Braille FUNdamentals – UEB Primary Level Teacher Manual and Student Activity Materials

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Braille FUNdamentals is a comprehensive program for teaching the braille code. The sequence for introducing the braille symbols has been organized into 56 clusters of letters, numerals, wordsigns, strong contractions, groupsigns, shortform words, initial-letter contractions, punctuation indicators, and special symbols, with specific clusters devoted to reading practice. Within each cluster an extensive set of instructional materials is provided. Also included are a Pre-Braille Evaluation, two Braille Evaluations, ideas for tracking practice and ideas for games.

Braille FUNdamentals is written at four levels and is organized as follows:

• Introduction & Evaluation Booklet Primary Level: grades K-2 (Clusters 1-56)
• Upper Elementary Level: grades 3, 4, 5 Clusters 1-56)
• Middle School Level: grades 6, 7, 8 (Clusters 1-56)
• High School Level: grades 9, 10, 11, 12 (Clusters 1-56)

All lessons include the following instructional components:

• Review of three previous clusters
• Introduction of new symbol(s)
• Discrimination of new symbol(s)
• Listening Activities
• Literature Activities
• Reading Activities
• Writing Activities