[blparent] homework strategies

Sat Jan 4 20:42:15 UTC 2014

I agree with that teacher.

On 1/4/14, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:
> It's interesting, because some school districts are still teaching
> handwriting and some are not.  My daughter is learning some printed letters
> and some handwritten letters already in kindergarten.  Her teacher says it
> is left up to the individual school, and she personally thinks penmanship is
> still important and will continue teaching it as long as she can.
>
> 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: Nevzat Adil
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 8:11 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] homework strategies
>
> As far as I am aware, they are not even teaching cursive writing
> anymore. My daughter was only taught to sign her name and not the
> whole thing. I guess with technology, tablets, laptops etc, they do
> not see much use of it.
>
> On 1/4/14, sheila <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
>> handwriting was something that neither my husband or I could help with.
>> Maybe there is a way to do that now but I have no idea  whhat it would be.
>> On 1/3/2014 9:19 PM, Kimsan wrote:
>>> It varies from child-to-child in my case.  My first grader is still
>>> working
>>> with me and trying to comprehend the fact that she needs to read stuff to
>>> me
>>> if she needs help since daddy can't read it.  When she got sstuck on a
>>> word,
>>> she would spell it out to me.  My second grader is completely an
>>> independent
>>> worker and mastered the skills taught by her teacher and always gets her
>>> stuff done, but when it's time for daddy to help, she and I have no
>>> problem
>>> for her to read and describe what she needs help with, then there is my
>>> fifth grader...
>>> When I ask her to repeat and explain what she's done so I can understand
>>> and
>>> get a good idea of what's going on, and also repeat it again, lol,
>>> because
>>> I
>>> have such the terrible memory, right away, she flips an attitude...
>>> That's
>>> another story in itself, as I am not sure at this point in time if her
>>> attitude is from the recent divorce, or everything else under the sun.
>>> Teachers always emailed me what they were able to and I've
>>> always had a good track record there.  It also helps that I work for the
>>> school district, so I can just pop my head in their office when I have a
>>> question...
>>>
>>> This just popped in my head, how do the blind parents here assist with
>>> the
>>> hand-writing.  My first grader tends to write certain numbers and letters
>>> backwards according to her teacher.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica
>>> Smith
>>> Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 7:52 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] homework strategies
>>>
>>> When G was younger, still in K through 3rd grade, I'd have the teacher
>>> email
>>> the homework to me.  This way I could see, through the Window eyes, what
>>> they were doing.  But as she got older and could read it herself, she'd
>>> read
>>> the work and directions to me and she'd do the work.  What I found out
>>> mostly, they've changed the way we learned and even though I wanted to
>>> help,
>>> I could not.
>>> Basic adding and the like, yes I could do that and after she did the
>>> work,
>>> I'd check for accuracy.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kimsan
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:42 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [blparent] homework strategies
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> So, everyone, if not most have  posted info on the ages of their
>>> children.
>>> I'm very big on direct support with my children, reading, writing,
>>> helping
>>> with homework.
>>> Other things I do with my children are: bike ride, play basketball, and
>>> whatever my vision allows, as I am blind as a bat, but with my lack of
>>> vision, I attempt to demonstrate to my girls that my lack of vision
>>> shouldn't be a reason why I can't get things done.  I also have severe
>>> hearing loss, which has been challenging lately, but just with the
>>> blindness, I will adapt and conquer.
>>>
>>> I work full time as a braille transcriber, and I also run my own
>>> business,
>>> so, with the aforementioned, eventually, I think I will have made my
>>> point
>>> smile.
>>> I'm just curious, with how it's such a visual world, and it might just be
>>> me
>>> not knowing, but what approach other blind parents take when helping
>>> children with their homework, let's say, math?
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joanne
>>> Zucker
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2014 6:06 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] new member
>>>
>>> Hi Dawn,
>>>
>>> I see we have some things in common....
>>>
>>> I am blind, well severely limited in my vision.
>>>
>>> I have three boys also, almost the same ages. Mine are 12, 15, and 18.
>>>
>>> Maybe we can connect and share stories.
>>>
>>> Joanne
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jan 2, 2014, at 2:59 PM, dawn stumpner <dawn205120 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm a blind mother with 3 sighted sons ages 12, 15, and 19.  I just
>>>> heard
>>> about the Blparent List/Group, and I'm looking forward to reading and
>>> sharing experiences and ideas and connecting with other blind parents.
>>> Happy New Year!
>>>> Dawn
>>>>
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