[Fopbc] Fwd: Braille Reading Pals Fall Registration is Now Open!
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From: Neubeck, Emily
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:33 AM
Subject: Braille Reading Pals Fall Registration is Now Open!
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Announcing Registration is Open!
Registration for the Fall 2009 Braille Reading Pals Program
Program: Braille Reading Pals
Registration: 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, August 18, 2009, through September 24, 2009.
To register online, visit our Web site:
<_http://www.nfb.org/ReadingPals>www.NFB.org/ReadingPals_
(http://www.nfb.org/ReadingPals>www.NFB.org/ReadingPals)
Sponsor: 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.
Program Dates: October 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009
Purpose: 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.
Eligibility: 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).
Materials: 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.
Certificates and Prizes: 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.
For more information, contact:
Braille Reading Pals Program
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Jernigan Institute
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2295
E-mail: _BrailleReadingPals at nfb.org_ (mailto:BrailleReadingPals at nfb.org) *
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Sponsored by the NFB Jernigan Institute
with support from
The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children,
the National Braille Press, Capstone Press Publishers, and the American
Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Emily Neubeck
Braille Reading Pals Project Assistant
Jernigan Institute
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230-4998
Phone: 410-659-9314 ext. 2419
E-mail: <_mailto:eneubeck at nfb.org>eneubeck at nfb.org_
(mailto:eneubeck at nfb.org>eneubeck at nfb.org?)
Website: <_http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org_
(http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org/)
"Success and happiness are not matters of chance but choice." - Zig
Ziglar
Lenora J. Marten, President
FOPBC NFBF-Parents Division
NFB-Jacksonville Chapter Secretary
NOPBC/PLP
FOPBC at aol.com
904-777-5976 / 904-229-9554
_www.nfbflorida.org/parents_ (http://www.nfbflorida.org/parents)
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