[blindkid] Braille ReadersAre Leaders contest

[dhammelia at aol.com]

Yes the Parents division is going to offer the Braille Readers are leaders program this year.

The details are being worked out.  Barbara Cheadle has agreed to chair the program.

Details should be following in the near future.

Dave Hammel


-----Original Message-----
From: DrV <icdx at earthlink.net>
To: blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sun, Oct 21, 2012 11:24 am
Subject: [blindkid] Braille ReadersAre Leaders contest


Good morning all,
My kids have both been asking about the traditional Braille Readers are Leaders 
contest.
I know that in the near future the NFB will be launching Braille Readers are 
Leaders 360 (BRL360) & that this sounds like a great program (info below). 
Natalie Shaheen alluded that the Parents Division may still be offering 
something along the lines of the of the traditional contest this year.
Could anyone clarify?
Thanks
EricV

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> Date: October 21, 2012, 7:25:02 
> Subject: Fwd: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb	"Braille 
ReadersAre Leaders" contest
> 
> 
> 
>> From: "Shaheen, Natalie" <NShaheen at nfb.org>
>> Date: October 21, 2012, 5:24:16 PDT
>> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb	"Braille 
ReadersAre Leaders" contest
>> Reply-To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
<pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
>> 
>> Fellow Educators:
>> I apologize for my tardiness on getting to this particular conversation. This 
year the NFBJI is expanding the Braille Readers Are leaders program to be an all 
year full literacy experience. That is to say, students will have an opportunity 
to enjoy and learn in both reading and writing. They will also have an 
opportunity to connect with blind students across the country around Braille, 
something that they’ve previously not been able to do through the program. Below 
is the blurb from the web site about the expansion of Braille Readers Are Leader 
to Braille Readers Are leaders 360 (BRL360).
>>  
>> This year marks the 30th anniversary of the K-12 Braille Readers Are Leaders 
program. To celebrate 30 years of success, later this fall we will be expanding 
the program and launching Braille Readers Are Leaders 360: A Community of 21st 
Century Braille Readers—the first-ever accessible online community for children 
who read Braille! The Braille Readers Are Leaders 360 (BRL360) online community 
will provide a safe place online where Braille readers in kindergarten through 
twelfth grade can share their literacy experience through: online discussions 
about their favorite books, book trailers, live author chats, videos of 
themselves reading Braille, and much more! Continuing with the Braille Readers 
Are Leaders mission, BRL360 will promote a pride in Braille and a joy of reading 
among blind children all year long. Stay tuned for more information about the 
expansion of our K-12 Braille Readers Are Leaders program. Contact us with your 
questions at: BRL360 at nfb.org or 410-659-9314, extension 2418.
>>  
>> I look forward to your students’ participation in BRL360. There have been 
conversations that our parents division may offer something along the lines of 
the traditional contest this year. Carlton Walker could speak more to that.
>> Braille rocks!
>> Natalie Shaheen
>>  
>> Natalie L. Shaheen, MEd
>> Director of Education
>> Jernigan Institute
>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>> 200 E. Wells Street
>> at Jernigan Place.
>> Baltimore, MD 21230
>> Email: nshaheen at nfb.org
>> Phone: (410) 659-9314 x2293
>> Twitter: @nlshaheen
>> Fax: (410) 659-5129
>> Visit: www.nfb.org
>> "If they do not learn the way you teach, teach the way they learn" 
--Anonymous
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Mary Donahue
>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 5:03 AM
>> To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
>> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille 
ReadersAre Leaders" contest
>>  
>> Hello Mary Jo, Mary Ann, and everyone,
>>  
>> You can also register the student at the following Web site:
>> http://www.nfb.org/bral (for Braille Readers Are Leaders). There is a 
“Student Contest” link which you may click, and then a registration link. The 
forms are pretty easy to fill out. I hope this helps.
>>  
>> Mary Donahue, Adult Contest Participant
>>  
>>  
>> From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
mary jo hartle
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:40 PM
>> To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
>> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille 
ReadersAre Leaders" contest
>>  
>> HI,
>>             You should contact Natalie Shaheen at the NFB Jernigan Institute.  
Her email is nshaheen at nfb.org or you can call 410-659-9134 ext. 2293.  .  I am 
pretty sure too that there is a website where you will be able to register, but 
I don’t know the address or when the registration period ends.  You may want to 
just go to www.nfb.org and look around for a link that talks about the contest.
>> Mary JO Hartle
>>  
>>  
>> From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Sara Rooz
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:32 PM
>> To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille ReadersAre 
Leaders" contest
>>  
>> HI:
>> I am a blind certified tvi teaching a blind student this year. Can a tvi or 
other individual inform me I can enroll my blind student in the nfb "Braille 
Readers are Leaders" contest  which is sponsored by nfb. My student is an avid 
Braille reader. Thanks for any assistance any individual can provide me with.
>> Sara Rooz
>> Certified
>>  tvi in NYc
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