[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Fw: Early Braile

[marianne at denningweb.com]

Dr. Wormsley's method is "I Am Able." I believe you can download her book from Bookshare. It is really written for working with children but I believe it could be adapted for adults. She strongly recommends beginning with high interest words that are fully contracted.

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Subject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Fw: Early Braile

 A friend of mine uses a method like this, where she starts with the student's name as part of their learning contractions.
   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Susan Jolly via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org>To: "nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org" <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org>Cc: Susan Jolly <easjolly at ix.netcom.com>; Ken Lawrence <kenlawrence124 at aol.com>Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11:59:17 PM EDTSubject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Early Braile  A system used successfully in Australia starts with the whole word contractions as being easiest anf emphasizes practice practice practice.
Here are some example sentences.
I’like it
Do you like it
As you like it
I have knowledge
I do not like that
Can you do that

One difficulty starting with standard early readers like Dick and Jane is that the braille words might  not be as easy as the print.

Another recently successful method is to ask the reader what words they’d like to learn first. One example was a little girl who chose Lady Gaga and suddenly started being excited about braille after resisting it I would not be surprised if many people choose their own name as something they’d like to learn first.

Best wishes, Susan Jolly






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