[blparent] braille and print books for children

Sat May 9 04:03:24 UTC 2009

It seems to be holding up so far to a curious fourteen-month old.  We'll 
see, over time, but by then I'll have the books memorized because she wants 
to hear the same ones over and over.

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children

> Is it thick enough that it will hold the Braille for quite a few readings? 
> I've never looked for such a thing.  I've always used the expensive 
> LabelOn sheets because they are durable.  Another thing you could try if 
> you want to make a print/braille book of a paperback is buy overhead 
> projector sheets--the thick ones you'd use if you were making a portfolio 
> or something and you wanted the covers clear.  You can then spiral bind 
> your book.
> Barbara
>
> If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
> you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 3:07 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children
>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> -----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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