[blparent] Re-Introducing Myself

Wed Oct 28 10:09:56 UTC 2009

There is one for older children, little ones can use it too, it's called a 
word whammer.  It, too,k is made by Leap frog, and it does a litle more.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Re-Introducing Myself


>I like the sound of  that magnetic letter board.  Of course, I won't have 
>to
> worry about teaching letters and things quite yet but it's nice to know
> what's out there.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:58 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Re-Introducing Myself
>
> Hi.  Seedlings does a great job with braille books.  There are over a
> hundred to choose from that are for babies and pre-schoolers, with the
> braille, print, and a picture on each page.  That way you know basically
> what your child is looking at.  There are a lot of Touch and Feel books 
> that
>
> teach textures, and many books about animals.  You can braille your own
> books using laminating plastic strips that are adhesive, but Seedlings 
> books
>
> are reasonably priced.  The board books are between $4 and $11.
>
> I especially like the magnetic letter set from Leap Frog.  Each of the
> uppercase letters of the alphabet is a magnet.  Each one fits into the 
> box,
> which is also a magnet that sticks to the fridge.  When the letter is
> inserted in the box, a song plays, identifying the sound the letter makes.
>
> Thanks for the tip about the shoes.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify
> the hunters.--African Proverb
>
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> From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Re-Introducing Myself
>
>> Hello Colleen,
>> Glad you're back on the list.  My name is Melissa, and my husband and I
>> have
>> an almost three year old named Austin.
>> There are tons of ways to teach shapes, numbers, letters, colors,
>> and animals.  You can get many different toys with letters, shapes, and
>> numbers that announce the name of the letter, shape, or number when it is
>> pressed.  A lot of these have different game modes where your child can
>> practice letter, shape, and number identification.  Some also have a 
>> color
>> mode where you can press one of the buttons and hear what color it is.  I
>> know Leap Frog, Fisher Price, and other brands have toys like this.  You
>> can
>> also get magnetic letters to put on the refridgerator, letter, letter,
>> number, and shape puzzles, or just talk a lot about the shape and color 
>> of
>> different everyday objects.  There are also many animal puzzles, or you
>> can
>> get animal puppets or even use stuffed animals.  The book Brown Bear 
>> Brown
>> Bear What Do You See? Is great because it tells the animal and the color
>> of
>> the animal is being seen.  The only thing to remember about that book is
>> that the brown bear is on the first page, and the animal he sees is on 
>> the
>> next page, then the animal that animal sees is on the page after that.  I
>> hope that makes sense--it might not if you're not familiar with the book.
>> It was one of Austin's favorites, and you can get it all ready in Braille
>> from Seedlings Braille Books in a board book.  I was most worried about
>> Austin learning colors, but it just seemed like one day he knew them
>> correctly...  And I didn't do anything with him beyond the things I'm
>> describing to you.  So, I hope this is your experience as well.  (I'm 
>> also
>> blind as a result of LCA by the way.)
>> I hope some of this helps.
>> Melissa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Colleen Kozubowski
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:17 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] Re-Introducing Myself
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> My name is Colleen and I'm a blind mom from Chicago.  I was on this list
>> awhile back when I was pregnant and trying to plan.  Then I fell off for
>> awhile.  Now I hope to be back to stay.  My daughter Claire is 18 months
>> old
>> and her vision is normal, as is my husband's.  My blindness is caused by
>> LCA.
>>
>> I hope to get advice from parents whose kids are older than mine and I'm
>> happy to offer 18 months worth of advice to those of you with babies. 
>> One
>> recommendation I definitely wanted to put out there is a company called
>> Itzy
>> Bitzy.  For those of you who have not heard of them, this is a company
>> which
>> sells squeaky shoes for children.
>>
>> These shoes have been a godsend for me since my daughter started walking.
>> They have little squeakers built into the heels that sound like dog toys.
>> They are a fantastic tracking device for busy toddlers.  Claire has three
>> pairs and she wears them all the time.  It's a perfect way for me to know
>> where she is and what she's up to at all times.  Plus the shoes are 
>> really
>> cute - my husband has described them to me and people always comment on
>> how
>> adorable they are.
>>
>> The company was started by a woman who has a special needs child, so part
>> of
>> the proceeds from the shoes go to help several foundations for children.
>> You can see the whole selection of shoes at www.itzybitzy.com.
>>
>> I do have a question for the list.  My daughter is getting to the point
>> where I need to start teaching her basic recognizable things.  Letters,
>> numbers, animals, colors, shapes, etc.  But I'm not sure how to do it.
>> All
>> of these appear in her children's books, but those are pretty 
>> inaccessible
>> to me.  Any suggestions?
>>
>> Best,
>> Colleen
>>
>>
>>
>>
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