Beginning with Braille: Firsthand Experiences with a Balanced Approach to Literacy

Foreword to the Second Edition

Foreword to the First Edition

Acknowledgments

Thoughtful Choices: A Prologue

How to Read This Book

PART 1 A Context for Instruction

1 Trends in General Education Literacy Instruction

2 Trends in Teaching Braille

3 Guidelines and Strategies for Teaching Beginning Braille

4 Assessment and Documentation

PART 2 You and Your Braille Student

5 Promoting Early Literacy: First Experiences with Reading and Writing Braille

6 An Overview of Options for Literacy Instruction

7 Teaching the Beginning Reader: Three Steps to Beginning Braille

8 The Third Step: Guided Reading

9 Beginning Reading Activities

10 Teaching the Beginning Writer

11 The Developing Writer, the Writing Process, and the Role of Technology

12 Teaching the Dual-Media Learner

13 Teaching Braille to Students with Diverse Needs

14 Case Studies: Two Beginning Braille Readers

PART 3 Beyond Instruction: Braille in the Inclusion Classroom

15 Adapting Print Materials

16 Braille Literacy for Sighted Classmates

Epilogue

References

Resources

APPENDIX A Teaching Materials

APPENDIX B Blank Record Forms and Checklists

APPENDIX C Braille Activities for Sighted Children

Index

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