Learn Writing and Reading Braille for Elementary Student with Visual Impairment: A Systematic Review

Student with visual impairment have special needs in the form of Braille to support their reading and writing skills. The ability to read and write Braille is a basic thing that must be mastered by student as the basic skill in the learning process. If the basic skill of reading and writing has been mastered well, it will be easy for children to learn knowledge and information in a more complex learning process. Therefore, it is important to know various ways that can be done in Braille learning for student with visual impairment who are in elementary school. The purpose of this study to examine various ways to learn writing and reading Braille include strategy, method, approach and media. This study was designed use a systematic review method by analyzing 13 articles related to the topic of this study by analyzing data using descriptive analysis. The results of the data analysis in this article content focus of the Braille learning to teaching reading and writing Braille for student can be master reading and writing skills as basic asset in the learning process. However, there are various ways to learning Braille such as strategies, approaches, methods and media that can be used in reading and writing learning, including: word instruction vocabulary, oral Braille reading decoding, individual meaning centered approach, vocabulary flashcards, mangold systems, and short writing (Tusing). Keywords— learn, writing and reading, braille, visual impairment, elementary students.