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VOVI 0307: Contracted Unified English Braille Part 3
Effective date
January 2026
Department
Visually Impaired
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course is designed for students who are blind or visually impaired. Students will continue to develop their reading and writing skills in contracted Braille from VOVI 0306. Students will increase their knowledge of short form words and be introduced to a variety of lower signs. Students will apply this learning to translate uncontracted to contracted Braille.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Below Grade 10 Equivalency
Prerequisites
VOVI 0306 or department permission.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and write more short form words.
- Identify and write lower signs be, were, his, and was.
- Identify and write lower signs enough and in.
- Identify and Write lower signs ea, bb, cc, ff, and gg.
- Identify and write lower signs be, con, and dis.
- Translate uncontracted Braille to contracted Braille with the contractions learned to date.
- Read contracted Braille out loud fluently and accurately.
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 |
6-10 written translations of uncontracted to contracted Braille. |
|
Assignments |
S/U |
Reading out loud with fluency and accuracy. |
Course topics
- Introduction to more short form words.
- Introduction to lower signs be, were, his, and was.
- Introduction to lower signs enough and in.
- Introduction to lower signs ea, bb, cc, ff, and gg.
- Introduction to lower signs be, con, and dis.
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.