[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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