[blindkid] Toys for Christmas

[Susan Harper]

Your Websit is not working this morning.  I tried to access the RAP song,
sounds like a great tool.  Thanks!
Blessings,
Sue H.

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Sherry DeFrancesco <
sdefrancesco at optonline.net> wrote:

>
> Hi Sue and listers,
>
> Thanks for sharing the info about the leap frog toy. It's great to hear
> about what is out there.
>
> Some of you may already be aware of the Braille Wrap song, but I found the
> following teaching tool very touching and adorable, so I wanted to share
> with all of you. See below for the Braille Wrap Song...
>
> Happy holidays,
> Sherry, New York
>
> The Braille Rap Song
> The Braille Rap Song was written by Lynn Horton and Tammy Whitten as a fun
> way to teach braille to their students at the Helen Keller School located in
> Talladega, AL. Lynn Horton played the song during her session at the 2001
> CEC Conference in Kansas, where it met with such great interest that APH
> volunteered to produce a high-quality, professional recording and make it
> available to the world.
>
> To listen to the Braille wrap Song, go to:
>
> http://www.aph.org/edre
> search/braille_rap/index.html#lyrics
>
> Click on listen/download to hear the song.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Harper" <
> sueharper at firstchurchgriswold.org>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:22 AM
> Subject: [blindkid] Toys for Christmas
>
>
>   Hi All,
>>    I have been helping Santa and at the suggestion of my friend, looked at
>> options for teaching a blind toddler the alphabet, while having fun.  I
>> found the Leap Frog Alphapet (not this is not a misprint) Explorer.  The
>> bones with letters are big enough if you carefully cut out the braille
>> letters that they will fit on the dog bone buttons.  My favorite part of
>> this toy is that there is a game segment where the child pushes the letter
>> and the game says the letter and then the letter sound, so it teaches
>> phonics while providing a single switch, cause and effect lesson.  There
>> is
>> also music and a letter search component.  It is a great teaching tool and
>> toy at the same time.  I know my son is going to love it because it
>> incorporates all the things that he likes:  music; single switch/button
>> cause and effect; and talks to him.
>>
>>    I also found a pair of sturdy head phones made by Fisher Price that
>> automatically adjust the volume, so as not too hurt little ones developing
>> ears.
>>
>>    If anyone has seen a great toy for visually impaired/blind children,
>> I'd love to hear about it.
>>
>> Blessings and have a great Christmas Season.
>> Sue H.
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