[Mdpobc] Question of the day

[SUSAN POLANSKY]

Jill
 
What is an IPE?

Susan 
 

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 From: Kyle Richmond <Kyle.Richmond2009 at comcast.net>
To: Maryland Parents of Blind Children List <mdpobc at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Mdpobc] Question of the day
  


I do have a question for tomorrow!  Are there 
any parents out there who help their college aged kids with establishing 
services and an IPE with DORS and, if so, what is your experience?  I am 
having a heck of a time!!  any thoughts/advice, appreciated 
Jill 
  
----- Original Message -----  
>From: Trudy  Pickrel  
>To: Maryland Parents of Blind Children List  
>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 4:40  PM 
>Subject: Re: [Mdpobc] Question of the  day 
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>Thank you girls. Those were all my thought just put in a very quality  points to take with me.  
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>Parents we need to be using this List serv for these exact  purposes.  
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>Who has the question for tomorrow? 
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>Trudy Pickrel 
>President Md Parent Blind Children.  
>301-501-1818 
>http://www.tlcbythelake.com/ 
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>On Nov 13, 2013, at 4:25 PM, "Kyle Richmond" <Kyle.Richmond2009 at comcast.net>  wrote:
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I agree with what Wendy said in her message. My  son is now in college and, although it is true that they need to know how to  use audio books and audio technology in college, they can pick this up  quickly the last year or 2 in high school.  As parents of blind  children, we cannot let the school systems squeeze out of this one by  leaning towards audio books now that they are more "popular."  All kids  still need to learn how to read and write and that means  BRAILLE. 
----- Original Message -----  
>From: Wendy  Nusbaum  
>To: Maryland Parents of Blind Children  List  
>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013  1:33 PM 
>Subject: Re: [Mdpobc] Question of the  day 
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>Trudy 
>I agree with Karen. Our kids have to be proficient in Braille before  audio books become the standard.  
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>With that said now that Chris is in HS he is working from one audio  textbook. Mainly because the edition he needed was not available in  Braille. I did not fight this because I have been told by college students  that they wished they had done more audio learning in HS since many of  their textbooks had not been available in Braille.   
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>Basically they have to be good at both but Braille should come  first.  Tell them if he is not proficient in Braille he is basically  illiterate and they will be responsible for that. 
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>Wendy  
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>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE  DROID
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>Karen Frech Herstein <hersteink at hotmail.com>  wrote:
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>Hi Trudy, 
>I would want my child to be fast and proficient with Braille before I  would let him/her use adible books. I would want my sighted child to be  proficient in reading print before he/she used adible books. My daughter  "loves" to read books and she did not use adible books unless Braille was  not available. Braille wasavailable almost all the time. 
>Good Luck! 
>Karen Herstein
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>> From: tlpickrel at hotmail.com
>> 
      Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:48:00 -0500
>> To: mdpobc at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: 
      [Mdpobc] Question of the day
>> 
>> So last night at parent 
      teacher conference I find out that they have been allowing our son in six 
      grade to do all audiobooks. Reason why I don't know. The language arts 
      teacher said will you please consider allowing him to do this after I 
      stated that this was concerning to me. Because he says he wants reading to 
      be enjoyable. Excepting all thoughts on this. 
>> 
>> Mine is 
      No. Must have Braille under fingers. If their concern is slowness and 
      enjoyment the only way to get that is with repetition. 
>> 
>> 
      What is your thoughts
>> 
>> Trudy Pickrel
>> President Md 
      Parent Blind Children. 
>> 301-501-1818
>> http://www.tlcbythelake.com/
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