[blparent] Two practical books

[Veronica Smith]

Yes, I live in rio Rancho which is on the skirts of albuquerque.  Who is 
your uncle? V
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>V are you in NM? My husbands uncle lives there and is also blind.
> AMber
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>> Thank you, I will pass this info to the VI teachers here in Albuquerque
>> that I know. Veronica
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>> 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
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>>> 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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