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Button-Art-Braille
Buttons make a great tactile way to glue braille letters to a background.
However, Button Art made by Alex Little Hands is a fantastic braille cell,
button toy available in toy stores that sell creative and developmental
toys. The game comes with a tray perfectly configured to place 6 full
braille cells on the board. Just remove the printed Button Art templates
and place graphic art tape to tactually mark the cells. The buttons in the
toy are used as the dots! There are endless possibilities for teaching
letters for children to copy in the other braille cells. This toy also fosters
the growth of fine motor skills.
Braille Sensory and Motor Skills
In addition to being a mode for literacy, braille reading and writing requires fine motor
skills, dexterity and strength. Parents who participated in this program frequently expressed
concern that their children had difficulties with tactile sensitivity or the motor skills necessary
for reading or producing braille. Therefore, these activities were recommended to assist with
these concerns.
Sensory Centers:
Parents were encouraged to set up a sensory center in the home and alternate contents
periodically. Activities in these centers were designed to help with promoting tactile awareness
and pre-reading skills.
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