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Teaching braille letters, numerals, punctuation, and contractions to sighted individuals
Author(s) -
Putnam Brittany C.,
Tiger Jeffrey H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.202
Subject(s) - braille , punctuation , psychology , trainer , numeral system , computer science , artificial intelligence , programming language , operating system
Braille‐character recognition is one of the foundational skills required for teachers of braille. Prior research has evaluated computer programming for teaching braille‐to‐print letter relations (e.g., Scheithauer & Tiger, 2012). In the current study, we developed a program (the Visual Braille Trainer) to teach not only letters but also numerals, punctuation, symbols, and contractions; we evaluated this program with 4 sighted undergraduate participants. Exposure to this program resulted in mastery of all braille‐to‐print relations for each participant.