[blparent] Two practical books

[Veronica Smith]

Thank you, I will pass this info to the VI teachers here in Albuquerque that 
I know. Veronica
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>; <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:53 PM
Subject: [blparent] Two practical books


> Happy New Year!  Eric Calhoun, wanting to let you know about 2 books.  The
> first is by blindkid moderator Carol Castelllano, entitled, Making It 
> Work:
> Educating the Blind&Visually Impaired Student in the Regular Classroom,
> Br17492, in 3 volumes.  This is a practical guide that offers techniques
> for making the public-school experiencesuccessful for blind and visually
> impaired children, and covers skills, toolsand principles for constructing
> an effective programin the classroom.  Congratulations!
>
> The second and last book is Independent MovementAnd Travel in Blind
> Children: a Promotion Model, code BR17388, by Joe Cutter. This book is in 
> 2
> braille volumes, and Joseph advocates a team approachto creating a 
> positive
> learning environment that fosters mobility and self-reliance in blind
> children, (sounds like me when I was young!), discusses the philosophy of
> cane travel,including the appropriate time to begin cane teaching and its
> use, and ways to encourage the development of cane travel skills for home,
> school,and community.
>
> Any thoughts please?
>
> (Carol was mentioned in the November-December issue of Braille Book
> Review, from the Library of Congress, Ational Library Service for the 
> Blind
> and Physically Handicapped.)
>
>
> Eric from Los Angeles:
>
> Do something positive in 2009.  Know when someone is hurting, and give
> them hope; know when someone is helpless, and give them help.  Be loving,
> be caring, be sharing.
>
> And,
>
> Happy New Year!!!!
>
>
>


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