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ERIC Number: EJ505501
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Teaching Children with Sight about Braille.
Frieman, Barry B.; Maneki, Sharon
Childhood Education, v71 n3 p137-39 Spr 1995
Advocates teaching Braille to sighted children as a strategy for raising awareness and promoting a positive view of blindness. Explains what Braille is, and outlines a classroom lesson that can be used in the primary grades to teach about the use of Braille. Promotes the view that blindness is a characteristic rather than a handicap. (DR)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Blindness, Braille, Change Strategies, Class Activities, Primary Education, Student Attitudes, Visual Impairments
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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