[blindkid] Braille for Children

[Carol Castellano via blindkid]

Wish I had a little one to teach, Merry-Noel.  Thanks for making this 
and sharing!
Carol

Carol Castellano
Parents of Blind Children-NJ
Director of Programs
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.blindchildren.org
www.nfb.org/parents-and-teachers

At 07:07 PM 5/21/2012, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I just got finished with developing a great new website - through 
>the Professional Development Research in Blindness 
>website:  http://www.pdrib.com/pages/brailkids.php  It's for 
>Teaching Braille to Children because teaching Braille to very young 
>children can be challenging considering their short attention span. 
>However, it can be successful! This site provides some helpful ideas 
>to help parents and teachers make learning Braille a positive 
>experience for young children beginning at age three. Although this 
>site is targeted towards the very young children it is also helpful 
>for older children who may have cognitive delays. This site assists 
>with teaching the very basics of pre-Braille and Braille skills. In 
>addition, this site will help parents who are new to Braille be able 
>to find and/or create activities for their child and will be able to 
>easily assist their child with learning Braille providing the 
>parents have a basic knowledge of Braille
>  themselves.  This site helps parents get started.  This is a great 
> site for beginning teachers, too.
>
>Have fun with Braille!!!
>Merry-Noel Chamberlain
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