BrailleStudio (English)

Revolutionary software which makes learning how to read and write Braille fun

Braille increases opportunities for people with a visual impairment to gain access to information. When reading a book, learning how to write or working with complicated information, Braille is the best medium.

What is BrailleStudio?

BrailleStudio is a unique piece of software, developed to enable people to learn Braille in an interactive and intuitive way. BrailleStudio utilises text to speech technology and a Braille Display, allowing users to learn Braille more independently. BrailleStudio is inclusive in its design. It can be used by young children developing tactile discrimination skills, children in the early stages of learning how to read and write Braille and also older learners who may have already acquired literacy skills.

Features of BrailleStudio

• More than 500 interactive activities
• Differentiated Braille games
• Multi-sensory environment
• Auditory rewards to motivate success
• Individual use or with a partner
• Updates available via the web

BrailleStudio has been developed by a team of experienced professionals at Bartiméus alongside children and young people with visual impairments. The module designed to introduce Braille to young learners is based on the renowned method “Met punt op pad”. Learning Braille through BrailleStudio gives learners several important advantages over more traditional methods. The activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of the learner. It uses a multi-sensory approach with a tactile, visual and auditory environment. Children can work together with other children – sighted or visually impaired and hear auditory rewards to motivate success. A parent or non-Braille reader can also participate in the process of learning Braille through the provision of onscreen text. Updates and new activities to railleStudio are available online and can be easily downloaded.

BrailleStudio activities:

• Games introducing new letters
• Braille typing input
• Games for learning new words
• Auditory games
• Reading Braille
• Braille word games
• Braille memory game
• Dictation
• Storytelling

For the latest developments and downloads for BrailleStudio visit: www.bartimeus.nl or www.braillestudio.nl

A demo version (60 days) is available (380 Mb):

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