[blparent] braille and print books for children

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I've just bought plastic sheets with sticky on the back, they're called 
laminating sheets, at an office supply store.  I put them in the braille 
writer and then cut out the brailled labels.  It only works for baby and 
children's board books, but it's much cheaper than buying them online. 
Plus, they can be handed down to another baby when Sarah is too old for them 
because the laminating sheets are clear.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Levin" <eileenlevin at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:29 PM
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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