Building on Patterns and the Transition to UEB Presented by: Cay Holbrook and Cathy Senft-Graves

Agenda Introductions Policies regarding UEB Transition at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) APH products which are or will soon be UEB compliant Plans for and progress on the revision of the Building on Patterns (BOP) curriculum Interim plans to incorporate UEB in BOP

Steps Toward Transition November 2012: BANA adopts UEB October 2013: BANA’s first UEB Transition Forum chooses January 4, 2016 implementation date November 2013: BANA affirms implementation date July 2014: APH announces transition plan Update on 2015 UEB Transition Forum

Policies Regarding UEB Transition at APH Orders for textbooks in subjects using literary braille (i.e., social studies and language arts), not previously transcribed, will be produced in UEB for the school year. Orders for textbooks in technical subjects (i.e., science and mathematics), not previously transcribed, will be produced in UEB and/or UEB with Nemeth Code for the school year. Textbooks previously transcribed will be available in their original codes, following APH’s policy of not duplicating previously transcribed textbooks and supplementary materials.

Policies Regarding UEB Transition at APH APH will transcribe assessment materials in the codes requested by customers who contract with APH to make assessments accessible in hardcopy and/or refreshable braille. APH recognizes that assessment materials must be available in the code that is used most efficiently by each test taker (as indicated on his/her Individual Education Plan or 504 Plan). APH is committed to providing multiple formats for these high stakes assessments.

Policies Regarding UEB Transition at APH APH will gradually transition instructional and assessment- related catalog products and materials to UEB and UEB with Nemeth Code throughout the next several years.

Products Being Modernized for UEB What is IT? Quick Pick Braille Contractions Quick Check: Index of Literary Braille In discussion with Illinois Braille Committee to redo the Illinois Braille series

New Products Being Produced in UEB or UEB and Nemeth Emergent Literacy Power At Your Fingertips Emergent Literacy PAIVI (Parents and Their Infants With Visual Impairments) Second Edition Practitioners Manual PAIVI Learning Together booklet PAIVI Getting Ready for Preschool booklet Feel ‘N Peel stickers UEB Basic Math Symbols and Nemeth Basic Math Symbols (instruction sheet) Joy Player Product Guide (download only) Building on Patterns Kindergarten and First Grade UEB Supplements

New Products in Development in UEB or UEB and Nemeth All Aboard! The Sight Word Activity Express Touch, Label, and Learn Poster: Human Skeleton (Anterior View) Interactive U.S. Map with Talking Tactile Pen Color-by-Texture Marking Mats Match-It-Up Frames: Large and Small Sets Tactile Graphic Line Slate Braillable Labels—Small Pin-Fed Labels ReadWrite Mini Animal Watch Vi Suite

New Products in Development in UEB or UEB and Nemeth Spinner Overlays for the Light Box Protein Synthesis Kit Series: Special Education: Your Journey to a Successful IEP NewT Explorer Bright Ray Guide books for AnyMath Kit, Tactile Compass for Math & Art, Light In-Sight: Reflection & Refraction Kit Building on Patterns, Prekindergarten Building on Patterns Second Grade UEB Supplements

Building on Patterns Revision Why not getting new books right now? o Priority is on BOP Pre-K o In transition phase o Inefficient to change current text

Building on Patterns 2 nd Revision began immediately after completion of BOP 2 nd Grade (original Patterns went through 3 rd grade) Original intent to begin revising BOP Kindergarten Writers and consultants determined a need for Prekindergarten BOP to lead into Kindergarten based on state standards and checklists for Kindergarten entry

Building on Patterns UEB Teacher Supplements and Updated Student Materials

Other Team Members Julie Anderson-Ituarte, Blind Skills Specialist, Missouri State University, Regional Professional Development Center, Springfield, MO Louise Whitworth, Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Jefferson City Public Schools, Jefferson City, MO

Components Student textbooks and worksheets in UEB Posttest materials for First Grade and Second Grade in UEB Free, downloadable supplements for the existing teacher’s editions with information on what changes for UEB

