an automatic skill Need experience before the test! Can add interest, but may not convey
meaning (at least not easily) Can be produced on brailler
Student can do this too
Other ‘media’
Personnel Teacher Visiting Teacher Integration Aide
IT person SSOs Volunteers
Requesting materials
Books what chapters and when? changes in booklists any sections not needed graphics in book
Handouts good copies, please
Complex materials Is it essential to child’s learning?