[blindkid] braille - prebraille

[Kathy B]

Jan,
My daughter is three and we are just starting to learn our braille letters.  Your ideas are great.  I think my flashcards will made out of pudding and my braille cells will be peanutbutter cups.  Yummy!!!  I can't wait to get started!!!

Kathy




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From: Jan Wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com>
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 10:52:25 PM
Subject: [blindkid] braille - prebraille

Also some more book sources include:
www.seedlings.org
and I believe that the Braille super store also has some books to buy.
You can even find them on ebay.
I know, I have looked.

the concept of Prebraille is certainly a good idea and could easily be done in the home.
If you feel that the small braille dots are too fine, you might want to start with pegs or something larger.
This would help with fine motor skills also and he could easily place pegs in holes and you tell him when he has a letter made.
Actually, I did this with my sighted children, also.
Of course, they did not feel them, but looked at the patterns.
Some of my friends reported that they liked those old-fashioned "light brights," for that very reason. The pegs could be like braille.
But, sometimes, I would do "braille on their back," (just like people draw on each other's backs) and they had to guess the letters.
We even made it to whole word guessing games. And, you could do this in the dark, in the car, wherever.

I think that there is now braille on all of those store bought magnetic letters that are quite large.
And, who doesn't like a bit of food for learning.
In this way, braille is easier than even print to make.
M&Ms, peanuts, -- just about anything can be used to make patterned braille dots.
Guess the letter, eat the item!
OK, too much of that and you might have to incorporate a physical activity program as well.
Thinking optumistically; a program that incorporates mobility and physical exercise is good for the child, anyway.
And, when their braille skills increase, you could have a treasure hunt which could incorporate all three.
(smile)
Jan


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