[blindkid] braille caravan

[H. Field]

Hello Marie,
They are significantly larger, about two-thirds the size of the large 
Lego bricks. It is fun for the children to push up the individual dots 
to make each letter/sign etc. however, the blocks do not stay stuck 
together as they are supposed to do. When small children try to read 
across several to see what word it is the blocks invariably do not 
stay together. In my opinion, they are too large to do much more than 
teach dot position; little fingers have to move all over the cell to 
see what the letter/sign is. I prefer Tac Tiles or, best of all, the 
Brailette board - available from Independent living Aids.

I hope this is helpful.

Regards,

Heather





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marie" <empwrn at bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 2:41 PM
Subject: [blindkid] braille caravan


Does anyone know if the braille caravan blocks are actually the size 
of a
braille cell or larger?



Marie (mother of Jack, born May 2005)

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