Status of the Project Stopped production of student materials in old code Retranslating student materials in UEB as needed Only 4 pages in one BOP Kindergarten book changes Student Textbooks for Units 1 and 2 of First Grade do not change All worksheets in First and Second Grade change due to page numbering (WS24-6 is now,,ws#bd-#f) and symbol for blank. Retranslation and supplements for Kindergarten and First Grade, and First Grade Posttest completed Currently retranslating and writing teacher supplements for Second Grade

Teacher Supplements Content Introductory page of information General guidelines not listed in the charts How to read the charts Chart of changes for each Lesson Page number in Teacher’s Edition (TE) Location: Where on page in TE, or Student Textbook page number, or Worksheet page number Additional location information and type of change Description of change Terminology changes

General Guidelines When a Rule is noted in a table it is referring to the Rules of Unified English Braille, Second Edition The first time a change is found in the student materials or Teacher’s Edition, there is a detailed description in the table. A simple word or phrase is listed for subsequent instances of that change in the rest of the unit.

General Guidelines (cont.) UEB does not have some contractions that were included in the English Braille American Edition (EBAE) code. The first time there is a Change about not using an EBAE contraction, it is noted as an omission. Each additional instance is noted with “Omit:” followed by the letters or word that is not contracted. [starts regularly in BOP-1 Unit 2] Braille symbols other than contractions that are different in UEB are noted as a Symbol. The first time there is a Change about a symbol, the name and dot numbers are provided. Each additional mention is noted with “Symbol:” followed by name of the symbol. [BOP-1 Units 3 & 5]

General Guidelines (cont.) Number Signs—now called Numeric Indicators: In UEB the numeric indicator is repeated after a hyphen. So worksheet numbers or other numbers within the student materials may have changed to reflect this rule. For example: WS14-3 will have a numeric indicator before the 14 and before the 3. See UEB Rules 6.2 and 6.3. A blank line is now represented by the UEB low line (underscore) symbol: Dots 4-6, Dots See UEB Rule

General Guidelines (cont.) There are some line runovers (places where the text goes to the next line) in the student materials that have changed. These are not noted unless text has been moved to another page. [moved text starts in BOP-1 Unit 3, no other runover changes] Worksheets that were only to teach one or more contractions that are not in UEB are no longer included in the student materials. These are noted. The other worksheet pages have not been renumbered. [Units 5, 6, 7]

General Guidelines (cont.) The words to, into, and by are no longer anchored with a full cell when they are shown by themselves because these words are either not contracted or include an upper-cell dot in UEB. [to in Unit 6, all three in Unit 7] Lettered answer choices other than “a.” are now preceded by the grade 1 symbol indicator [Second Grade]

Changes in BOP for UEB Transcriber’s Notes and, for, of, the, with, a: a space is needed between these words to, by: no contraction in UEB, spaced from next word into: only the in is contracted, spaced from next word Other contractions not in UEB: ble, com, dd, ally, ation, o’clock Capitalization indicators and italic typeform indicators: symbol, word, passage and terminator Punctuation: period/dot/decimal, ellipsis, parentheses, dash, closing single quotation mark

Changes in BOP for UEB (cont.) Other symbols: asterisk "9, dollar tilde above following letter in piñata (only letter modifier included in student materials) ^} “Grade 1 symbol indicator” replaces “Letter sign” No Computer Braille Code No contractions in ordinal numbers: 1st, 4th Mixed numbers: 1½ #a#a/b OK to use contractions in words divided into syllables

Percentages of Pages with Changes in Teacher’s Editions Kindergarten Volume 1 – 6% Volume 2 – 3.5% First Grade Unit 3 – 6% Unit 4 – 7% Unit 5 – 21% Unit 6 – 50% Unit 7 – 48%

Ordering Kits will now be “student kits”; teacher’s editions sold separately Taking fax orders for new kits and student materials for Second Grade level Orders have to be accompanied by Federal Quota Funds Order Form (APH website) First and Second Grade Posttests also in UEB; taking fax orders for Second Grade Posttest

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