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SPED5140 - Advanced Braille Codes & Abacus Instruction - 3 - Credits

Special Education & Rehab CounselingCollege of Education & Human Services

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Transcribe (using appropriate formatting), read and interline mathematical materials for school-aged students using UEB Math/Science and UEB with Nemeth.
2. Calculate mathematical problems using the abacus, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of materials and instructional strategies for teaching mathematics and science to students with visual impairments.
4. Demonstrate basic knowledge of foreign language, computer, and music codes, and identify resources for obtaining information on these codes.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of basic guidelines for production of tactile graphics.
6. Identify strategies for teaching the reading of tactile graphics.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of technology tools for creating braille materials and tactile graphics.