Lesson 4: Creating Quick and Efficient Tactile Graphics – Paths to Literacy

This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series Project INSPIRE, Course 4: Geometry and tactile graphics for students in grades 3 to 8

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By Tina Herzberg, Sara Larkin, Susan Osterhaus, and Penny Rosenblum

There are three additional videos for Lesson 4 that you may chose to watch if the topics they cover are not familiar to you. They are:

QuickTac: An overview of how to use the QuickTac free program from Duxbury Systems
Preparing a Tactile Graphic for the Tiger: A demonstration of how a drawing can be simplified and braille font added to prepare the drawing for embossing or printing onto microcapsule paper
Tactile Graphics Image Library: An explanation of how to use APH’s Tactile Graphics Image Library

If you are a print reader, there are no activities for Lesson 4 that have an accompanying braille file.

QuickTac Video

QuickTac Transcript (PDF)

Preparing a Tactile Graphic for the Tiger

Tiger Embosser Transcript (PDF)

APH Tactile Graphic Image Library

TGIL Transcript (PDF)

Handouts

Decision Tree PDF Word
Tactile Graphic Planning Sheet PDF Word

Project INSPIRE, Course 4: Geometry and tactile graphics for students in grades 3 to 8

Project INSPIRE, Course 4: Introduction
If You Are a Braille Reader: Course 4
Lesson 1: Basic Shapes and Angles Used in Geometry
Lesson 2: The Five-Step Rule and Exceptions
Lesson 3: Materials and Strategies for Geometry Instruction
Current: Lesson 4: Creating Quick and Efficient Tactile Graphics
Lesson 5: Teaching Your Student to Create Their Own Drawings
Lesson 6: Systematically Teaching Graphics Literacy Skills to Students
Lesson 7: Strategies for Developing Students’ Thinking Skills
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