[Pibe-division] Teaching multiple students Braille at the Same time

[Domonique Lawless]

Hi Pauline, 
I’m glad you brought this up. I’m facing a slightly similar problem at the moment. Right now 2 of my classes have 3-5 students each. All students are at different levels in the braille code. None of them are squeamish about reading aloud which is nice but I’m finding myself pulled in too many directions in regards to what to teach. In my largest classes I’m trying to figure out the best way to organize my time so that I can either teach an informative group lesson or give everyone enough/equal individual instruction. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly welcome.

Best Wishes,
Domonique Lawless  
On Sep 25, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Smith, Pauline L via Pibe-division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I'm replying to an old message on this subject.  I missed any responses that came in about the matter of teaching multiple students Braille who are at different ability levels.  Also, since the room is set up where students and teacher are sitting pretty close to each other, many students are uncomfortable reading  aloud with someone other than myself or the substitute teacher present.
> 
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I happende to find this message during inbox clean out.
> 
> Pauline Smith, TVI
> Braille Instructor
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Krystal Guillory
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 7:00 PM
> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
> Subject: [Pibe-division] Teaching multiple students Braille at the Same time
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I am asking if anyone can share their successful practices in teaching numerous students (at various levels) the Literary Braille Code at the same time. I have 2 different classes where I teach 2 to 3 students during the same hour. These students' abilities range from those inconsistent with the Braille alphabet to those who have had some Braille instruction & know some signs but need lots of reading practice to remember them consistently. I essentially have 60 mins on a good day, so if I could teach a lesson that hits all abilities it would be great. Recently, we been reading very low level books & and I tell them the contractions as they come up. The stories are repetitive and there getting faster, but not quick enough.
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give. Having taught in a residential school, but responsible for high school English content and always having taught, my students were mostly one-on-one or at least or closer levels. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Krystal
> 
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