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MENUVolume : 4, Issue : 3, March - 2015
Application of Grade II Braille among Visually Impaired Students Studying in Inclusive School
Dr. G. Victoria Naomi, Ms. V. Vimala
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<p><p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Braille is the internationally recognized reading and writing system for the blind and partially sighted people. Braille&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;is not a language, it is another way to read and write a language. Grade I Braille is typically used only by those who&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;are new to learning the Grades of Braille. In Grade II Braille, a cell can represent a shortened form of a word. Many cell&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;combinations have been created to represent common words. There are part&amp;ndash;word contractions, in which a single cell represents an entire&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;commonly, used word. For reducing space and increasing reading speed Grade II Braille should be used. Hence the study was conducted with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;the objectives of identifying English Braille readers in the inclusive schools and comparing the mean reading speed before and after introduction&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;of Grade II Braille. Among the 35 students identified, only 10 students were reading English Braille. After two months intensive intervention, the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;students learnt the Grade II Braille and improved their reading speed and reduced their reading errors.&lt;/div&gt;</p></p>
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Dr. G. Victoria Naomi, Ms. V. Vimala Application of Grade Ii Braille Among Visually Impaired Students Studying in Inclusive School Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 3 March 2015
