[nobe-l] working with younger kids

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Brandy, you're creative!
Heather, handwriting is a small part of working with young kids of 
kindergarten age.
Are you completely blind? Did you learn print?  If you learned print as a 
kid, this will be helpful.  There are raised letters out there and raised 
line paper, I think APH has it, so even if you are completely blind, you can 
learn the letters.
I ask this because if you do not know how to form print letters I don't see 
how you can teach it.
If you do know print, couldn't you just demonstrate it on the blackboard or 
white board and have something to keep your writing straight?
As for correcting papers, I think you'd need a reader.
That is a reasonable accomodation.  Even without teaching handwriting, there 
are many skills you can teach kids.
So suggest other things and I hope you get the job.
You could work with them on reading. They can practice writing and read it 
back to you; you can't correct it, but you'd have an idea of what the kids 
can write.
Unfortunately, its easy to get discouraged by one thing.

What is your certification in?
I did not go into teaching but thought about it; I decided the elementary ed 
program at my school was too much for me; it was difficult to observe 
classes, a requirement for the ed classes and I did face many doubts 
including from myself.
Still I think  its great for those blind people who do go into education.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandy W
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:08 PM
To: 'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] working with younger kids

I teach handwriting in lots of ways. We write in play dough, we write in wet
sand, we use a pen on paper on a pile of news paper or rubber board, we work
on hand strength and memorizing the steps to writing the letter, we use hand
writing practice pages that I have a reader look at later. It isn't easy,
but it can be done. Sometimes I would work with the group doing fine motor
activities why the teacher worked with the kids on the actual paper writing.
She has more problems than handwriting I can promise you.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Heather
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 1:39 PM
To: 'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'
Subject: [nobe-l] working with younger kids

Hello, I applied to work with kindergarten kids part time as I complete my
certification.  The person I was talking to said I would not be a good fit
because I cant teach hand writing skills or correct their papers because I
am blind.  So I am asking if there are teachers who have to deal with this
issue.  And how do they teach hand writing to sighted kids.  Heather


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