Braille Literacy Curriculum [Ring-bound]

Diane P. Wormsley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2000 | ISBN-10: 1930526008 | ISBN-13: 978-1930526006 | Edition: Ringbound

Braille Literacy Curriculum presents strategies for incorporating braille into the total curriculum. The book is an outcomes based curriculum, which emphasizes learning media assessments and supplies an extensive list of practical resources. It has been tested in the classroom by experienced braille teachers and reviewed by independent readers. It has been used successfully with students who are blind, students who have low vision, and students who have multiple impairments. The book provides lots of new ideas for experienced teachers as well as practical tips and techniques for new teachers. Braille Literacy Curriculum is attractively bound in a sturdy and easy-to-use ring binder with space for teachers to add their own notes and student information.

Braille Literacy Curriculum by Diane P. Wormsley speaks directly to teachers. It is the product of a collaborative effort, which began when the teachers at Overbrook School for the Blind said they wanted a curriculum that would address the challenges faced by all of their students. The collaboration continued through the writing and editing phases, as Overbrook teachers used the curriculum in their classrooms and other braille experts reviewed the manuscript and shared their suggestions with the author. The book is a primary resource for meeting the braille requirements set forth in reauthorization of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and has a philosophical grounding in the National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities.

Mostly, however, it is a curriculum of resources, references, and tips and techniques for making braille come alive for the student.

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From the Publisher

Braille Literacy Curriculum by Diane P. Wormsley speaks directly to teachers. It is the product of a collaborative effort, which began when the teachers at Overbrook School for the Blind said they wanted a curriculum that would address the challenges faced by all of their students. The collaboration continued through the writing and editing phases, as Overbrook teachers used the curriculum in their classrooms and other braille experts reviewed the manuscript and shared their suggestions with the author. The book is a primary resource for meeting the braille requirements set forth in the 1998 reauthorization of IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and has a philosophical grounding in the 1995 National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities. Mostly, however, it is a curriculum of resources, references, and tips and techniques for making braille come alive for the student.

About the Author

Diane P. Wormsley received her Ph.D. and M.Ed. from University of Pittsburgh in the area of education of the visually impaired and her B.A. in English Literature from Elmira College in upstate New York. She has taught braille reading and many other skills to children and adults with visual impairments in the United States and Australia and has also taught reading and writing to sighted students K-8 in a two-teacher primary school in Papua New Guinea. Dr. Wormsley is Director of the Program in Professional Preparation of Teachers of Children and Youth with Visual and Multiple Disabilities at Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She also provides consulting services for Overbrook School for the Blind, where she previously was Education Manager.

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 123 pages
• Publisher: Towers Pr Overbrook School for the; Ringbound edition (January 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930526008
• ISBN-13: 978-1930526006
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #608,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)