[blparent] Teaching your child braille

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

On the flip side, I was taught to write printed letters.  Not particularly 
legibly or straight, but enough that I could leave a note if I had to in an 
emergency, and it could be decoded.  I suppose in the day of voice mail and 
cell phones it might not be so important, but it was considered crucial when 
I was elementary school age.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: peggy
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 5:25 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Teaching your child braille

My kids have never shown an interest in learning braille but if they had I
would have definitely taught them basics.  This way they can leave you
little notes or reminders or whatever that you can read and it could be fun
and beneficial for you both.  Have fun and good luck.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Gloria G
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 6:04 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Teaching your child braille

Hi all,
I am a first time mom and wll have my daughter in early July. I am blind and
am a braille user. I am planning to purchase twin vision books to read to my
daughter when she comes and up through her early years. Because I am a blind
parent I thought it would be nice to teach my daughter braille. She will
most likley be sighted, but thought it would be nice to at least teach her
the basics, meaning the alphabet and numbers in braille. I thought it would
just be something extra she could have under her belt. My question is, have
any of you taught your sighted children braille, and if so, how did you go
about doing this? I learned braille with using my fingers, but because she
will be sighted, I am wondering how this will work because I have heard that
many sighted people read braille with their eyes. Thanks for any suggestions
or advice in advance.
Gloria
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