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Ashcroft's Programmed Instruction in Braille, Fourth Edition (APIB)
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Companion Reader for APIB (In Tactile Braille) |
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Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary |
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Instructor's Manual for APIB Fourth Edition
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Ashcroft's Programmed Instruction in Braille: Fourth Ed.
Updated and Revised by Holbrook , D'Andrea and Sanford - 2011
ISBN 0-9712139-4-1
Revised to include and reflect all the changes of the most recent Braille Authority of North America (BANA) literary braille code update. Redesigned to make it easier to find new chapters, answer keys, and appendices, as well as pointing out helpful suggestions to students. Easier-to-read font, larger text size, more space in the margins for people to write notes to themselves as they go through. A NEW Companion Reader will be available Summer 2011 Instruction is programmed with current English Braille American Edition rules integrated, cross referenced and summarized throughout the new lie-flat, soft cover, 8.5 x 11 text. Fourth Edition revisions include the latest BANA rule changes. The Fourth Edition continues use of ink-printed braille for easier reading. Chapters and exercises are meaningful, human-interest material along with answer keys for immediate feedback and self-correction. Newly validated tests and answer keys facilitate learning independently or with a class and instructor. The Fourth Edition continues to include an introduction to the Nemeth Code of Braille Mathematics. Interesting, enriching, and useful supplemental materials make this the most comprehensive and unique text of it's kind.
The APIB Companion Reader
Edited byHolbrook , D'Adrea and Sanford
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Supplementary reading materials in actual braille Reading exercises coordinated with Chapters 1-10 of APIB Includes both individual sentences and narrative passages A specially designed instructional tool requested by many instructors Helps build a solid foundation for each successive step in learning to use braille Provides practical applications of current rules for transcribing actual braille in conventional format
The Braille Enthusiast's Dictionary
Compiled and edited by Koenig & Holbrook
Braille transcriptions of more than 29,000 common and not-so-common words in the English language. Syllable divisions for the inkprint versions to help make maximum use of each braille line. Guide words on each page as in conventional dictionaries to speed you right to those troublesome words. An appendix includes a wealth of information to help you make the best possible use of your time in producing high quality braille, including a brief listing of the most basic formatting rules for braille. All listings in conformity with the latest revisions of the braille code. A listing of prefixes and suffixes is included for all those words in which a contraction is not used because it crosses a major syllable division.
Instructor's Manual for Ashcroft's Programmed Instruction In Braille: Fourth Edition
by Ashcroft, Henderson, Koenig & Sanford
Introduction to each unit listing all new contractions, punctuation marks, composition signs, and other conventions of the braille code Practice materials for each unit which may be used for extra practice in transcribing and/or reading.
Student's actual writing samples in ink-printed braille for practice in identifying errors in writing in braille Student's actual writing samples in ink-printed braille for practice in identifying errors in writing in braille Two complete sets of contract tests and four versions of proficiency tests with answer keys for all tests in ink-printed braille Supplementary material and suggestions for organizing, teaching, and enriching a course. Selected materials copy-ready to save valuable instructional time