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Grade level standards for braille aligned to the Common Core
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Prekindergarten through grade 12
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English/Language Arts
 Literary Braille
 Readiness: Hand movements, use of braille writer
 Alphabet
 Contractions
 Textbook formats
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Mathematics
 Nemeth Code
 Tactile graphics
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Aligned to the Common Core, can be used by any State
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Identify grade level standards for areas not previously
aligned
 Formats
 Nemeth
 Tactile graphics
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Includes standards, checklists, and resource list
 Can be used for formative assessments and IEP goals
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Do YOU need to align your IEP
Goals and Objectives for Braille to
content standards?
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MD has PreK standards that are not part of
Common Core
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MD did not add any other additional unique
standards
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Only grade-level standards for braille, not
instructional strategies for teaching braille
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It does not include any other skills beside braille
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Introduction, References
 Standards
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ELA by strands
Math by grades
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Appendix A
ELA: Literacy Braille code and Formatting
Mathematics: Nemeth Braille code and tactile graphics
Appendix B:
 Appendix C:
 Appendix D:
 Appendix E:
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Acronyms and Definitions
Resources
Instructional Materials
ELA: Tactile Editing Marks
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http://mdk12.org/instruction/commoncore/braille/ind
ex.html
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Range of Reading
Informational Text - biographies, speeches, letters, newspaper
articles
Functional text: forms, procedures, directions, and information
displayed in graphs, charts, or maps
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Complexity of Reading – word/sentence/passage length, higher
levels of meaning/ purpose, and higher vocabulary/language and
knowledge demands
 Reading fluency – reading text with speed, accuracy, and proper
expression.
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 Knowledge
of all literary contractions by the end of
grade 2
 Knowledge of all punctuation and braille signs of
composition by the end of grade 3
 Knowledge of some computer braille code (websites,
email addresses)
 Grade level reading skills: vocabulary, fluency,
comprehension, reading speed
 Access to text and multimedia
Common Core Standards Appendix B Text Exemplars:
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
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 Print
features – table of contents, index,
glossary, appendix, pronunciation guide
 Organizational aids – bold/colored print,
italics, bullets, titles, headings,
subheadings, captions, labels, sidebars
Graphic aids – diagrams, graphs, figures,
maps, charts/tables, timelines
 Illustrations – photographs, drawings
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 Need
to know “Braille Formats”
http://www.brailleauthority.org/formats/2011manualweb/index.html
 Need
to know “Guidelines and Standards for Tactile
Graphics (2010) – diagrams, maps, graphs, tables,
timelines http://www.brailleauthority.org/tg/webmanual/index.html
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 Primarily
nonfiction: argument, opinion,
informative/explanatory
 Research (Grade 6 – bibliography)
 Cite evidence, analyze content, record and
analyze data
 Prepare product for publication/presentation
 Integration of technology
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 Keyboarding
skills – type pages within a single sitting
Grade 4: 1 page, Grade 5: 2 pages, Grade 6: 3 pages
 Presentation
software, word processing, and spreadsheets
 Mainstream devices (iPad, laptop/desktop)
Collaboration and shared writing
 Digital
Texts
 Internet skills
Web navigation
Contribute to a learning community
Using online resources
Accessible web tools
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What do YOU need to learn more
about to ensure braille readers
meet grade level English/Language
Arts standards?
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 Narrow
scope and deepen understanding
 Procedural
skill and fluency – quickly and
accurately
 Application:
 Rigor
to real world and apply skills
of skills
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Learn Nemeth Code numerals and symbols beginning
in Prekindergarten
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New Nemeth Code introduced at every grade level
through high school
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Emphasis on reading and creating Tactile Graphics
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 Pre-K
through grade 5 – focus is computation
of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Measurement and geometry tied to numbers
and operations
 Middle school – ratio, proportions, statistics,
algebra, foundations of geometry
 High School – functions, statistics, geometry,
algebra
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http://mdk12.org/instruction/commoncore/braille/ind
ex.html
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Expectations for participation by all in higher level
mathematics (Algebra 1 and 2 and Geometry)
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Strong knowledge of Nemeth Code
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Strong skills in reading tactile graphics
Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics (2010) –
diagrams, maps, graphs, tables, timelines
http://www.brailleauthority.org/tg/webmanual/index.html
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http://mdk12.org/instruction/commoncore/braille/ind
ex.html
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What do YOU need to learn more
about to ensure braille readers
meet grade level Mathematics?
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 Same
 High
content.
expectations.
 Identified
needed braille skills.
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