The first two parts of a four-part program projected for the education of visually impaired children in a mainstreamed setting is here presented, with exposition of the overall purpose and the difficulties involved. The main object is the teaching of braille reading. Emphasis is placed on the individualized program for general reading-readiness skills, called, “I'm On My Way.”
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