Free Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children's Books

By Michael McCarty -
Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children's Books

The Guide offers teachers, caregivers, and transcribers information concerning:

  • the role of tactile illustrations in books for a young child
  • challenges and limitations of tactile illustrations
  • factors that contribute to a well-designed tactile illustration
  • considerations in designing a meaningful tactile illustration
  • information supporting an overall sequence of difficulty for various types of tactile illustrations
  • types of tactile illustrations and tools and materials to create them

The 35-page illustrated Guide is available in multiple file formats:

  • HTML
  • Print PDF (Portable Document Format)
  • BRF (Braille Ready File)

Follow the link below to the format of your choice:
www.aph.org/edresearch/illustration.htm
or visit the APH homepage, click the "Research & Development" tab, then select "Research Resources." Click on Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children's Books.

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