[blparent] Helping child with letters when blind

[Pipi]

The fridge toys are by leapfrog one is called fridge phonics. and 
perhaps word wammer is the other? but leapfrog makes them along with 
fridge farm.
Pipi
On 10/22/2012 8:35 PM, Jeri Milton wrote:
> Hi Jo Elizabeth. Do you know the name of the toy? I would love to get one of
> those for my daughter.
> Thanks
> Jeri
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
> Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 1:36 PM
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> There's also a set you can get that has a module you put the letters in, and
> the module sings a little song about each letter and the sound it makes.
> It's well worth the money.  I think I got mine as a gift, but I've seen it
> on Amazon, along with a more advanced one that has lowercase letters and
> asks a child to spell simple words like cat and box.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
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> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 2:20 PM
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>
> Fridge magnetic letters are great. They are tactile and accessible. We
> bought a set of wooden ones from Doug and Mellissa through Amazon for Penny.
> They were only about six or seven dollars, and Penny loves them.
> Of course, you will need to know what the letters feel like to identify
> them.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
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> I help my child as well.  I do have someone who helps with tracing letters
> since I have no clue how if some one knows how I can do this as a blind
> person let me know.
>
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