In this professional development activity, teachers working with students who use Braille learn methods for teaching compensatory skills, preparing learning materials, and assessing student learning to order to achieve greater student success.

This session is designed to increase awareness of visual impairments and vision-related educational needs for students, pre-K through grade 12, using Braille as a medium for literacy. Participants in this professional development activity will increase their knowledge of the history and teaching of Braille code; heighten their awareness of the challenges experienced by students, pre-K through grade 12, who are blind or have visual impairments; identify equipment, technology, and teaching strategies that are used with students who have severe visual impairments and use Braille; and understand how to implement adapted teaching strategies to increase achievement levels and overall functioning for students with visual impairments who use Braille. Please note: This session is a collaborative effort among the state of Connecticut’s Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB), Division of Children’s Services, and the State Education in Resource Center (SERC).

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