Sense and sensitivity: How to teach braille effectively (PDF)

By: Nigel Berry

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Synopsis: This specialist book focuses on how to teach braille reading and writing to adults and young people who are blind. It is grounded in practice, and provides a structure for the introduction of braille to people who, for the most part, will have already developed skills in literacy through print, and who are losing or have lost their sight. The book is not based around a particular pedagogical or theoretical approach. It is a practitioners’ guide based upon the author’s own experience as an enthusiastic braille user, a successful and committed teacher of braille, and the author of two widely-used braille reading and writing schemes published by RNIB. The work documents, for the first time, this expertise in braille teaching which historically was largely based in special schools and colleges for blind and partially sighted students. The rise of inclusive education means that this knowledge now needs to be disseminated more widely. Nigel Berry’s name will be familiar to many readers as a reliable and knowledgeable source on everything to do with braille literacy, and a true champion of braille. This is also available in other formats. Visit: https://www.rnibbookshare.org/cms/braille-teaching-resources