[nobe-l] question about teaching writing

[Irina Anisimova]

Thank you for your advice.  I actually do not want to learn to write,
I have no time to do that.  I just want to be able to have a good
signature.  Any suggestions for just signatures?

Best,

Irina
On 6/26/15, Jasmine via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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