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This article reports on a certification examination for teachers of students with visual impairments--the National Literary Braille Competency Test (NLBCT). It discusses the history, development, pilot testing, and validation of NLBCT and the creation of the National Certification in Literary Braille. Data on the current administration of the test and directions for future development are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study which investigated how hand dominance affect reading patterns of children who are beginning to read braille. It outlines the characteristics of the braille-reading students who participated in the study. Hand dominance of the braille-reading students was analyzed using reports by teachers of students with visual impairments. The study has revealed a lack of statistically significant correlations between hand dominance and the braille reading patterns that the students used.

This study compared the spelling skills of students who are braille readers to a normative sample. The Test of Written Spelling was administered to 23 students who are blind at various grade levels to ascertain their spelling ability. A one-sample t-test indicated no significant difference in spelling ability. Implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: This study compared the reading and spelling skills of students who were taught to read using uncontracted braille versus those who were taught to read using contracted braille. It found no descriptive differences between initial instruction in the two types of braille. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Provides information on the 16th Annual National Federation of the Blind's Braille Readers Are Readers Contest. Sponsors; Purpose of the contest; Categories to be competed by blind students.