Parents of visually impaired youngsters enrolled at Mitat Enç Primary School in Ankara have returned to their faculty desks after years for the only real goal of studying the Braille alphabet and offering help for his or her youngsters with homework.
The Braille alphabet, invented by Louise Braille and printed in 1829 is predicated on the six-dot system which helps the visually impaired to learn and write by contact. The alphabet may be learn both on embossed paper or by utilizing refreshable Braille shows that hook up with computer systems and smartphone gadgets. Letters and numbers are fashioned utilizing completely different combos of six dots.
A particular training instructor Gülten Işitmez from a main faculty in Ankara explains that the teachings are taught in accordance with the person wants of scholars.
The visually impaired college students on the main faculty be taught to write down on tablets and typewriters, relying on their degree of imaginative and prescient and the event of their hand muscle groups.
Talking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Işitmez shared that they use each printed and embossed supplies within the classes saying: “We have a mixed class of six people. Some students have low vision while others are totally visually impaired. There is a separate curriculum for each student in the classroom. While using normally printed publications for students with low vision, for students with total vision impairment, we use the Braille alphabet.”
Işitmez famous that visually impaired youngsters be taught to learn and write by touching the Braille alphabet. She defined that every level within the alphabet has a special quantity and mixture. “For example, the letter A corresponds to the first point of the six dots,” she defined.
Emphasizing that typewriters or tablets used within the classes are organized in accordance with the coed’s visible degree and muscular improvement on the time, the instructor touched upon the main points and traits of the particular training that’s offered by the varsity.
“When we start the first grade, we usually start on the tablet, but sometimes our children have special situations. These children have difficulty using the tablet because their hand muscles cannot develop. In this case, we prepare materials according to the characteristics of the child. Some of our children cannot use tablets, but they are good at typewriters. Here, we teach them using the Braille alphabet on the typewriter,” Işitmez mentioned.
‘Braille alphabet in all areas of life’
Hearing that some dad and mom have difficulties understanding the method of utilizing the Braille alphabet whereas serving to their youngsters with their homework, she mentioned that they helped dad and mom as a lot as they may on this facet.
“Many parents learned the Braille alphabet with their children. Sometimes I invite the parents to the classroom and show them the Braille alphabet. If the parent cannot come to school, I record reference videos about how I work with the children in my classroom and send those to the parents,” Işitmez famous.
Stressing that the Braille alphabet must be used not solely in faculties however in all areas of life, the particular training instructor continued: “I wish the Braille alphabet was everywhere so visually impaired individuals could reach the product they wanted in aisles without needing anyone else’s help. They face serious problems in such situations.”
One of the dad and mom, Gülsüm Kartal, shared that each of her daughters are visually impaired and that she discovered the Braille alphabet to assist youngsters of their training.
Drawing consideration to the issue in studying the Braille alphabet, Kartal mentioned that they put loads of effort into the educational course of.
“We translate six dots according to the normal alphabet and derive letters. Our teacher sends us the videos that she records in her class and we try to help our children through those videos. Betül corrects me when I make a mistake and says, ‘Mom, it won’t be like that,'” Kartal mentioned.
‘I’m making an attempt to assist him’
Süha Ince, one other mum or dad said that he discovered the Braille alphabet for his baby via a typewriter.
Indicating that they do homework together with his son, Ince mentioned: “When our instructor sends homework, he writes guiding texts in it. We work with our son in accordance with these directions. It is written backward and it reads straight.
“It is a bit complicated but it is not something that cannot be solved. While my son feels with his finger while doing homework, I try to help him by following the location of the dots.”
