We use Braille Fundamentals and it has a course for lower elementary and upper
elementary. It seems like an excellent tool for teaching children. It is
currently not available as a Learning Table in Duxbury, and that is
unfortunate. Once resolved, it would be VERY helpful!
I’ve not used any of the other resources available for teaching braille.
Building on Patterns is used by several here in Kansas-USA, as well as one
called Braille To the Next Generation.
The drawback for Braille Fundamentals right now is it is not in UEB until
January 2019.
Ginger Webb
Braillist/Paraprofessional
USD327/USD305
Kansas, USA
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Behalf Of Kuenga Chhoegyel
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 7:09 AM
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Combining grade 1 with grade 2 as contractions are
learned?
Dear List,
When I was a child, I learnt Braille Grade II through a series of exercises,
well designed for the small children. There were few signs introduced, a
wonderful story and questions to answer using the Braille contractions learnt.
The book was from APH.
Unfortunately, today, this book is no more available in the institute.
I guess you are right, the exercises provided in the UEB online course, the
Braille Primer are not meant for children. I wish there is a simplified book
that can be used for teaching the children.
Kuenga Chhoegyel,
Muenselling Institute,
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Combining grade 1 with grade 2 as contractions are
learned?
As a blind child in a residential school, our teachers customized reading
lessons. We learned the contractions as appropriate words were introduced in
the English language, a second language for us, and these contractions
typically corresponded to our age and ability levels.
But these days, inclusive education is the trend, so customization becomes a
real challenge for the teacher of the blind. Isn’t it?
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Combining grade 1 with grade 2 as contractions are
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Hi Roger,
Me too, and I discourage it when I see it, but ultimately we can't dictate how
teachers deliver their lessons. I'd say it should be pretty obvious from the
pace alone that it's not suitable as a teaching tool for any beginner touch
reader, let alone children!
Matthew
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[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Newell
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Combining grade 1 with grade 2 as contractions are
learned?
But I know of some children in both Australia and the UK who learned with this
course.
On 11/12/18, Riessen, Kathy (SA School for Vision Impaired)
<Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Kathleen.Riessen440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
All of the exercises in the UEB Australian Training Manual only
contain words where the contractions are those already learnt.
The ethos is that at no point is uncontracted combined with contracted
as this course is about learning the rules rather than learning to read.
The structure of the Training Manual was based (with permission) on
the UK Primer and is designed for adults to learn the rules of UEB
with the view to becoming transcribers or proofreaders. The UEB online
course available from RIDBC in Australia is based on the Training Manual.
This course is not designed for teaching braille to children.
Kathy
Kathy Riessen
Coordinator Accessible Format Production South Australian School for
Vision Impaired
Tel: 08 8277 5255
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Combining grade 1 with grade 2 as contractions
are learned?
I was surprised to see that neither the UEB Australian Training Manual
nor Ozzie Dots nor Building on Patterns were available whilst there
are other courses that no longer seem to be available. I'm not asking
for these, just commenting.
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