The braille code used for most written material is contracted braille. Being able to read and write in contracted braille will enable you to assist your family member or client who is blind. After attaining this goal, you may decide to advance your braille skills by enrolling in a professional transcriber course or other advanced braille and braille teaching courses. Prerequisite: "Introduction to Braille" or "Contracted Braille Diagnostic."
COURSE: CBR-222, MEDIA: OL OR P, LESSONS: 27
Maximum Completion Time: 13 1/2 months
Credit: 6 CEUs
Tuition: NO CHARGE
Approved by: The Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Educational Professionals (ACVREP)
(For professionals who are visually impaired and learning braille tactually, the "Braille Literacy 4" course offered in the Adult Continuing Education Program offers 6 CEU credits and is approved by ACVREP.)
10 Clock Hours approved by The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), valid through 12/31/2013, #11392586174
Contracted Braille
Course ID: CBR-222
Audience
Students enrolled in the Hadley School for Professional Studies
Course Description
The braille code used for most written material is contracted braille. Being able to read and write in contracted braille will enable you to assist your family member or client who is blind. After attaining this goal, you may decide to advance your braille skills by enrolling in a professional transcriber course or other advanced braille and braille teaching courses.
Media
The course is available in online and print.
Organization
27 lessons
Credit
6 CEUs
Prerequisite
Successful completion of "Introduction to Braille" or adequate competency as determined by the braille diagnostic test
Overview
Twenty-seven assignments are submitted to the instructor. Students also have to complete a pretest and a posttest.
Grading
Letter grades
Maximum Completion Time
13 ½ months
Objectives and Content
After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to read and braille alphabet whole-word signs.
After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to read and braille 10 short-form words.
After completing Lesson 3, you will be able to use five whole- and part-word signs.
After completing Lesson 4, you will be able to read and braille eight additional short-form words.
After completing Lesson 5, you will be able to use six whole- and part-word signs.
After completing Lesson 6, read and braille nine additional short-form words.
After completing Lesson 7, you will be able to correctly use dot (5) initial-letter contractions.
After completing Lesson 8, you will be able to correctly use seven part-word signs.
After completing Lesson 9, you will be able to read and write nine additional short-form words.
After completing Lesson 10, you will be able to use
- single and double italic signs
- the letter sign
- the ellipsis and the dash
After completing Lesson 11, you will be able to correctly use dot (45) initial-letter contractions.
After completing Lesson 12, you will be able to use two lower-cell signs as whole and part words.
After completing Lesson 13, you will be able to read and write nine additional short-form words.
After completing Lesson 14, you will be able to correctly use dot (456) contractions.
After completing Lesson 15, you will be able to use four whole-word lower-cell signs.
After completing Lesson 16, you will be able to read and write seven additional short-form words.
After completing Lesson 17, you will be able to correctly use
- the fraction line
- the cent and percent signs
- the symbols and abbreviations for inches and feet, and the abbreviations for meters and centimeters
After completing Lesson 18, you will be able to correctly use dot (6) contractions.
After completing Lesson 19, you will be able to correctly use the three whole-word, lower-cell contractions to, into, and by.
After completing Lesson 20, you will be able to read and write eight additional short-form words.
After completing Lesson 21, you will be able to correctly use dot (56) contractions.
After completing Lesson 22, you will be able to correctly use
- the signs for part words be, con, and dis
- the sign for part word com
After completing Lesson 23, you will be able to read and write the eight short-form words that begin with be.
After completing Lesson 24, you will be able to correctly use
- inner quotation marks
- the accent sign
- brackets
- the slash
After completing Lesson 25, you will be able to correctly use dot (46) contractions.
After completing Lesson 26, you will be able to correctly use signs for part words ea, bb, cc, dd, ff, and gg.
After completing Lesson 27, you will be able to read and write the eight additional short-form words.
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