Intermediate Nemeth Braille Code
Instructor:
Betsy McBride, Braillist/Transcriber
The course will be taught in
five 2-hour session. Each session completed will earn the participant 2 clock
hours, with a total of 10 being offered. These
clock hours qualify for your BLUE renewal. During each 2-hour session, the
instructor will teach and demonstrate the topics in that unit of the text for
approximately one hour. Time will be allotted for the participants to complete
that session’s assignment with the instructor present to answer questions and
reinforce skills as needed.
Cost of the class is $100.00
Intermediate Nemeth Braille Course
Syllabus
Objective
To learn the Nemeth Braille
Code including basic format for the production of daily worksheets and other
materials needed by a student in the classroom.
Session 1:
January 24th, 2008 4 pm – 6 pm
Rule VII Abbreviations
Rule XX Signs and Symbols of Comparison
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the Braille indicators and rules studied by
a) discussion and use of Braille samples
b) students will work with teacher to produce correct
Nemeth Code
Session 2: January 28th, 2008 4 pm – 6 pm
Rule XVII Signs and Symbols of Grouping
Rule IX Contractions and Short-Form Words (part 1)
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the Braille indicators and rules studied by
c) discussion and use of Braille samples
d) students will work with teacher to produce correct
Nemeth Code
Session 3:
January 31st, 2008 4 pm – 6 pm
Rule IX Contractions and Short-Form Words (part
II)
Rule XVI Shapes
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the Braille indicators and rules studied by
e) discussion and use of Braille samples
f) students will work with teacher to produce correct
Nemeth Code
Session 4: February 4th, 2008 4 pm – 6 pm
Rule XIII Superscripts and Subscripts
Rule XXII Miscellaneous Signs and Symbols
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the Braille indicators and rules studied by
g) discussion and use of Braille samples
h) students will work with teacher to produce correct
Nemeth Code
Session 5: February 7th, 2008 4 pm – 6 pm
Rule XV Radicals
Rule IV Alphabets and Alphabetic Indicators
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the Braille indicators and rules studied by
i)
discussion and
use of Braille samples
j)
students will
work with teacher to produce correct Nemeth Code
Learning The Nemeth Braille Code
Text: by
Ruth H. Craig. American Printing House for the Blind, Learning the Nemeth Braille Code, A Manual for Teachers and Students. TO BE ORDERED BEFORE
CLASS STARTS (can be ordered on line through APH):
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Learning the Nemeth braille code : a
manual for teachers and students / Ruth H. Craig. |
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Regular print.
1 v. (176 p.) American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue,P.O.
Box 6085, Louisville, Ky. 40206-0085 PHONE: (502) 895-2405,(800) 223-1839
FAX:(502) 899-2274 WEB ADDRESS: www.aph.org |
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The items from
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Learning the Nemeth braille Code: A
Manual for Teachers and Students / Ruth H. Craig. |
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Braille. 1 v.
(196 p.) American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue,P.O. Box
6085, Louisville, Ky. 40206-0085 PHONE: (502) 895-2405,(800) 223-1839
FAX:(502) 899-2274 WEB ADDRESS: www.aph.org |
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ISBN: 0842517014 |
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Author: Craig, Ruth H., 1917- |
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Author: Nemeth, Abraham.
Nemeth Braille code for mathematics and science notation. |
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Note: Includes index. |
Other material recommended
but NOT
REQUIRED:
The Nemeth Braille Code for
Mathematics and Science Notation, American Printing House for the Blind
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The Nemeth Braille code for mathematics
and science notation / compiled under the authority of the American
Association of Workers for the Blind, Association for Education of the
Visually Handicapped and the National Braille Association. |
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Regular print.
1 v. (260 p.) American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue,P.O.
Box 6085, Louisville, Ky. 40206-0085 PHONE: (502) 895-2405,(800) 223-1839
FAX:(502) 899-2274 WEB ADDRESS: www.aph.org |
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Catalog #: 7-87430-00 |
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Nemeth code reference sheet. |
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A listing of all of the common symbols
in the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics. Numbers -- Omissions -- Comparisons --
Operations -- Components of modified expressions in order of appearance --
Miscellaneous -- Money -- Geometry -- Fractions. |
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