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Bibliography - Braille & Tactile Communication

Book about me
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Agélii, Margareta & Rönnbäck, Anders
Teaching Braille to beginners by using a computer
Solna, Sweden: Tomteboda Resource Centre, 1998
TRC Report No 17, ISSN 1103-5080, ISRN TRC-R--17--SE

Braille Authority of the United Kingdom (BAUK)
British Braille : a restatement of standard English Braille
London: RNIB, 2004
0901797901

Burns, Mary F
Burns Braille transcription dictionary
New York: AFB, 1991
0891282327

Cooper, Ian
Read sing and play: for the music teachers who wish to help their blind pupils learn the Braille Music Code (3rd ed)
Glenn Publications, 1994
0646193368
Teacher's handbook to accompany the Braille edition.

Danielson, Ena
Mathematics in Braille: a reference book for teachers and students
Melbourne: RVIB, 1991
094939002X
RVIB Burwood Educational Series No 3.

Danielson, Ena
Teach yourself to sight read Braille: a workbook
Melbourne: RVIB, 1990
0949390054
RVIB Burwood Educational Series No 6.

Danielson, Ena & Lamb, Gayle
Beginning reading / writing for Braille or print users: a teacher's guide to the psycholinguistic viewpoint
Melbourne: RVIB, 1983
0949390046
RVIB Burwood Educational Series No 5.

Hill, Eric
Where's Spot?  (Braille edition)
Ventura, 1980
090179726X

Inkpen, Mick
Blue balloon
American Printing House for the Blind, 1993

Keller, Holly
Geraldine's blanket
American Printing House for the Blind, 1993

Lorimer, John
Check your Braille: signs and basic rules of grade 2 Braille
London: RNIB, 1993
1858780225

Lorimer, John
Lorimer Braille recognition test : a test of ability in reading braille contractions
Bristol: Royal School for the Blind, 1962
Includes Braille insert in one copy

Lorimer, Pam
Reading in Braille : an introductory source for teachers (2nd ed)
London:RNIB, 1994
1858780446

Lorimer, John; McCall, Steve; Lorimer, Pam
Birmingham Braille course for those wishing to read and write Braille visually : the print workbook
Stockport: NLB, 1994

Meek, Moira
Read on: Braille materials for the 5-14 curriculum
Edinburgh: Scottish Office, 1997
1858781337

Millar, Susanna
Reading by touch
London: Routledge, 1997
041506838X

Olson, Myrna R
Guidelines and games for teaching efficient Braille reading
New York: AFB, 1981
0891281053

Ripley, Marion
Choosy Charlie: a book for children with clever fingers
ClearVision: 1998
1858782430
Suitable for visually impaired children who are developing tactile skills.  Should be used with adult supervision.

Ripley, Marion
Giant's boot: a book for children with clever fingers
ClearVision, 1998
1858782422
Suitable for visually impaired children who are developing tactile skills.  Should be used with adult supervision.

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Braille primer
London: RNIB, 1992
0901797871
With exercises based on British Braille.  Includes "Capitals in British Braille", 1998 supplement.

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Braillists' manual
London: RNIB, 1991
0901797707

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Neale analysis of reading ability (NARA): University of Birmingham Braille version
London: RNIB/NFER-Nelson, 1997
0090006178
Includes: Print manual; Braille manual; Braille book of stories (Form 1); Braille book of stories (Form 2); Braille optional diagnostic test for stories 1 & 2 and 2 packs of Record forms for forms 1 and 2

Sewell, Debra
Assessment kit: kit of informal tools for academic students with visual impairments: part 3: Braille reading assessments for student use
Texas: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2001
From the "Basic reading inventory" by Jerry L Johns

Stratton, Josephine M
Caterpillar
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Stratton, Josephine M
Bumpy rolls away
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Swenson, Anna M
Beginning with Braille: firsthand experiences with a balanced approach to literacy
New York: AFB, 1999
0891283234
Creative and practical strategies for designing and delivering high-quality Braille literacy instruction.

Swenson, Anna M & D'Andrea, Frances Mary
Braille trail: an activity book
New York: AFB, 2002
0891288546
A set of games, puzzles and other activities intended to show children the meaning and importance of Braille.  Accompanied by a parent /teacher guide.

Tooze, F H G
Tooze Braille speed test: a test of basic ability in reading Braille
Bristol: College of Teachers of the Blind, 1962
A test which gives a quick appraisal of the child’s ability to read Braille characters.

Wesseling, Lisette
Focus on Braille music
London: Musicians in Focus Ltd, 2004
0954850300
A practical guide to the use of Braille for the notation of music.

Wormsley, Diane P
Braille literacy: a functional approach
New York: AFB,2003
0891288767

Wormsley, Diane P & D'Andrea, Frances Mary
Instructional strategies for Braille literacy
New York: AFB, 1997
0891289364

Wright, Suzette
Gobs and gobs of gum
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Wright, Suzette
Jennifer's messes
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Wright, Suzette
Longest noodle
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Wright, Suzette
Roly-poly man
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Wright, Suzette
Silly squiggles
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Wright, Suzette
That terrible awful day
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Wright, Suzette
That's not my bear
American Printing House for the Blind, 1993

Wright, Suzette & Stratton, Josephine M
Something special
American Printing House for the Blind, 1991

Videos

Leland, Jon
Understanding Braille literacy
New York: AFB, nd
0891282629
Covers the critical components of a successful Braille education programme.  Teachers and students demonstrate how Braille is learned and used from preschool to high school. Duration 25 mins.

