Nemeth Online Tutorial from TSBVI

A FREE Nemeth online resource is now available for Pre-K through 8th grade levels on the TSBVI Online Learning webpage!  It is designed to provide easy access to support learning or reinforcing Nemeth braille code skills for families, teachers or paraeducators working with students who are braille readers.

These modules are a companion to the TSBVI publication, Nemeth at a Glance. Dr. Derrick Smith, professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, was the creator of this series, with sections by Janet Bean, Lead Teacher in the TSBVI Curriculum Department.

Although presented in the grade level order that symbols are typically introduced to students in school, you can dip in at any level to find specific symbols and examples.

Modules include an explanation of the symbol, relevant rules, and examples of how to use the symbol in math examples. There are multiple samples of using Nemeth within UEB contexts.  Short, ungraded quizzes following each module will help document mastery of the material and provide useful feedback.  Completing these optional quizzes will lead to a certification of completion.

Topics Covered in the Courses

PreK/1

1. Numeric Indicator
2. Punctuation Indicator
3. English Letter Indicator
4. Math Comma and Hyphen
5. Addition Sign in Horizontal Expressions
6. Subtraction Sign in Horizontal Expressions
7. Signs of Comparison-Equal Sign
8. Tally Marks
9. Ellipsis and Long Dash
10. General Omission Symbol
11. Spatial Arrangement-Addition & Subtraction
12. Spatial Arrangement-Addition/Regroup
13. Inequality Signs in Horizontal Expressions
14. PreK/1 UEB/Nemeth Examples

Grades 2/3

1. Monetary Symbols
2. Decimal Point
3. Spatial Arrangement-Subtraction/Regroup
4. Simple Fractions
5. Multiplication Sign in Horizontal Expressions
6. Division Sign in Horizontal Expressions
7. Long Division Symbols
8. Spatial Arrangement-Long Division
9. Math Parentheses
10. Grades 2/3 UEB/Nemeth Examples

Grades 4/5/6

1. Mixed Numbers
2. Shape Indicator & Common Shapes
3. Angles
4. Lines, Line Segments, Rays
5. Parallel and Perpendicular Symbols
6. Grouping Symbols
7. Superscripts: Simple
8. Superscripts: Multipurpose Indicator
9. Variables
10. Subscripts
11. Multiplication Dot in Horizontal Expressions
12. Ratios and Proportions
13. Absolute Value
14. Signs of Comparison-Inequality Signs
15. Grades 4/5/6 UEB/Nemeth Examples

Grades 7/8

1. Set Notation and Probability
2. Complex Fractions
3. Repeating Decimals
4. Signs of Comparison-Geometry Signs
5. Greek Letters: Basic
6. Plus or Minus
7. Radicals
8. Prime Notation
9. Grades 7/8 UEB/Nemeth Examples

Algebra

1. Functions
2. Subscripts
3. Enlarged Braces/Brackets & Matrices
4. Algebra Symbols - Empty Set and Infinity
5. Superscripts: Advanced
6. Algebra UEB/Nemeth Examples

Geometry

1. Degree Symbol
2. Angles
3. Lines, Line Segments, Rays
4. Parallel and Perpendicular Symbols
5. Geometry Signs of Comparison
6. Arc
7. Trigonometric Symbols
8. Vectors
9. Permutations, Combination & Bi-Coefficients
10. Geometry UEB/Nemeth Examples

Algebra II & PreCal/Calculus

1. Permutations, Combination & Bi-Coefficients
2. Enlarged Braces/Brackets & Matrices
3. Logarithms
4. Sigma Notation
5. Limits
6. Indefinite Integral