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ERIC Number: EJ526005
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
The Braille Readiness Skills Grid: A Guide to Building a Foundation for Literacy.
McComiskey, A. V.
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v90 n3 p190-93 May-Jun 1996
The Braille Readiness Skills Grid identifies activities and skills that foster braille readiness in children with visual impairments. The grid assesses five readiness areas: tactile, fine motor, listening/attention, concept, and book/story. It is intended to encourage systematic braille readiness activities from infancy and foster children's enthusiasm for reading. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Blindness, Braille, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Learning Activities, Literacy, Reading Readiness, Visual Impairments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue on literacy.