[blindkid] geometry

[Patricia Renfranz]

Hi Debby
Some ideas:
Susan Osterhaus' website at Texas School for the blind--Teaching math to
visually impaired students-- <http://www.tsbvi.edu/math/index.htm> has a ton
of information. She has suggestions for protractor (a little weird, but
Caroline has used it successfully); items from APH: Graphic Aid for
Mathematics - essential a thumbtack board, works pretty well; DRAFTSMAN
Tactile Drawing Board - enables student to make a raised line drawing -
works ok, not super precise rendition. I would think anything from APH
should be available to any public school student through your state's
resource center.

Geometric manipulatives are available from places like ETA/cuisinaire
<http://www.etacuisenaire.com>. Susan likes Geometro for 3-D geometry
supplies <http://www.geometro.net/>.

I would like to have access to a TIE or something like it, so that good
drawings could be produced by the teacher then a raised line drawing can be
made from that.

No one should ever be too proud to use wikki stix!

I would urge the TVI and/or the math teacher to call Susan Osterhaus to get
some suggestions.

And I'm taking notes too! I'd love to have a resource on a web page (Hint
hint) that we could turn to in anticipating these needs - not when the child
is struggling.

Good luck!
Pat
--
dblair2525 at msn.com
801-582-2293 



> From: Debby B <bwbddl at yahoo.com>
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> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:49:41 -0800 (PST)
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> Subject: [blindkid] geometry
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> We have a blind friend struggling with 10th grade geometry. Any suggestions on
> what they can do other than "practice the Brailled copies we send home"?
> There's bound to be some hands on something out there, isn't there?
> 
> Any suggestions for what has worked for your kids?
> And yes, I'm taking notes for when Winona hits that in a few years!
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  Debby 
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