<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 12/10/09, Browner, Lina <i><LINA.BROWNER@dese.mo.gov></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Browner, Lina <LINA.BROWNER@dese.mo.gov><br>Subject: [Sels2] DESE, DSE: Missouri School for the Blind Sponsors Braille Challenge<br>To: sels2@lists.mo.gov<br>Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 2:36 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Subject: Missouri School for the Blind Sponsors Braille Challenge<br><br>Source: Joy Waddell, Assistant Superintendent, Missouri School for the<br>Blind<br><br>Intended Audience: Special education contacts/local districts<br><br>Date: December 10, 2009<br><br>Missouri School for the Blind is holding a Braille Challenge, February<br>18, 2010, and would like to invite your Braille reading students to<br>participate. The
Braille Challenge, sponsored by the Braille Institute,<br>is an academic contest for Braille readers. The student can demonstrate<br>his/her Braille skills, depending on grade level, in the areas of<br>spelling, reading comprehension, proofreading, speed and accuracy, as<br>well as charts and graphs. This is a contest, not a test. It is meant<br>to be enjoyed and serve as a reward for the skills and the hard work of<br>our Braille readers. <br><br>For more information regarding the Braille Challenge, go to MSB's<br>website at <a href="http://www.msb.k12.mo.us/" target="_blank">http://www.msb.k12.mo.us/</a>. In order for your child to<br>participate, a permission form and an application form must be completed<br>and mailed/faxed to MSB no later than January 14, 2010, Attn: C.<br>Klevorn. Applications and permission slips can be downloaded from the<br>MSB website.<br><br>Each participant must provide his/her own
Perkins Brailler (the older<br>model, only), tape recorder, and headphones, as MSB has a limited number<br>available. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Chris<br>Klevorn at 314-776-4320 ext. 150 or <a ymailto="mailto:cklevorn@msb.k12.mo.us" href="/mc/compose?to=cklevorn@msb.k12.mo.us">cklevorn@msb.k12.mo.us</a>.<br><br>The staff at MSB is looking forward to this contest and hopes all of our<br>Braille readers will take advantage of this opportunity to show off<br>their Braille skills. <br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>