[blparent] braille and print books for children

[Veronica Smith]

I tried to teach Gab before but she just wasn't interested.  Like you said,
too many things to learn.  Now that she is 9 and Knows it all (lol), she
wants to learn Braille as well as some of her friends.  I said I would teach
them this summer.  Any suggestions for books or should I just give them a
list of letters and go from there. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Eileen Levin
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:30 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children

		Hi and welcome to the list.
Wow, I have a 6 year old boy and I believe that he would find learning both
print and Braille a bit overwhelming right now. In my experience teaching
someone who is confident and fluent in reading and writing takes just a few
hminutes.  I make up a sheet with the Braille and print letters side by side
then teach the sighted person how to match the dot pattern to the brailler
keys. Most every one is writing Braille in 5 minutes. 

If I wanted to leave messages with my six year old son I think that I would
probably turn to a tape recorder, the answering machine or more likely get
him a cell phone so that we can communicate real time. Smile Best wishes to
your daughter as she ventures into the world of reading and writing! It's so
exciting to have my kindergartener reading and sounding out words! LOL
Eileen

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jennifer Massey
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:51 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] braille and print books for children

I'm looking for a place to get childrens books that have both braille and
print for young children.  My fiance wants to start teaching my daughter how
to read braille.  She is 5 and will be 6 in a few months.  She has vision
but my fiance does not.  Do you all have any suggestions.  I want her to be
able to write both in braille and print so that has she grows she will be
able to leave messages for not only me but for him as well.  

Jennifer and Dustin


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