Building on Patterns, Second Edition: Prekindergarten: Student Kit
Building on Patterns (BOP) Prekindergarten is the first level of the second edition of BOP. BOP is a systematic, comprehensive, and balanced literacy program designed to teach young children (through second grade) with visual impairments to read and write using braille.
Building on Patterns (BOP) Prekindergarten is the first level of the second edition of BOP. BOP is a systematic, comprehensive, and balanced literacy program designed to teach young children (through second grade) with visual impairments to read and write using braille.
BOP Prekindergarten curriculum reflects best practices in braille literacy instruction, with lessons designed to build literacy skills related to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in preparation for kindergarten. It may be used as a stand-alone program, or can also supplement regular preschool curricula.
APH recommends that the print children’s books and their braille transcriptions in the Student Kit stay with the student after using them during lessons to help them begin (or supplement) their own library. The print and braille books can also be sent home so family members can have their own interactive reading sessions with their child. To add braille to the print children’s books, there are downloadable BRF files available on the BOP website Prekindergarten Teacher Resources page, under Braille Labels for Children’s Books.
APH also highly recommends teachers use the electronic versions of the parent letters available under the “Manuals & Downloads” tab below, in order to tailor them to each student’s family. Note: the font for the braille with shadow dots used in the letters is available to download as well.
For more information about the inclusive Building On Patterns program, please visit the BOP website.
Includes 28 instructional lessons, each paired with a children's book and a tactile storybook that supports lesson concepts through activities that involve tracking, simple reading, and understanding tactile graphics.
Each lessons begins with learning objectives, and then includes sections on the following:
Speaking and listening: interactive read-alouds using high-quality children's literature with an emphasis on oral vocabulary and listening comprehension
Knowledge and concept development: days of the week, weather, shapes, and other concepts relevant to the preschool curriculum
Phonological/phonemic awareness: environmental sounds, rhyming words, syllables, and initial and ending sounds
Reading: tracking skills, letter and number recognition, phonics, and independent reading of simple continuous text (tactile storybooks)
Writing: practice exercises, modeled/interactive (shared) writing, and name writing
A variety of tactile graphics
Enrichment activities incorporating poetry, arts and crafts, music, and movement
Parent booklet*
Print Parent Letters (available for download)
Preschool Teacher Booklet*
Set of 27 Print Children's Books (not sold separately)
Student Set of 28 Braille Children's Books (includes one print-braille book)
28 Tactile Storybooks
4 Workbooks
Worksheets Pack
Manipulatives Pack
Monitoring Charts and Reading Roundup Consumables (available for download)
*A braille ready file (.brf) of each of these items is available for free download under the “Manuals & Downloads” tab below.
