[blparent] braille and print books for children

Fri May 8 22:22:58 UTC 2009

They're 8-1/2 by 11, which is a standard typing paper size.  I don't 
remember how much they had cost, but it wasn't too much.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
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From: "Eva Adams" <eadams15 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children

>I was also wondering if the sheets are regular paper size?  Also do you 
>know about how much they cost?
>
> Eva
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> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 3:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children
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>> Hi.  I don't know of the brand, but it's the stuff that's used to 
>> laminate pictures and things.  I got it at Office Depot, which is one of 
>> the big office supply stores.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
>> until it is faced."--James Baldwin
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>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children
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>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth,
>>> Do you happen to know the brand of the sheets you bought. I have been 
>>> looking for these. I have a collection of Dr. Seuss books that I want to 
>>> braille for my daughter and using the slate and the labeling tape is far 
>>> to time consuming. I've searched walmart and many online places and 
>>> cannot find these sheets. Any info you could give me would be greatly 
>>> appreciated.
>>> Pipi
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 11:57 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>
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>>>>> 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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