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Using a Group Approach to Motivate Adults to Learn Braille

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Title: Using a Group Approach to Motivate Adults to Learn Braille
Language: English
Authors: Farrow, Kendra R.
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. Jul-Aug 2015 109(4):318-321.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Braille, Correspondence Study, Allied Health Personnel, Persistence, Time Factors (Learning), Visual Impairments, Rehabilitation, Adult Education, Teacher Attitudes
ISSN: 0145-482X
Abstract: Teaching braille is one of the most time-consuming tasks for a vision rehabilitation therapist. Complicating this process, adults who might be considered to be good candidates for learning braille are often resistant to the idea (Ponchillia & Ponchillia, 1996). In an attempt to address these challenges, a combination of correspondence braille classes supplemented with face-to-face group activities was implemented. Perseverance in learning braille was assessed for the six participants of this intervention.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 7
Entry Date: 2016
Accession Number: EJ1114495
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Teaching braille is one of the most time-consuming tasks for a vision rehabilitation therapist. Complicating this process, adults who might be considered to be good candidates for learning braille are often resistant to the idea (Ponchillia & Ponchillia, 1996). In an attempt to address these challenges, a combination of correspondence braille classes supplemented with face-to-face group activities was implemented. Perseverance in learning braille was assessed for the six participants of this intervention.
ISSN:0145-482X