[nobe-l] question about teaching writing

[Jasmine]

Another thing I can suggest is foam alphabet puzzles. I'm sure you can find uppercase, lowercase, and number puzzles. This is how I learned to write. They are very inexpensive.



> On May 27, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Karen Palau via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Kelsey:
> 
> There are several ways to teach writing.  You can use the Draftsman Kit and Wikki Stix to teach print letters and numbers with students.  You can also use the braille cell technique if the child knows braille to teach letters. There are two apps that are fully accessible that you might want to try. Sight Words 2 has multiple levels of sight words to use with young children. The DoItWrite app offers students the chance to use his/her finger to write letters.  When the child gets close to the correct letter or number, it announces the given letter aloud.  You could also use clay to form letters and have the child trace each letter.  I've also used stencils before too. I usually also begin typing skills early.  I only teach blind students to write their name, nothing more.
> If you need more help, please don't hesitate to ask.
> 
> Karen
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Kelsey Nicolay via nobe-l
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 1:11 PM
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Kelsey Nicolay
> Subject: [nobe-l] question about teaching writing
> 
> Hello,
> I am a registered tutor on Wyzant.com. I received an inquiry from a mom who
> is looking for an elementary tutor for her daughter who is going into
> kindergarten next year. She stated that her daughter needs help with
> phonics, letter recognition, handwriting, etc. I can teach phonics and
> letter recognition without much of any adaptation since I can purchase flash
> cards with the print letters for the student and then braille them for me so
> I can tell if she is getting the letters right or not. I can also find
> phonics books in Braille and provide information for the family to purchase
> the books or braille the books myself. However, I am not sure how I could
> help with handwriting. I am totally blind, so I learned Braille from the
> beginning and never learned print. Therefore, is there any reliable way a
> totally blind person can teach a sighted student to print letters without
> sighted assistance? What adaptations would I need in order to help the
> student with this skill? I've tutored test preparation with a high school
> student before and never had a problem since the student had his own laptop
> he brought with him to sessions. However, I have never had to tutor a
> sighted pre kindergarten student before, so I would appreciate any advice on
> this.
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
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