Descriptor
Program Development | 4 |
Teaching Methods | 4 |
Visual Impairments | 3 |
Adults | 2 |
Braille | 2 |
Assertiveness | 1 |
Beginning Reading | 1 |
Blindness | 1 |
Campuses | 1 |
College Students | 1 |
Communication Skills | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Journal of Visual Impairment… | 4 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 4 |
Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 2 |
Location
Finland | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Harrell, Rona L.; Strauss, Felice A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1986
Components of assertive behavior are described with suggestions for enabling the visually impaired person to develop these skills. The underlying concepts of assertion training are explained along with specific techniques for use in schools or rehabilitative settings. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education

Heikkila, M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
A program of the Finnish Central Federation of the Visually Handicapped is described. The program's aim is to provide and develop teaching materials and instructional methods to help persons who lost their eyesight as adults to learn braille. Discussed are personal tutoring, correspondence studying, regional courses, and program plans. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Braille, Foreign Countries

LaGrow, S. J.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
This report describes the use of peer sampling procedures to develop individualized plans to familiarize an incoming visually impaired person to a university campus and community. Environmental specificity of the procedure is illustrated by application to two residences. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Campuses, College Students, Higher Education, Individualized Programs

Caton, Hilda – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1979
The procedures used in planning and writing a primary reading program designed specifically for visually handicapped students who will use braille as their reading medium are described. The selection of a vocabulary, including a list of categories such as alphabet abbreviations, is discussed. Teaching methodology and the basis for the design of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Braille, Primary Education, Program Design