[BlindMath] Learning High School Math

[Susan Osterhaus]

Hi Shail,

I think Susan has summed up things quite nicely for you. Regarding
learning the Nemeth Code, I'm attaching the pdf of a Power Point on
Learning and Teaching the Nemeth Code from a few months ago, which
includes several resources and URL links that you may find helpful. I'm
not sure if the list allows attachments, so if this doesn't come through,
please contact me privately, and I'll send it to you directly. These
resources include
https://accessibility.pearson.com/resources/nemeth-curriculum/ and
https://www.uscupstate.edu/academics/school-of-education-human-performance
-and-health/graduate-programs/project-inspire/ and many more.

In addition, I do have a few resources on a portion of the TSBVI website,
which you may find helpful. Math videos can be found at:
http://www.tsbvi.edu/videos-webinars/mathematics. Other math information
can be found at: www.tsbvi.edu/math

Best wishes,
Susan


Susan A Osterhaus
Statewide Mathematics Consultant
Outreach Programs
Texas School for the Blind
  And Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
susanosterhaus at tsbvi.edu
www.tsbvi.edu/math
http://www.tsbvi.edu/videos-webinars/mathematics
https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resources/project-inspire-free-self-paced-
courses-increase-stem-potential-individuals-who-read



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Subject: [BlindMath] Learning High School Math

Hi Shail,

Your list of  all the items that are all going at the same time seems
overwhelming to me.  You write that your daughter is about to study
Algebra
2 and is looking forward solving math problems independently which are
great goals.

Meanwhile these are some of the things she is doing:
1. Learning Nemeth (but knows braille)
2. Learning LaTeX
3. Improving her use of  the Word Equation Editor 4. Using JAWS 5.
Learning NVDA 6. Trying to understand spoken math 7. Perhaps improving her
facitly with the very nice braille display she has

And these are some of the problems to be addressed:
1. Reading math and obtaining math to read 2. Writing math and making it
available to sighted persons 3. Learning math from sources on the Web

I think you first need to prioritize what is the most important.  In my
opinion learning math in the sense of really understanding it, not just
passing tests, is the most  important of these items for a high school
student. This can be accomplished by relying on Nemeth braille math for
both reading and writing.

As far as getting the classroom math in braille I would leave that issue
to others for now.  BTW, in case the others aren't aware of it, the free
BrailleBlaster software converts print math, which can be entered in
several ways including ASCIIMath, to Nemeth math.
https://www.brailleblaster.org/

 As far as learning math from sources on the Web I would replace that with
a human math tutor.

As far as making braille math available to a sighted person I would
investigate Duxbury's new  feature for translating mathematics braille to
inkprint for a sighted teacher. (This is commercial software.)

https://www.duxburysystems.com/documentation/dbt12.5/mathematics/mathemati
cs
.htm

Finally I  mention that the ASCII braille used in a BRF file is based on
Nemeth braille.  BRF files are one of the options available with the
Mantis Q40.  If  the Nemeth math in a BRF file is simply displayed
directly in a standard print font many sighted persons could quickly learn
to read at least algebra if not higher math.

This article explains the last item:
http://dotlessbraille.org/readnem.htm

Please feel free to contact me privately if that would be helpful.

Best wishes,
Susan Jolly







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