The English Online Interview can be completed with blind students using braille texts.
Braille texts have been developed to support teachers to administer the EOI to blind students. A list of the texts available in braille is provided below.
| Module | Reading Text | Available in braille | Picture Storybook Text | Available in braille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Module 1 | Reading Text Cup Cakes | Available in braille Y | Picture Storybook Text Clever Max | Available in braille Y |
Module 2 | Reading Text The Beach Ball | Available in braille Y | Picture Storybook Text The Lunch Boxes | Available in braille N |
Module 3 | Reading Text Blackie’s Holiday | Available in braille Y | Picture Storybook Text Tap Dancing Star | Available in braille Y |
Module 4 | Reading Text Tiger and the Big Wind | Available in braille Y | Picture Storybook Text The Golden Carambola Tree | Available in braille Y |
The Lunch Boxes is not provided as a braille text as it relies heavily on interpretation of the illustrations and is therefore unsuitable for transfer into tactual form.
Texts for Modules 1 and 2 are available in uncontracted braille double spaced and contracted Braille single spaced. Texts for Modules 3 and 4 are available in contracted braille single spaced.
Some of the questions within the EOI may still be unsuitable for brailling students. Where this is the case, teachers should record ‘no attempt’ within the EOI and interpret the student’s responses accordingly.
Accessing braille texts
Braille texts can be requested through the Statewide Vision Resource Centre by schools or visiting teachers. Please note that braille texts should be returned after use.
Contact details for the Statewide Vision Resource Centre are provided below:
Statewide Vision Resource Centre
Phone: (03) 9841 0242
Email: svrc@svrc.vic.edu.au
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