<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Great point Dezman. <br><br><div>Trudy Pickrel<div>President Md Parent Blind Children. </div><div>301-501-1818</div><div><a href="http://Www.TLCbytheLake.com">Www.TLCbytheLake.com</a></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Nov 14, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Dezman Jackson <<a href="mailto:djackson@BISM.org">djackson@BISM.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I would say that if braille reading speed is an issue, using the audio books as an adjunct to braille could be useful in that he would read along with the audio
book to get his mind and fingers accustomed to a normal speed. However, in no way allow the audio to be provided in place of braille, braille, braille! I also think that it’s much easier to expand ones vocabulary when dealing with the written word.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dezman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Mdpobc [<a href="mailto:mdpobc-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:mdpobc-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bernadette Jacobs<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Maryland Parents of Blind Children List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mdpobc] Question of the day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ever try a cookbook on tape??? That'll cure the audeo-book thing, for sure!!! When I'm cooking in my kitchen, I have my Braille book spread out on my dining room table opened to the recipe and I can simply run back and forth to read over
it with my fingers. Now, with a book on tape, it probably would take hours and hours to rewind something to the ingredient or set of instructions and I simply would find that intolerable!!!
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Braille doesn't require batteries. It doesn't crash. It's so much easier when you wish to look up a given passage or statement with the Braille under your fingers. If you need the correct spelling of a word, it's so much easier when it's under your fingers.
Need any more reasons for Braille??? After all, I'm speaking here, from the voice of experience and have been for some 50 years. Went K-12; then to college; and till the day I die Honey!!! Got Braille all over my house and as much as Virginia hates me to
do it, I make sure she keeps up her skill as well. Go BRAILLE!!! Bernie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 11/13/2013 10:50 AM, <a href="mailto:dpws@aol.com">dpws@aol.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Personally I agree that braille under fingers is very important. As the child progresses in school, he or she needs to learn the proper spelling of words, sentence structure and punctuation. That can only be learned from reading books,
not listening to them. These skills are imperative in high school, college and the working world. Furthermore, many books are now available for download onto Braille notetakers and computers with braille displays so the school can't say they take up too
much room now! It is fine to want reading to be enjoyable so hopefully the teacher encourages required reading outside of the coursework allowing students to pick something of interest for them. This would be a great time for the use of audio books.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As your son moves to high school and college, he will need to become proficient in the use of audiobooks for cousework; but make sure that braille is available as much as possible. My son used braille as his primary preference all the
way through college because he liked being able to refer back to passages and found them easier to find in braille than on audiobooks. He also enjoyed reading to himself much more than listening to the audiobooks because they honestly bored him to sleep.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck and keep advocating!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Cherlynn Venit (mom to David Rissling-Venit)<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: Trudy Pickrel <a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com"><tlpickrel@hotmail.com></a><br>
To: Maryland Parents of Blind Children List <a href="mailto:mdpobc@nfbnet.org"><mdpobc@nfbnet.org></a><br>
Sent: Wed, Nov 13, 2013 12:48 pm<br>
Subject: [Mdpobc] Question of the day<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre><tt>So last night at parent teacher conference I find out that they have been <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
<pre><tt>allowing our son in six grade to do all audiobooks. Reason why I don't know. The <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
<pre><tt>language arts teacher said will you please consider allowing him to do this <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
<pre><tt>after I stated that this was concerning to me. Because he says he wants reading <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
<pre><tt>to be enjoyable. Excepting all thoughts on this. <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
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<pre><tt>Mine is No. Must have Braille under fingers. If their concern is slowness and <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
<pre><tt>enjoyment the only way to get that is with repetition. <o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
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<pre><tt>What is your thoughts<o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
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<pre><tt>Trudy Pickrel<o:p></o:p></tt></pre>
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