Lighting the way through the home: development of early braille literacy
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Paper/Presentation Title | Lighting the way through the home: development of early braille literacy |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | |
Author | Fanshawe, Melissa |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2017 Biennial SPEVI Conference: Shining the Light on Vision Education |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Conference/Event | 2017 Biennial SPEVI Conference: Shining the Light on Vision Education |
Event Details | 2017 Biennial SPEVI Conference: Shining the Light on Vision Education Event Date 08 to end of 12 Jan 2017 Event Location Brisbane, Queensland |
Abstract | Emergent braille literacy is the earliest phase of language development where children, from infancy, are exposed to 'direct, repeated and meaningful interactions with braille literacy materials and events' (Rex, Koenig, Wormsley, & Baker, 1995, p.10). Activities such as shared reading of tactile books, scribbling on the braille machine, joint engagement in nursery rhymes, songs and chants help infants acquire cognitive concepts and develop physical skills to engage in braille. The process leads to the early development of literacy concepts including speaking, listening,reading and writing, as a foundation for braille literacy (Drezek, 1999). |
Keywords | vision impairment, blind, disability, literacy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390411. Special education and disability |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted version. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q56z5/lighting-the-way-through-the-home-development-of-early-braille-literacy
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