Compatible with a refreshable Braille display
This app is great if you have a Perkins Brailler and can Braille each page in hard copy Braille. What would make this app amazing is if it worked with a refreshable Braille display and voiceover.
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This interactive application teaches braille to visually impaired and sighted children through over 80 pages of engaging lessons. It reinforces learning with auditory feedback, tactile activities, and the incorporation of common sight words. Designed for inclusive classrooms and remote learning, it helps students master braille contractions and reading.
✓Interactive braille lessons
✓Auditory feedback
✓Tactile discrimination activities
✓Braille contraction formation
✓Sight word integration
✓Sentence and paragraph reading
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What's New in GoTap Braille
5.0.5
March 16, 2021
• Bug fixes
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FAQ
What is GoTap Braille?
GoTap Braille is an educational application designed to teach braille reading and contractions to children. It features over 80 pages of interactive lessons, tactile activities, and auditory feedback to reinforce learning for both visually impaired and sighted students.
What braille contractions does GoTap Braille teach?
GoTap Braille teaches all 190 Literary and basic punctuation contractions. The app also includes activities to introduce and match contractions using vinyl overlays.
Can sighted children use GoTap Braille?
Yes, GoTap Braille is designed for both children with significant visual impairments and sighted children. Sighted students can use the app to learn to read braille alongside their visually impaired peers.
What learning methodologies does GoTap Braille incorporate?
GoTap Braille incorporates tactile discrimination activities and integrates the Dolch Sight Words and Fry Sight Words. It also uses interactive elements like matching braille words and contractions with auditory feedback.
What devices is GoTap Braille available on?
GoTap Braille is currently supported on iPads. It was released on November 5, 2020, and its latest version is 5.0.5, last updated on March 16, 2021.
What is the age rating for GoTap Braille?
GoTap Braille has an age rating of 4+. This makes it suitable for young learners starting their braille education.
Does GoTap Braille have ads?
GoTap Braille does not contain advertisements. It is a free application focused on providing an uninterrupted learning experience for its users.
How does GoTap Braille compare to other braille learning methods?
Developed by an award-winning educator, GoTap Braille draws inspiration from popular literacy apps for sighted students, offering interactive features and auditory reinforcement. It aims to teach braille contractions in a manner similar to how typically developing sighted peers learn to read.