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<font face="Tahoma" size=2><b>From:</b> Neubeck, Emily <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:33 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Braille Reading Pals Fall Registration is Now
Open!<br><br>
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<img src="cid:.2" width=111 height=59 alt="[]"> Announcing Registration
is Open!<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4>Registration for the
Fall 2009 Braille Reading Pals Program<br><br>
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<b><i>Program:</i></b></font>
Braille Reading
Pals <br><br>
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Registration:</i></b></font> Parents or other caregivers of
children eligible for this program can register for the Fall 2009 Braille
Reading Pals Program online, by fax, or through the mail, <b>August 18,
2009, through September 24, 2009. <br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=5>To register online,
visit our Web site:<br>
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<a href="http://www.nfb.org/ReadingPals">www.NFB.org/ReadingPals</a><br>
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<b><i>Sponsor:</i></b></font> The National Federation of the Blind
(NFB) Jernigan Institute in partnership with the National Organization of
Parents of Blind Children, a division of the NFB.<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Program
Dates:</i></b></font> October 1, 2009 through November 30,
2009<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Purpose:</i></b></font>
The purpose is two-fold: To increase parents’ knowledge about Braille and
the importance of early literacy experiences for their blind children;
and to help parents promote early literacy skills, a love of reading, and
a positive attitude about Braille through daily reading with their blind
children over a two-month period.<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Eligibility:</i></b></font>
Blind and low-vision children ages 0-7 and older children
with developmental delays who are not yet reading. NOTE:
Parental consent is required for the program if a teacher wishes to
conduct the program with his/her blind student(s).<br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">Materials</i></font>:</b>
Each child will receive: a print-Braille storybook to keep,
a Beanie Baby stuffed animalthe “Reading Pal,” and a sheet of Braille
labels with their name in Braille for mom or dad to cut out and stick
onto their favorite books. For the parents: instructions and tips;
a reading journal booklet and wall chart; and literature from the NFB and
the National Braille Press about Braille, early literacy, and resources
for buying or borrowing print-Braille storybooks. In addition, the
parents of children ages 4 and older will receive literature about how to
discuss and explain blindness to children. <br><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><i>Certificates and
Prizes:</i></b></font> Those who complete the program will get a
certificate and a special prize provided by the National Organization of
Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC). The prize is a tactile,
print-Braille book that the parent and child can enjoy together.<br><br>
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For more information, contact:<br><br>
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</font><div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times"><b>Braille
Reading Pals Program<br>
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br><br>
Jernigan Institute<br><br>
1800 Johnson Street<br><br>
Baltimore</font>, MD 21230<br><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext.
2295<br><br>
E-mail: BrailleReadingPals@nfb.org *
Fax: (410) 659-5129<br><br>
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<b><i>Sponsored by the NFB Jernigan Institute <br><br>
with support from<br><br>
The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, <br><br>
the National Braille Press, Capstone Press Publishers, and the American
Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults<br><br>
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</font><font size=6 color="#800000"><b><i>Emily Neubeck<br><br>
</i></b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times"> <br><br>
</font><b>Braille Reading Pals Project Assistant<br><br>
Jernigan Institute<br><br>
</b><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size=4>National Federation of the
Blind<br><br>
</font><b>1800 Johnson Street<br><br>
Baltimore, MD 21230-4998<br><br>
Phone: 410-659-9314 ext. 2419<br><br>
E-mail:
<a href="mailto:eneubeck@nfb.org">eneubeck@nfb.org</a><br><br>
Website: <a href="http://www.nfb.org">www.nfb.org</a><br><br>
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</font><font size=4><i>"Success and happiness are not matters of
chance but choice." - </font>Zig Ziglar<br><br>
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