| Title: |
A Computer-Based Program to Teach Braille Reading to Sighted Individuals |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Scheithauer, Mindy C.; Tiger, Jeffrey H. |
| Source: |
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Sum 2012 45(2):315-327. |
| Availability: |
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Department of Applied Behavioral Science. Kansas University, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Tel: 785-841-4425; Fax: 785-841-4425; e-mail: behavior@mail.ku.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/index.html |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2012 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Training Methods; Blindness; Braille; College Students; Reading; Higher Education; Undergraduate Students; Computer Assisted Instruction; Visual Impairments; Literacy; Feedback (Response); Pretests Posttests; Reading Ability; Stimuli |
| Geographic Terms: |
Louisiana |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) |
| ISSN: |
0021-8855 |
| 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. (Contains 6 figures and 1 footnote.) |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
30 |
| Entry Date: |
2012 |
| Access URL: |
http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jaba/toc/2012/jabaSummer12.php |
| Accession Number: |
EJ980652 |
| Database: |
ERIC |