A Personal Approach to Teaching Braille Reading to Youths and Adults

Abstract

The emphasis in this four-phase approach to teaching braille is on the development of good reading skills, especially movement and the use of context. Contractions and signs are introduced as they occur in reading materials. Few special texts are used since there is greater interest in learning to read meaningful material—stories, songs, etc., rather than word lists or sentence fragments. The teaching methods are described in detail. The writing of braille is only taught in the later lessons.