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Toward Writing Skill With A Toddler Who Is Blind Using A Braille Writer, Paige Renee Maynard May 2016

Toward Writing Skill With A Toddler Who Is Blind Using A Braille Writer, Paige Renee Maynard

MSU Graduate Theses

The topic of emergent literacy development in children younger than 36 months has not been extensively researched, while the topic of emergent literacy development in children who are blind and younger than 36 months has even less empirically-validated literature. Within the umbrella of emergent literacy lie emergent writing skills, emergent braille writing skills, emergent reading skills, and emergent braille reading skills. The purpose of this study was to understand how the presence and utilization of a braille writer in the home of a young child who is blind fits into the development of the child's emergent literacy repertoire, as part …


The Effects Of Constant Time Delay In Teaching Recognition Of Braille Words, Toni R. Hardin Jan 2016

The Effects Of Constant Time Delay In Teaching Recognition Of Braille Words, Toni R. Hardin

Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of a constant time delay procedure to teach core content words in braille to a student with a visual impairment. A multiple probe (conditions) across behaviors design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and follow-up sessions. The results showed the procedure was effective in teaching core content braille words within a resource setting and the student was able to generalize the information to an inclusive setting.