# GoTap Braille

> Interactive braille learning app for visually impaired and sighted children. (iPhone/iPad app by Attainment Company, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gotap-braille/id1538221894 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Attainment Company, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/403989333)
- Category: Education, Medical
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 202 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and 5 more
- Released: 2020-11-05
- Data updated: 2026-06-02
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gotap-braille/id1538221894/reviews.md

## What is GoTap Braille?

Are you looking for the perfect solution to teach braille to students who attend inclusive classrooms or a solution to teach students to read braille during remote/distance learning? GoTap Braille contains over 80 pages of interactive lessons that teach and reinforce braille.  Designed to be used by both children with significant visual impairments and by sighted children, GoTap Braille was designed to teach braille contractions in the manner that typically developing sighted peers learn to read. Sighted students can use the app to learn to read print while sitting alongside the student who is learning the same information in braille.  

Developed by Dr. Betsy Flener, winner of the National Braille Press Louis Braille Touch of Genius Competition in 2015, GoTap Braille was designed by thorough examination of the features in the most popular literacy apps that actively engage sighted students. Features include the opportunity to match braille words and contractions on the accompanying overlays with auditory feedback, create and form words with various contractions, make sentences with various short words, read sentences and paragraphs on the overlays, and read a short story, all with auditory reinforcement.  
The app includes:
•	Over 80 pages of interactive activities that teach all 190 Literary and basic punctuation contractions
•	Includes tactile discrimination activities early in the app
•	Incorporates the Dolch Sight Words and Fry Sight Words 
•	Includes close to 500 braille 3-D Tiles that are sight words or braille contractions
•	Includes 36 vinyl braille overlays produced by the National Braille Press along with various vinyl template overlays to introduce and match contractions
•	Designed to be used by teachers of the visually impaired (TVI) and also paraprofessionals and parents working under the direction of the TVI

## Key features

- Interactive braille lessons
- Auditory feedback
- Tactile discrimination activities
- Braille contraction formation
- Sight word integration
- Sentence and paragraph reading

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gotap-braille/id1538221894/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Compatible with a refreshable Braille display

*2021-04-14*

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.

## Frequently asked questions about GoTap Braille

### 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.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 5.0.5 — 2021-03-16

• Bug fixes

### 5.0.4 — 2021-03-01

• Minor bug fixes

### 5.0.3 — 2020-11-05

No release notes.

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