This article introduces the concept of emergent literacy and provides some tips on helping young blind children during the early years. This is a very basic overview of some teaching methods and is intended to serve as a starting point. The Great Debate Braille bills are designed to support the rights of visually impaired students to learn Braille and to ensure that textbooks are available in Braille. This article introduces the concept of whole language and discusses ways in which it can be adapted and used with young Braille readers. This article presents portions of the guidelines on determining whether students should read Braille, print, or both for teachers in Maryland.
Information is given about where similar documents can be obtained.
The Braille Readiness Skills Grid is a system for keeping track of students' learning and for planning for future instruction. This article provides an explanattion of how it can be used. Comprehensive Literacy Phil Hatlen discusses the traditional definition of literacy, positions on the importance of using recorded materials held by teachers of the visually impaired, and the necessity of skill in using a variety of methods to gather information. This article provides scenarios which demonstrate how decisions can be made about whether a child is a tactual or visual learner. Suggestions are also provided for early literacy activities.