[Pibe-division] Prebraille

[Martin Pardue]

To my understanding pre-braille is the equivalent of the prewriting and pre-literacy skills addressed in PreK. It can be used to ensure the student is prepared both physically and maturationally to be able to discriminate and process braille.

Tracking and discrimination/pattern building is precursory to reading braille if the student is learning first literacy. If the student is older and has understanding of the conventions of literacy, prebraille may or may not be necessary.

> On Dec 18, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Marianne Denning via PIBE-Division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Can someone please explain prebraille and why TVIs insist on prebraille before teaching braille? I have concerns about its use but want to better understand the reasoning.
> 
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> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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