Braille Requisite Skills Inventory: Assessment and Instructional Planning Tool
- ISBN-10
- 1932797939
- ISBN-13
- 9781932797930
- Category
- Children with visual disabilities
- Pages
- 78
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-01-01
- Authors
- Suzanne Scannell, Stephanie Labossiere, Region 4 Education Service Center
Description
"The Braille Requisite Skills Inventory (BRSI) is a flexible assessment tool intended for use by professionals engaged in the task of determining if Braille is an appropriate literacy medium for a student.... The Braille Requisite Skills Inventory ... has two basic components: a checklist, which allows for a quick overview of the skills already in the student's repertoire, and instructional activities which allow for a more detailed assessment of each skill. Two areas are assessed: cognitive skills and fine motor/tactual development.... The worksheet booklet includes raised shapes, raised line drawings, a template of shapes, and Braille."--p. 4.
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