Teaching and Assessing the Appropriateness of Uncontracted Braille

Herzberg, Tina S.; Stough, Laura M.; Clark, Carolyn M.

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“…There is also evidence that familiar contractions are related to faster word recognition (Millar, 1997;Nolan & Kederis, 1969). Although theoretical stances support both the early and late introduction of contractions, sufficient empirical research does not exist to resolve the debate (Herzberg, Stough, & Clark, 2004).…”

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Acquisition of Literacy Skills by Young Children who are Blind: Results from the ABC Braille Study

Emerson

Holbrook

D’Andrea

2009

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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The Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study examined the reading and writing skills of young braille-reading students. Students who were introduced to more contractions earlier in instruction performed better on reading measures, such as vocabulary, decoding, and comprehension, but all students did well in spelling. Thus, the authors conclude that literacy instruction should focus primarily on basic reading skills.

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Acquisition of Literacy Skills by Young Children who are Blind: Results from the ABC Braille Study

Emerson

Holbrook

D’Andrea

2009

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness

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“…Troughton reported improved outcomes for her students who used uncontracted braille and particularly advocated its use with students who had learning disabilities, cognitive disabilities, and limited tactile sensitivity and were English language learners. More recent research has suggested that experienced teachers think that uncontracted braille is preferable for reading instruction for some students (Herzberg, Stough, & Clark, 2004) and that there may be little significant difference between the reading abilities of students who start with contracted and those who start with uncontracted braille (Hong & Erin, 2004).…”

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