This course is designed for students who are blind or visually impaired to expand their Braille skills from VOVI 0301 and VOVI 0302. Students will learn how to recognize common punctuation in Braille, including commas, question marks and exclamation marks. They will continue to develop their fluency with reading and writing simple sentences and apply a variety of punctuation.
Prerequisites
VOVI 0302 or department permission.
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What you will learn
- Introduction to the uppercase passage indicator.
- Introduction to comma and apostrophe.
- Introduction to question mark.
- Introduction to hyphen and dash.
- Introduction to exclamation mark.
- Introduction to semicolon and colon.
- Practice reading and writing sentences with new punctuation signs.
- Optional: Practice reading and writing paragraphs.
How to register
Please contact the School of Instructor Education at 604.871.7488 or 604.871.7499 or by email at advising@vcc.ca to apply.
For more information, please see the PIDP Program Content Guide.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43027 |
February 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43050 |
March 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62058 |
May 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.