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Pre-Braille Experiences for Infants and Toddlers

Tips to promote prebraille and early literacy for young children who are blind or visually impaired

Pre‑Braille Experiences for Infants and Toddlers

by Terry Connolly; Future Reflections (Winter 2001)

Infants and toddlers benefit from many different types of experiences in their early years, to help them to develop necessary concepts and skills for learning braille.  These include:

  • number concepts and patterns
  • motor skills
  • exposure to braille in daily life
  • literature-rich experiences
  • reading from left to right
  • moving from concrete to abstract

Author Terry Connolly offers specific suggestions in this article.

Brochure on Pre-Braille Experiences for Infants and Toddlers

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