Teaching Sighted Students to Read Braille Visually
Mentor 1
Jeffrey Tiger
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
24-4-2015 10:30 AM
End Date
24-4-2015 11:45 AM
Description
For many visually impaired children in public schools, braille instruction is not an educational priority included in the Individualized Education Program (IEP). This issue is likely the result of a lack of accessible and effective visual-braille training for regular and special education teachers. Prior studies have assessed the efficacy of computer software to teach sighted individuals braille-to-print relations. Although the results from these studies are promising, there are several limitations that should be addressed. The purpose of this study is to extend previous research by developing and testing a computer-based program to teach visual contracted braille to sighted individuals. We will assess the effects of this training program on promoting braille reading and the extent to which participants can produce the correct braille characters when provided a printed-English stimulus.
Teaching Sighted Students to Read Braille Visually
Union Wisconsin Room
For many visually impaired children in public schools, braille instruction is not an educational priority included in the Individualized Education Program (IEP). This issue is likely the result of a lack of accessible and effective visual-braille training for regular and special education teachers. Prior studies have assessed the efficacy of computer software to teach sighted individuals braille-to-print relations. Although the results from these studies are promising, there are several limitations that should be addressed. The purpose of this study is to extend previous research by developing and testing a computer-based program to teach visual contracted braille to sighted individuals. We will assess the effects of this training program on promoting braille reading and the extent to which participants can produce the correct braille characters when provided a printed-English stimulus.
