$369

for 9 classes

Braille for Beginners at Your Fingertips, Certified Braille Education Teacher MA

New class

Ages 3-6

Live Group Class

In this 9-week online course, students will learn the braille ABC using a variety of handmade didactic material.

Diana Algarin

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(10 reviews)

Live video meetings

3x per week, 3 weeks

1-6 learners per class

40 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

9 live meetings

6 in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Practice the letters learned in class and search for words with those letters.

Assessment

Informal assessment as the child progresses with their knowledge of letters' codes.

Class Experience

US Grade Preschool - 1

Beginner Level

Parents are one of the best teachers. I encourage parents to learn along with their child as soon as possible at home, before receiving formal education in an institution. Braille: An eight-week Introduction to braille class. It is appropriate to learn to read and write at the same time peers are learning print. I have taught Braille to others who had recently lost their sight or who were just beginning to learn to read. I am comfortable and knowledgeable about the subject and welcome all questions from students and parents.
Students will learn to read and write ABC braille, understand cells, and coordinate the braille alphabet using an egg carton cup. 

I'm so happy to be here at Outschool with you. I believe education is a life-long endeavor. In everything I teach, there is something I learn. It is my firm belief that when information is given in a fun and interesting way, students are much more likely to find the learning process enjoyable and to remember their classes and the subjects taught far into the future. This is one of the reasons, we will use clay, a six-egg carton cup to learn braille, and other didactic homemade material. I look forward to teaching and learning something new with you.

Learning Goals

Students will improved the ability to associate codes to letters and words.

Syllabus

9 Lessons

over 3 Weeks

Lesson 1:

The egg cardboard

 My lesson is about learning to build a tangible cell with an egg cardboard.

40 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

The Vowels

 My lesson is about learning to read and write letters vowels using the cardboard and in braille.

40 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

The homemade slate

 My lesson is about learning to build a tangible slate with plastic, cardboard, and foamy.

40 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Series 1

 My lesson is about learning to read and write letters a-j and words using the egg cardboard and homemade slate. We will form words with these letters so far introduced.

40 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance

Since the class is open to blind or low-vision students, parents must be present, but not visible in the camera, to guide their children through the lesson.

Pre-Requisites

The student must have clear fingertips, no scars

Supply List

Students will need crepe paper of bright colors: blue, yellow, red, green, orange, and purple, play-doh (or large pom-poms) and an egg carton cut down to just 6 spaces (situated as 2 columns across, 3 spaces down).

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Diana Algarin

Joined May, 2020

4.9

10reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Florida Teaching Certificate in Special Education

 I obtained my basic and advanced braille certificate from UTN (North Technical University of Ecuador). I taught dozens of volunteers who wanted to be trained to work with people with low vision. Currently, I keep teaching braille as more volunteers get interested in this braille capacitation. 

I began my teaching career as a substitute teacher in special education in 1997 as I was attending UCF (University of Central Florida) in Orlando, FL and earned my MA Degree in various exceptionalities.  I added two additional Certifications: RESOL (reading and language arts) grades K-12. 
**I am very proud to be an Outschool employee for many years.** I taught various grade levels in public and private schools from age 4 years old up into university with our own girls and boys in gifted programs and magnet schools. I've earned "Highly Effective" in all areas and love teaching.  

Over the years, I have volunteered for international online students of Braille. I pride myself on searching for ways to accommodate and adjust as needed to learner styles.  I enjoy assisting families in their education decisions.  I am special needs sensitive.