Moray House Institute of Education
Let your fingers do the reading
Edinburgh: Moray House ETV, 1995
This video shows a variety of approaches to teaching and learning appropriate for young braille and/or print users. Duration 25 minutes.

Royal National College for the Blind
Mountbatten Brailler: the new standard in braille communication
RNC Enterprises, [1997]

Articles

Arter, Christine
Braille dyslexia: Does it exist?
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 1998, Vol 16 (2), p61

Arter, Christine
Braille dyslexia: does it exist?
Visability, Spring 1995, No 13, p11-12
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Arter, Christine & Layton, Lyn
Reading preferences of pupils with visual impairment
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2000, Vol 18 (1), p41

Ballesteros, Soledad; Bardisa, Dolores; Millar Susanna; Reales, Jose M
Haptic test battery: a new instrument to test tactual abilities in blind and visually impaired and sighted children
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2005, Vol 23 (1), p11-24

Blenkhorn, Paul; Pettitt, Stephen; Evans, Gareth
Multi-lingual input to a personal computer using a modified Perkins braille writer
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2001, Vol 19 (1), p17

Carey, Kevin
Method for measurement of error rate in Braille Transcription
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 1997, Vol 15 (2), p59

Clunies-Ross, Louise
Braille: did you know?
Visability, Summer 2005, Issue 44, p27-28
Facts about Braille code and its use reported in a recent RNIB study.

Clunies-Ross, Louise
Windows of perception: a review of the literature concerning uncontracted and contracted literary Braille
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 2005, Vol 23 (2), p67-74

Crawford, Shauna; Elliott, Robert T; Hoekman, Katherine
Phoneme, grapheme, onset-rime and word analysis in Braille with young children
British Journal of Visual Impairment, Sept 2006, Vol 24 (3), p108-116

Danby, Brenda
Teaching Braille in a mainstream school
Visability, Spring 1995, No 13, p9
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Franks, Julie
To Braille, or not to Braille? That is the question.
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 1998, Vol 16 (2), p57

Gonzalez Garcia, Luis
Assessment of text reading comprehension by Spanish-speaking blind persons
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2004, Vol 22 (1), p4-12
Reading comprehension of visually impaired people using Braille.

Greaney, John & Reason, Rea
Braille reading by children: Is there a phonological explanation for their difficulties?
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2000, Vol 18 (1), p35

Harrison, Frances
Teaching braille to latecomers in the 12-16 age range
British Journal of Visual Impairment, Summer 1987, Vol 5 (2), p45-49

Hill, E W; Hill, J F; Tobin, Michael J
Braille: oral and silent reading speeds
New Beacon, November 1999, No 980, p4

Jennings, Julie
Print or Braille: decision-making in the choice of the primary literacy medium for pupils with a severe visual impairment
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 1999, Vol 17 (1), p11

Johnston, Dolores
I have mastered the Braille code but no one has taught me how to teach it
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2004, Vol 22 (1), p17-24
Looks at the qualifications and training of staff who teach braille in schools.

Jones, Angela & Wilson, Claire
Debating Braille
Visability, Summer 2005, Issue 44, p28-32
The debate about teaching grade 1 or 2 Braille from two viewpoints.

Keil, Sue
Teaching Braille to children
British Journal of Visual Impairment, January 2004, Vol 22 (1), p13-16
Looks at the numbers of children learning braille in Britain and the types of teachers involved

Lamb, Gayle
Dots for tots: emergent literacy and Braille reading
British Journal of Visual Impairment, September 1998, Vol 16 (3), p111

Leong, Susan
Adding more spice to a braille literacy programme
Visability, Autumn 2005, No 45, p5-7

Lorimer, Pamela
Hand techniques in reading Braille: synthesis of spatial and verbal elements of reading
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 2002, Vol 20 (2), p76

Lumley, Peter
Early Braille literacy
Insight, May/June 2006, No 3, p12-17

Shipway, Jane
Capital offence: Does Braille capitalisation affect reading performance?
British Journal of Visual Impairment, May 1999, Vol 17 (2), p54

Stone, Juliet
Reading through Braille
Visability, Spring 1995, No 13, p5
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Tobin, Michael J ... [et al]
Issue of Braille capitalisation in the UK: the BAUK survey 1996
British Journal of Visual Impairment, Spring 1997, Vol 15 (1), p5

Wetzel, Robin & Knowlton, Marie
Comparison of print and Braille reading rates on three reading tasks
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, Mar 2000, Vol 94, p146-154

Wilson, Claire
Could Braille help your child?
Look, Spring 2006, No 43, p20-24

Wilson, Claire
Encouraging braillists to become bookworms: what's new and what's next?
Visability, Spring 1999, No 25, p15
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