By Tina Herzberg, Sara Larkin, Susan Osterhaus, and Penny Rosenblum
This page contains resources to support you in your work with braille readers in grades 3-8 learning geometry concepts and who use tactile graphics. The Resource List for Geometry and Tactile Graphics for Students in Grades 3 to 8 is extensive and we recommend you save it for future reference. On this page we have also provided links to the resources that are shared in several of the lessons so that all the resources are in one place. If you have recommendations for additional resources, please share those with Dr. Herzberg at herzberg@uscupstate.edu.
Building STEM Skills Using AnimalWatch Products
If you’d like to learn more about tools to assist your 5th-8th grade students in building their graphics literacy skills, view Dr. Rosenblum’s session for the APH Access Academy titled Building STEM Skills Using AnimalWatch Products on YouTube.
- 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
- 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
- Assignments
- Resources
- Contact
