[nobe-l] working with younger kids

[Lori]

A screen board will provide tactile feedback and not require students to use 
anything special.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heather" <kd5cbl at gmail.com>
To: "'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'" 
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Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] working with younger kids


>I no print letters but I cant write in a straight line on the board.  But I
> can use raised lined paper.  I am not discouraged but the folks at the
> school seem to not want to work with me out of ignorance.  Heather
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:09 PM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] working with younger kids
>
> 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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