Literacy and Children Who Are Blind and Who Have Additional Disabilities--the Challenges for Teachers and Researchers.

McCall, Steve; McLinden, Mike

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Publication Date: 2001

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Literacy and Children Who Are Blind and Who Have Additional Disabilities--the Challenges for Teachers and Researchers.

McCall, Steve; McLinden, Mike

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v48 n4 p355-75 Dec 2001

This article describes an innovative action research project based at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom that involved the professional development of teachers and instruction using specially developed Moon tactile code materials to teach literacy to pupils who are blind and who have additional disabilities. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Action Research, Blindness, Braille, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Multiple Disabilities, Professional Development, Reading Instruction, Teacher Education, Training Methods

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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