Elementary Classroom Teachers
Braille using students in elementary classrooms require added support in many areas of the curriculum. As the classroom teacher you are expected to teach students the necessary skills that will help them gain access to the regular curriculum. You are not expected to do this alone!! Your school/district should have in place a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) that can help in planning and implementing programs that would benefit the braille reading student in your classroom. This person is a valuable resource and communication links between both you and the TVI should be established early. There are also organizations that help in implementing programs in the school that will help the child who is visually impaired. Some of these relationships may have been built before the child arrives at the school, but others may need to be contacted.
Literacy is the main objective when educating a child. Students who use braille need to be exposed to braille as other children in the class are exposed to print. Providing these experiences is the responsibility of parents, teachers, and other stakeholders involved in the student’s IEP. The purpose of the links below is to provide you as the classroom teacher with a starting point to working with braille in your class.