A case for increased training in the Nemeth Code of braille Mathematics for teachers of students who are visually impaired

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-112

  Kapperman, Gaylen ^a   Sticken, Jodi ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAILLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; MATHEMATICS; STUDENT; TEACHER; TEACHING; TRAINING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037315514     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309700207     Document Type: Article

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