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Course Description: How do we teach touch as a fundamental skill for literacy and learning? This course answers that question by guiding educators through the essential components of tactile literacy. Through practical strategies and key insights, you will explore the critical connection between tactile literacy and braille readiness, learn how to teach effective touch and exploration techniques, and discover strategies to support tactile learners at every stage.
ACVREP Credit Hours: 1.5
Objectives
- Define tactile literacy and explain how it relates to braille literacy.
- Describe the foundational relationship between building tactile literacy skills and developing braille readiness.
- Describe how to teach touch and exploratory skills to developing tactile learners.
- Identify practical strategies to support the development of tactile literacy skills.