Beginning braille readers may benefit from the integrated-literacy curriculum now used as the basis for academic instruction in many regular kindergartens. This approach reflects the interrelationships of oral language, reading, and writing, and stresses the pleasurable and purposeful aspects of literacy and skill development. Careful selection and adaptation of materials and techniques by the vision teacher will enable young blind children to participate in many meaningful literacy experiences.
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