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Promoting braille literacy for all students

This workshop provided a range of teaching strategies, tips and tricks to support the development of braille literacy for students from infancy through to secondary school.
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Course Code
CPE23PBL

Course Information


This workshop provided a range of teaching strategies, tips and tricks to support the development of braille literacy for students from infancy through to secondary school.

Resources shared included those from dAp Dots which is a collection of Braille books and Braille resources that help with learning and understanding the basics of the UEB Braille code. dAp Dots resources are designed to provide an effective foundation to Braille literacy for parents and children.

This workshop also provided suggestions to support dual media learners.

Presenter

  • Tricia d'Apice

    Tricia d'Apice is a lead consultant- Vision Impairment at NextSense Connected Services. She is the recipient of the Premier’s Teachers’ Scholarship, to do braille reading research around Australia and New Zealand. Tricia is the author of ‘I do Like it’ Braille reading program as well as dApDots, which includes access to many tactile graphics.

    Tricia d'Apice photo

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