[blparent] braille and print books for children

Mon May 11 02:30:04 UTC 2009

My friend who eventually became a teacher of the blind I just gave her a
list of letters and a complete list of Braille contractions and she
memorized them mostly on her own.

I had a pen pal in high school that I copied a variety of short shories into
the level of Braille that she was fluent in. We spent quite a few hours
sharing stories through the mail this way.I mostly sent her stories that I
had found interesting to me!

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:38 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children

Teach them how to write their names, and each other's names.  Make it fun! 
Let them determine how they'll learn.  Maybe you could have them think of 
favorite things, or things in the room.
Since they are nine--or there abouts--you could teach them like it's a code.

Show them how a through j are formed and then explain how you add dot three 
to make k through t.  Then how you add dots three and six to u through 
z--except for w.  W wasn't in the French alphabet so it's an oddball.
You could teach them to slate and use the Brailler.  Maybe you could think 
of something fun to do when it's all done like playing a game using 
blindfolds or helping you Braille a book for someone with a very young 
child.  Then again, they might have a favorite book from babyhood they'd 
like to remember this summer by doing.
Maybe you'll be training a future teacher of the blind.
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.

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From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:51 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] braille and print books for children

> 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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