A computer-based program to teach braille reading to sighted individuals |
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Authors: | Mindy C Scheithauer Jeffrey H Tiger |
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Institution: | LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY. |
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Abstract: | Instructors of the visually impaired need efficient braille‐training methods. This study conducted a preliminary evaluation of a computer‐based program intended to teach the relation between braille characters and English letters using a matching‐to‐sample format with 4 sighted college students. Each participant mastered matching visual depictions of the braille alphabet to their printed‐word counterparts. Further, each participant increased the number of words they read in a braille passage following this training. These gains were maintained at variable levels on a maintenance probe conducted 2 to 4 weeks after training. |
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Keywords: | braille computer‐based instruction matching to sample reading teacher training undergraduates verbal behavior |
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