[blindkid] Teaching Braille to your children?

[Britta]

I would love this information myself to teach my child Braille. My child is suppose to be receiving Braille instruction in school, but it is not being done properly. In addition the amount of time is not adequate for proper learning. I have been fighting a battle with a highly negative school system. I have tried to get a tutor, but in the area I live resources are hard to find. 
Thank you,Britta

--- On Wed, 5/11/11, Anne Ward <inland2wards at att.net> wrote:

From: Anne Ward <inland2wards at att.net>
Subject: [blindkid] Teaching Braille to your children?
To: blindkid at NFBnet.org
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 10:12 PM

Hi, all,
I am wondering how many of you parents took an active part in teaching Braille to your children, and, if so, what system/textbook/whatever did you use to achieve that?  I've been asked to push our state into providing a certain text for parents to check out through the Braille and Talking Book section of the state library.  I am not sure that the specific text is the way to go, it seems a poor choice for teaching very young children, but at least it would be A tool to provide.  The text in question is APH's Braille Series 1992.  Some alternatives seem a bit pricey, but a better choice for teaching young children.  Myself, I used Just Enough to Know Better to teach myself, but my son's vi teacher taught him, and a very slow process it seemed at the time.  If any of you have any recommendations, please let me know.  I can think of more than one young family that would benefit from this idea, but am not sure of the text to be recommended,  with the
 best bang for the buck, if I can come up with the buck (don't think the library has the buck in these times).
Thanks for any input you can offer me.
Sincerely,
Anne Ward
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