[blparent] Teaching your children to read and write from a blind this perspective

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

There are many, many toys that feature print numbers and uppercase and lowercase letters.  Some that worked well for my daughter and me were wooden puzzles that featured the letters of the alphabet with slots on a board to fit each letter, and pictures in the slots of items that began with that letter, flashcards with simple addition and subtraction facts or spelling words in both print and braille and pictures on them, and talking toys with raised letters.  Some of the best talking toys are refrigerator magnet letters with different bases that allow your child to hear letter sounds and, later, build words and learn to spell.  I believe you can find them by looking up Fridge Phonics on Amazon.


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			You can also use an Iphone or computer to help. I missed the opticon, have never seen one only heard about it. 
I remember when my oldest was about five or so and wanted to write something. She couldn't remember what a letter looked like, and I didn't have a clue, so I took out my phone, brought up the notes feature and showed her. She learned what the letter looked like, and also that there are always ways to solve a problem. 

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Hi, Tara,

For starters, we read all kinds of print/braille books with our kids and kept several on hand.  Some we purchased, some we got from the state library, some I added braille myself, having read the print with the Optacon

We had the Fisher Price magnetic letters and blackboard school desk-type toy.

We looked to incorporate any letters any time.  That meant reading the letters anywhere we could find them.  We also did flash cards with the stick-on letters.

The trick is immersion.  Use any opportunity to enforce letters.  If you know your print alphabet and numbers, this will be easy.  If not, some of these ideas will help you too.

Judy


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Dear collective wisdom! How did you guys teach your children to read and write print? I'm wondering if you use foam letters and numbers? How about writing? Do you guys use some kind of raised line drawing kit? Thanks for any help!

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