[blparent] Reading time

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a great book to read aloud.  The 
Oompa-Loompas are a total riot.  The movies don't do them justice.

Have you read the second one where the glass elevator goes into space? 
There are aliens in it, and time travel.

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: Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:24 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Reading time

        I'm reading this as two questions.
First, there is teaching her letters. Second is reading for pleasure, and 
these aren't necessairly in the order I present them.
You can use blocks or a computer or an Iphone to show her what letters look 
like, an a looks like (whatever a print a looks like) and so on.
She will be able to recogonize the letters and she can tell you what she 
sees. You can then help her with the context, I've been told b and d look a 
lot alike, so if she's reading about baseball, you can teach her that it 
will never say dasedall, because that doesn't make sense.

As for the reading for pleasure, you can listen to audio books with her, and 
you can always sit with your husband and other family members while they 
read to her.
You can also have her read to you.
You really just need to convey interest. My daughter loves Charlie And The 
Chocolate Factory and I wasn't the one who introduced her to it. She doesn't 
like chocolate so I didn't think a book about a chocolate factory would 
appeal to her.  Her teacher began reading it and she loves the book. It's 
also one of my favorite books.  My daughter is one of the few people who 
will discuss with me at length about the glass elevator. How did it leave 
the ground, how did it land, and was it really glass?  Most people look at 
me like I'm nuts when I have asked those questions.
There are all kinds of ways you and your daughter can bond with reading.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Myriam D. 
Cruz
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 12:02 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Reading time

Hi all,

I would like to know how do you go about spending quality reading time with 
your little ones. Isabella really loves books now and actually wants to know 
what the words say.  Before losing my eyesight I was able to teach her the 
basics but now she really asks specific questions. I have neuropathy so 
Braille is not an option for me. My hubby and family read to her but I want 
that precious time with her and I want it to be fun as well as productive.

Thanks so much!
Myriam

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