Hi: Regarding the issue of grade 2 braille I have heard some people say it has caused them issues with spelling, but that could be just the fault of the teacher or how braille was taught to that person. I know when I was in school learning braille even though I learned to use grade 2 braille I was also expected to spell words letter by letter on spelling tests and alike.
If we had a word like character I was expected to spell the word out letter for letter. I was not aloud to use dot-5 ch, which would be correct in braille, but not teach me how the word itself was suppose to be spelled. So if other blind people were not getting that kind of spelling reinforcement then it is no wonder they are poor spellers. Cheers! On 12/12/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > You pointed out that part of the spelling problems people have is that they > > use grade 2 contracted braille, so have problems with words like little and > > character, thinking they are spelled ll and k. I mentioned that I started > typing my school assignments so that teachers did not have to get my work > only after it had been copied into a format that the teacher could read, and > > that using the typewriter helped my spelling because I could not use braille > > contractions when typing. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > > you! really! are! finished! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
