TENNESSEE REGIONAL
BRAILLE CHALLENGE
January 28, 2010
The Braille Challenge™ is a two-stage academic contest, sponsored by
Braille Institute, designed to motivate school-age braille readers to excel in
this vital medium. Teachers of the visually impaired from across the nation and
Canada are encouraged to have their students participate.
Students from across the state and nearby states are invited to participate in
the fourth regional contest hosted at the
Tennessee School for the Blind on January 28, 2010 with a snow date of
February 4, 2010.
The contest is divided into five academic levels. All students are encouraged to
participate: however, students must be at or near grade level to be eligible for
the National Finals in June, held in California.
GRADES
|
LEVEL |
Competitions |
|
1-2 |
Apprentice |
spelling,
reading comprehension, proofreading |
|
3-4 |
Freshman |
spelling,
reading comprehension, proofreading |
|
5-6 |
Sophomore |
Reading
comprehension, proofreading, spelling, speed and accuracy |
|
7, 8, 9 |
Junior Varsity |
Reading
comprehension, proofreading, speed and accuracy, charts and graphs |
|
10, 11, 12 |
Varsity |
Reading
comprehension, proofreading, speed and accuracy, charts and graphs |
For more information on the Braille Challenge go to http://www.braillechallenge.org/ or for information on the Tennessee regional event, contact Julia Hedrick at julia.hedrick@tnschoolfortheblind.org