Identifying the level of touch perception and speed of reading Braille point script by means of the STIP test of touch perception
2013
Abstract
The aim of this thesis was to provide a comprehensive summary of findings and statistical results of verification of visually impaired children's tactile abilities in preschool age (5 – 8 years), early school age (9 – 12 years) and older school age (13 – 17 years) using STIP tests I. - III. (Speed of Tactile Information Processing). The STIP test, taken from the English original, is converted into Braille and testing reading abilities of numerals.
The test assesses accuracy - error making in lines, rate and concentration. Our results show that the performance reached by Czech children aged 5 - 8 years is significantly lower compared to their British peers.
This difference is not significant in older age cathegories.