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VOVI 0304: Uncontracted Unified English Braille (UEB) Part 4
Effective date
January 2026
Department
Visually Impaired
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course is designed for students who are blind or visually impaired to continue to develop their Braille skills from VOVI 0303. Students will learn more punctuation and symbols, which they will use in reading and writing. They will also be introduced to the slate and stylus and use these to produce a set of labels in uncontracted UEB.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Below Grade 10 Equivalency
Prerequisites
VOVI 0303 or department permission.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and write the dollar sign, decimal and cent sign.
- Identify and write the ellipsis.
- Identify and write the at sign.
- Identify and write the letter sign indicator.
- Identify and write the quotation mark.
- Identify and write the fraction line, forward slash, and percent sign.
- Identify and write round and square brackets.
- Use new punctuation signs in simple sentences.
- Use the slate and stylus to write labels.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 48
Total Hours: 48
Total Hours: 48
Instructional Strategies
Self-paced, individualized instruction.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
70% - Student must get an S on each item in the evaluation plan to receive an S for the course.
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
S/U |
6-12 formative assessments of writing uncontracted Braille. |
|
Project |
S/U |
Production of labels. |
|
Assignments |
S/U |
6-12 reading drills. |
Course topics
- Introduction to the dollar sign, decimal and cent sign.
- Introduction to ellipsis.
- Introduction to at sign.
- Introduction to quotation marks.
- Introduction to letter sign.
- Introduction to fraction, forward slash and percent signs.
- Introduction to round and square brackets.
- Practice writing and reading sentences with the new punctuation signs.
- Use the slate and stylus to produce labels
- Optional: Read and write paragraphs in uncontracted Braille.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.