Braille Learners who are blind or have low vision are invited to participate in the second Central California Braille Challenge in Fresno on March 22nd. This is a great opportunity for students in grades 1-12 across the Central Valley to show off their Braille skills and possibly qualify for Finals in Los Angeles. Breakfast and lunch (at noon) will be provided. People who are not participating in the Braille Challenge contests are also welcome to attend our presentations to learn more about what VCB does and how we can work together to ensure kids and teens who are blind or have low vision have access to more programs and opportunities like these. We hope you can join us to celebrate braille at this year’s Central California Braille Challenge.
The levels for the Braille Challenge are:
- Foundational
- Apprentice: Grade 1 & 2 (uncontracted only)
- Freshman: Grade 3 & 4
- Sophomore: Grade 5 & 6
- Junior Varsity: Grade 7–9
- Varsity Grade: 10–12
- Rookie: Grades 3-12 students learning Braille below their grade level
You can learn more about the Braille Challenge at https://brailleinstitute.org/braille-challenge/about
Help spread the word and forward these links to parents and TVIs with students who would like to participate! Please help students register using the links below. Two forms per student- one completed by a parent or guardian and one by a teacher.
You can access practice tests at https://brailleinstitute.org/braille-challenge-archive/sample-contests
Students are encouraged to bring their manual Braille Writer (Perkins). We also encourage Sophomore, JV, and Varsity Level students to bring their own digital player (VictorReader Stream or Book Port Plus) and compatible headphones/earbuds for the Speed and Accuracy Tests. For students who do not have these items, we can provide these items for students to borrow.
For any questions about our event or to submit the completed registration, please email our Regional Coordinator, Citlali Medina at cmedina@myvcb.org
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