[blindkid] Braille writer

[Meng, Debi]

Bonnie - good suggestion - thank you!


-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Bonnie Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:40 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille writer

I did not start using the Braille writer until I was six because my
parents 
did not take me to the blind school until I was six. We lived in a very 
rural location and in those days there was no such thing as early
childhood 
intervention. I weighed 40 lb and I still remember that it was very hard
to 
press the keys and at first I was frustrated. However, with consistent 
practice and encouragement from my teachers, I learned to write. We were

rewarded with a ccandy bar for writing our first and last name. My
daugher, 
Aubrie, has only used the perkins, the one I won in fourth grade in
1965, to 
learn to write with and she has done fine. Encourage just pressing any
key 
and making dots at first. then just have your little one write one dot
at a 
time and make a whole line of that one dot.  the finger strength will 
eventually be built up. Remember, that for a sighted child to learn to
form 
letters, it takes litterally hundreds of hours of scribbling. Best of
luck.
Bonnie Lucas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meng, Debi" <Meng at sccompanies.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:10 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Braille writer


>
> Jonathan will never read print so it is imperative that we get him
> started learning Braille.   We currently have the old metal Perkins
> brailler.   This is very hard for our 3 year old to press the keys.
> Are there other Braille writers available for very young beginners?
>
> Debi
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