The Learning Media Assessment
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Literacy & Braille
- Braille Instruction
- Braillers & Braille Technology
- Emergent Literacy
- Literacy for Students with Low Vision
- Literacy for Students with Multiple Disabilities
- Online Braille Courses
- Prebraille Skills
- Resources for Families
- Sources of Braille Books and Materials
- Spanish Braille Resources
- Unified English Braille Code
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The Learning Media Assessment identifies the best reading format for a student--print, braille, audio, objects, or some combination . The links and articles in this section explain how educators make this assessment, an essential early step in formal literacy education.
Assessment of Learning Media, California School for the Blind
CSB's site links to the forms used in assessment of learning media, including functional vision assessment, use of sensory channels, indicators of reading readiness, reading media preference, and functional literacy.
Braille and Visually Impaired Students: What Does the Law Require? Colorado Department of Education (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Find answers to common questions about the law regarding braille and learning media assessments in this three-page document; included are numerous resources for more information.
Determining the Reading Medium for Students with Visual Impairments, Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Visual Impairments
Educators Alan J. Koenig, Mary Jean Sanspree, and M. Cay Holbrook state "the position of DVI regarding the determination of the reading medium for students with visual impairments".
Learning Media Assessment (LMA), Family Connect for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
A brief overview of LMA is offered to parents, with related links to alternate media and assessments.
