graphicacy : communicating through reading and writing graphics
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Graphicacy : Communicating Through Reading and Writing Graphics. Virginia AER. Presented by Lucia Hasty, MA Braille Authority of North America Tactile Graphics Committee Chair March 3, 2010. Importance. How it relates to literacy When to start teaching graphicacy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Graphicacy: Communicating Through
Reading and Writing Graphics
Virginia AER
Presented byLucia Hasty, MA
Braille Authority of North AmericaTactile Graphics Committee Chair
March 3, 2010
ImportanceHow it relates to literacyWhen to start teaching graphicacy
When Introducing TGs …recognize the developmental level of
reader verify reader’s grasp of basic conceptsassess experience in interpreting
symbolic representation
EXPERIENCE
makes the greatest impacton success of reading a TG
BEGINNING CONCEPTS
As one- to two-year olds begin to navigate the environment (climb, scoot, roll, walk)
receptive language begins to build
understanding of orientation to self and to environment
develops
Concepts that accompanyup/downbeside/next toabove/belowbehind/in frontover/under/on top ofin/out
Two-to three- year olds venture further into the environment, increase interaction with it, and develop constancy in space and spatial memory.
New concepts:hidden, has memory that object was therebasic cause and effectname of familiar objectssame and different
Behaviors and Activitiesenjoys matching activitiesbegins to name thingsloves to be read tobegins to pretendexpressive language developmentenjoys manipulating objects with purpose
(pushes block around and pretends it is a boat)
Tactual perceptual skills
trackingdiscrimination among similar symbolscomparison
Awareness of different views of an object
aerial (bird's eye) cross sectionfrontal view3-D view
Position in spaceoverlappingcrossingintersectingperpendicularparallelperspective and distanceimaginary lines used in 3-D drawing
A system for scanning the graphic
strategy for exploring the graphicsystematic searching consistent pattern for exploring reference point
to determine progress in exploringverification of details listed in key
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HOW DO THEY DO
IT?
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How many fingers?Reading braille text is usually done primarily
with one finger of one hand, with the other fingers providing support.
Effective graphic reading requires both hands and all fingers.
Developing a consistent system of exploring a graphic is essential.
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Recognizing the graphic's separate components
bodykey and legendslabelsheadingsother written informationinterpretation of areas, lines and point symbols
ResourcesAmerican Printing House for the BlindTactile TreasuresTeaching TouchOn the Way to Literacy SeriesMoving Ahead SeriesSetting the Stage for Understanding
Creative Adaptation for Learning and National Braille Press
Let’s Learn Shapes with Shapely CALHumpty Dumpty and Other Touching RhymesBook Bag Project
Hungry Fingers