“Compare and Contrast Fiction vs. Nonfiction Characters”

This educational resource pack includes audio and hands-on approaches: Modified for students with blindness: braille, tactile, Nemeth Code Numbers, the imagery of muffin pans, and tennis balls (to replicate the braille alphabet) and auditory prompts applied. A media player is necessary.

Images and descriptions from fiction and non-fiction characters with:

• Level 1: A recording or the teacher can describe each fictional and non-fictional character. Then braille words are utilized by the teacher and the student to describe the characters.
• Level 2: Learn keywords/phrases regarding the characters
• Level 3: Compare and categorize fictional vs non-fictional characters
• Level 4: Use a range of strategies including text features to gain meaning, draw conclusions, and make predictions.