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Read With Your Fingers
In this social studies instructional activity, learners investigate the Braille alphabet as a means of reading for the blind. Students study the Braille alphabet chart and read the information. Learners translate 7 words into Braille and...
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Disability in the Media Lesson Plan: Braille
Students determine the workings of the Braille alphabet and how people with visual impairments learn how to use it. In this Braille lesson, students study the associated vocabulary, read about Helen Keller, and complete associated...
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Fun With Braille
Students explore the Braille alphabet. In this social studies instructional activity, students use an enlarged copy of the Braille alphabet to create a set of Braille flashcards.
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Reading Without Seeing: Louis Braille and the Braille Alphabet
Students study Louis Braille and the history of the Braille alphabet. They participate in an activity using the sense of touch to determine how the Braille alphabet works.
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American Printing House: Welcome to the Braille Bug
This resource is for learning about braille. Links are provided to change colors, increase font size, decode braille, learn about braille, discuss some books with others and play games.
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Braillerman: Louis Braille
A concise biography of the life and times of Louis Braille, the man responsible for the development of the 6-dot cell Braille system used today throughout the world.