<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Please read and participate in the survey below if applicable.</div><div>Cathy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Pam Allen" <<a href="mailto:pallen@lcb-ruston.com">pallen@lcb-ruston.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> January 30, 2014, 11:37:00 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> "State Affiliate Leadership List" <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[State-affiliate-leadership-list] Participants Needed for Research Study - Please Help Spread the Word</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Wonderful to see everyone in D.C.!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please see below and help us publicize the study.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Leisure Reading Characteristics of Blind/Visually Impaired Youth <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Edward Bell, Ph.D., Principal Investigator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Laura Bostick, Made, Research Associate</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Louisiana Tech University</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">PO Box 3158, Woodard Hall 210</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ruston, LA 71272</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">318-257-4554, </span><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">ebell@latech.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, </span><a href="mailto:lbostick@latech.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">lbostick@latech.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dear Parent or Guardian:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University is seeking research participants for a study aimed at evaluating the reading characteristics and behaviors of blind/visually impaired youth grades 3-12 to better understand how various formats impact leisure reading. As a result of this study, we will gain a much richer and robust understanding of factors that impact a child’s desire to read for pleasure, which may also impact academic performance. Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary, but the knowledge gained will be essential in helping us to better develop future policies and practices for preparing teachers. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In order to participate in this study, your child must meet the following criteria:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Be between the ages of 8-22 and be enrolled in a school in the United States in grades 3-12; </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Have visual impairment listed as his/her primary diagnosed disability on his/her Individualized Education Plan (IEP);</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Have English as his/her primary spoken language; </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Have an <i>active reading medium</i>* of either print (any size/magnification) or braille; and</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Be willing to be videotaped reading for up to one hour. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">*<u>Note</u>: To have an <i>active reading medium</i> of either print or braille, the youth must be <i>reading on a level that is no more than two years below grade level</i> ** (e.g., a 4<sup>th</sup> grader must be reading at a 2<sup>nd</sup> grade level or above) and must be able to read braille or print for at least ten minutes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">**<u>Note</u>: If you do not know your child’s reading level, you can ask his/her classroom teacher or VI teacher, or we can do an assessment on him/her.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">If you are interested in having your child participate, please contact the Research Associate, Laura Bostick, at </span><a href="mailto:lbostick@latech.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">lbostick@latech.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> or 318-257-4554. Thank you for helping us to better understand the reading demands and abilities of youth who are blind or visually impaired. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sincerely, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Edward Bell, Principal Investigator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <br>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC<br> <br>REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam <br><a href="http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php">http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php</a><br> <br>Director, Professional Development and Research<br>Institute on Blindness<br>Louisiana Tech University<br>210 Woodard Hall<br>PO Box 3158<br>Ruston LA 71272<br>Office: 318.257.4554 <br>Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)<br>Skype: edwardbell2010<br><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a><br><a href="http://www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness">www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness</a><br>********************<br>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." <br>-- Stephen Jay Gould <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>State-affiliate-leadership-list mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:State-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">State-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for State-affiliate-leadership-list:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org/cathyj1949%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org/cathyj1949%40gmail.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>