[nobe-l] FW: March 2-9, JVIB Includes a free Online Q&A Session about teaching Braille

Fri Mar 4 02:42:38 UTC 2011

>From: "Rovig, Lorraine" <LRovig at nfb.org>
>To: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:48:06 -0800
>Subject: FW: March 2-9, JVIB Includes a free 
>Online Q&A Session about teaching Braille


>“For one week only, access to Dr. Wormsley's 
>article and Dr. Erin's column will be free of 
>charge. During the week of March 2-9, JVIB 
>invites the public to take part in this special 
>opportunity whether they are subscribers to the 
>journal or not.” – Continued below.
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>From: JVIB [mailto:jvib at afb.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 3:53 PM
>To: AFB Subscriber
>Subject: March 2011 JVIB Includes an Online Q&A Session!
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>Dear JVIB Reader:
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>The March 2011 issue of JVIB is available 
>online! You may view the Table of Contents of the issue by going to:
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib0503toc>http://www.jvib.org 
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>This month's issue features a first-of-its-kind 
>event. Because we know that helping struggling 
>readers learn braille is a subject of primary 
>importance to many readers of the journal, we 
>arranged a special question-and-answer session 
>with Drs. Jane Erin and Diane Wormsley on how to 
>teach braille effectively. In this issue of the 
>journal, Diane Wormsley's groundbreaking 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050309%20>I-M-ABLE 
>approach to braille literacy is described, and 
>its application with students is the subject of 
>Jane Erin's 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050306>Practice 
>Perspectives column. Two case studies written by 
>teachers 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050307>Amy 
>Campbell in the United States and 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050308>Vicki 
>D'Aurizio in Canada explain how young blind 
>students at risk for remaining functionally 
>illiterate successfully learn to read by 
>exploring some unusual subjects in their braille 
>lessons. Would you like to ask these teachers 
>more about what they did to help their students learn?
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>To take advantage of the opportunity to talk 
>directly with Drs. Erin and Wormsley and 
>teachers like you, just log in to your 
>subscription at JVIB.org, and use the JVIB 
>comment-on-this-article feature, embedded at the 
>end of every article in each issue of JVIB 
>Online, to ask your question. Drs. Erin and 
>Wormsley and teachers Campbell and D'Aurizio will be on call to respond.
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>For one week only, access to Dr. Wormsley's 
>article and Dr. Erin's column will be free of 
>charge. During the week of March 2-9, JVIB 
>invites the public to take part in this special 
>opportunity whether they are subscribers to the journal or not.
>
>Following that time period, if are not a 
>subscriber, you still can participate in this 
>special opportunity! Simply send your question 
>to Rebecca Burrichter, senior editor, JVIB 
>(rebeccab at afb.net), who will post your question 
>in the online forum and relay the response to 
>you via e-mail. If you prefer to participate on 
>your own, an individual online subscription to 
>JVIB costs just $35. Go here to subscribe: 
><http://www.afb.org/jvibspecial.asp>www.afb.org/jvibspecial.asp.
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>This month's articles and features include:
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050309>A 
>Theoretical Rationale for Using the 
>Individualized Meaning-centered Approach to 
>Braille Literacy Education with Students Who 
>Have Mild to Moderate Cognitive Disabilities
>--Diane P. Wormsley
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><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050310>A 
>Pilot Study of a Self-voicing Computer Program for Prealgebra Math Problems
>--Carole R. Beal, L. Penny Rosenblum, and Derrick W. Smith
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><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050311>Unmet 
>Needs: Habilitation, Rehabilitation, and 
>Independent Living Services for Persons Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
>--Adele Crudden and William Sansing
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>Around the World
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050312>Fingerbraille: 
>An Investigation of Japanese Methods for 
>Communicating with Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind
>--Kamal Lamichhane
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>Plus 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050301>Editor's 
>Page; Letters to the Editor: 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050302>Terminology 
>for Brain Injury-Related Vision Loss: The Debate 
>Continues--Gordon N. Dutton, 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050303>A 
>Final Word on Neurological Visual 
>Disorders--James E. Jan, 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050304>Use 
>of "Segregated" to Refer to Specialized Schools 
>is Cause for Concern and Reconsideration--Stuart 
>Wittenstein, 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050305>Terms 
>for Specialized Educational Settings for 
>Students with Visual Impairments--Martin 
>Pinquart and Jens P. Pfeiffer; Practice 
>Perspectives: 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050306>Putting 
>Theory into Practice: Two Teachers' Experiences 
>with Wormsley's Meaning-Centered Approach to 
>Braille Literacy--Jane N. Erin, 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050307>Sarah's 
>Story: Using the Individualized Meaning-centered 
>Approach to Braille Literacy Education 
>(I-M-ABLE)--Amy Frank Campbell, 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050308>I-M-ABLE: 
>A Pathway to Literacy--Vicki Rooke D'Aurizio; 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050313>From 
>the Field; 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050314>News; 
><http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050315>Calendar; 
>and <http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib050316>Classified.
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