[blindkid] Writing Essay and Reports

DrV icdx at earthlink.net
Fri Feb 1 04:05:14 UTC 2013


Hi Bo,
What grade is your daughter in?
Eric

On 1/31/13 6:11 PM, "Bo Page" <bo.page at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>I need some tips on how to best help a blind student write essays and
>reports.  
>Should research papers be brailled so they can access the info
>themselves?  Or 
>should there be a reader for them? I don't know how to best help my
>daughter 
>with this, and I feel like I'm doing all the work for her by reading
>articles 
>over and over looking to answer certain questions about the writing
>topic. I'm 
>not sure how to cite material from the interent. It all seems so
>complicated.  
>If she's not doing the work herself, then what value is there in doing
>the 
>assignments?  My daughter is mainstreamed in a public school and she
>barely gets 
>any time with her TVI to teach her this stuff.  I feel like I'm just as
>blind as 
>my daughter.  There has got to be a better way.  PLease share any tips
>and make 
>suggestions.  Thank you.
>
>Mom in Connecticut
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