[blparent] Braille Reading Pals Fall Registration Is Now Open!!!

[Elizabeth Cooks]

I would like to have a lind pen pal from a French country.  Anyone know how 
I could do that?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olivero,Treva (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
<TEOlivero at nfb.org>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:16 PM
Subject: [blparent] Braille Reading Pals Fall Registration Is Now Open!!!


>
> Announcing Registration is Open!
>
>  Registration for the Fall 2009 Braille Reading Pals Program
>
>  Program:        Braille Reading Pals
>
>  Registration:  Parents or other caregivers of children eligible for
> this program can register for the Fall 2009 Braille Reading Pals Program
> online, by fax, or through the mail, August 18, 2009, through September
> 24, 2009.
>
>  To register online, visit our Web site:
> www.NFB.org/ReadingPals
>
>  Sponsor:  The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute
> in partnership with the National Organization of Parents of Blind
> Children, a division of the NFB.
>
>  Program Dates:  October 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009
>
>  Purpose:  The purpose is two-fold: To increase parents' knowledge about
> Braille and the importance of early literacy experiences for their blind
> children; and to help parents promote early literacy skills, a love of
> reading, and a positive attitude about Braille through daily reading
> with their blind children over a two-month period.
>
>  Eligibility:  Blind and low-vision children ages 0-7 and older children
> with developmental delays who are not yet reading.  NOTE:  Parental
> consent is required for the program if a teacher wishes to conduct the
> program with his/her blind student(s).
>
>  Materials:  Each child will receive: a print-Braille storybook to keep,
> a Beanie Baby stuffed animal-the "Reading Pal," and a sheet of Braille
> labels with their name in Braille for mom or dad to cut out and stick
> onto their favorite books.  For the parents: instructions and tips; a
> reading journal booklet and wall chart; and literature from the NFB and
> the National Braille Press about Braille, early literacy, and resources
> for buying or borrowing print-Braille storybooks.  In addition, the
> parents of children ages 4 and older will receive literature about how
> to discuss and explain blindness to children.
>
>  Certificates and Prizes:  Those who complete the program will get a
> certificate and a special prize provided by the National Organization of
> Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC).  The prize is a tactile,
> print-Braille book that the parent and child can enjoy together.
>
>  For more information, contact:
>
> Braille Reading Pals Program
>  NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
> Jernigan Institute
>
> 1800 Johnson Street
>
> Baltimore, MD 21230
>
> Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2295
>
> E-mail:  BrailleReadingPals at nfb.org   *    Fax:  (410) 659-5129
>
>   Sponsored by the NFB Jernigan Institute
>
> with support from
>
> The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children,
>
> the National Braille Press, Capstone Press Publishers, and the American
> Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
>
>
>
>
>
> Treva E. Olivero
>
> Coordinator, Mentoring and Outreach Projects Jernigan Institute
>
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
> 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230
>
> Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2295
>
> Fax: (410) 659-5129
>
> Email: teolivero at nfb.org
>
> Visit:
> www.nfb.org/mentoring
>
>  There is a Braille literacy crisis in America.
> You can be part of the solution.
> Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now!
>
>
>
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