[Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted

Jackie Anderson jackieanderson54 at yahoo.com
Thu Feb 18 03:25:18 UTC 2010


Hi everyone,
 
I just wanted to see how many people teach uncontracted exclusively before teaching contracted?  Just curious.


Jackie Anderson
 
A long journey begins with one step
There is a literacy crisis in America.
Only 10% of children who are blind are 
taught to read Braille.  

 

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Hello,
?
I am a beginning Braille teacher.? I was wondering where can I find information about time line for braille instruction?? By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?? 

Jackie Anderson
?
A long journey begins with one step
There is a literacy crisis in America.
Only 10% of children who are blind are 
taught to read Braille.??

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Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!
February 2010
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Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We are very excited to announce that our 2010 
Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very 
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books 
are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!

New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:
? ? Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book
? ? Clifford's Bedtime
? ? Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)
? ? Little Quack Loves Colors

New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:
? ? First Picture Nursery Rhymes
? ? Mama's Right Here

New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):
? ? Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)
? ? Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)



? New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
? ? (no print or pictures):


? ? Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day
? ? American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!
? ? American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
? ? American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story
? ? American Girls: Thanks to Nicki
? ? Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten
? ? The Blind Outlaw
? ? Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery
? ? Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village
? ? The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land
? ? Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
? ? Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
? ? The Egyptian Box
? ? Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
? ? Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf
? ? Igraine the Brave
? ? The Jungle Book
? ? Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)
? ? Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)
? ? Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)
? ? Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy
? ? Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
? ? Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
? ? Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
? ? Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)
? ? A Swiftly Tilting Planet
? ? Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh
? ? Wayside School Is Falling Down
? ? The Window

New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
? ? Where the Sidewalk Ends

New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
? ? First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children
? ? Growl! A Book about Bears

You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. 
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on 
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog

For a list of the new books with authors and 
prices, see the What's New section.

To download a textfile version of Seedlings' 
Catalog with the new books added, please click 
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version

Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell 
them for only a fraction of what it costs to make 
them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!

"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."
Order some books today!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to 
visually-impaired children who live in the US, 
and through this program each child can receive 2 
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our 
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)

To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of 
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out 
online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing 
the opportunity for literacy by providing 
high-quality, low-cost children's literature in 
braille. The services we provide are completely 
dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.

You can help in a very simple way:? you can earn 
money for Seedlings every time you search the 
internet or shop online! Just go to 
www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the 
"Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to 
bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.

If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite 
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... 
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a 
percentage of your total will be donated to 
Seedlings by the vendor!? It doesn't cost you 
anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!

As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help 
and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!

With gratitute,
Debra J. Bonde, Director
Seedlings Braille Books for Children







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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items
List of New Books (with authors & prices)
? Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)
GoodSearch & GoodShop
To Donate to Seedlings
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From: "Mary Willows" <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
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Hi Jackie:
The Department of Education in your state should have a website where you can find the curriculum and standards frameworks for all grade levels and subject areas.  If you look at the Kindergarten level, you will see what all Kindergarteners in your state are expected to learn during the school year.  In California, the Braille standards are the same as the state standards for all students in the public school system.  If you can't find the document for your state, let me know and I can send the California standards.  At least it would be something to guide you.

Best,

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jackie Anderson 
  To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1:01 PM
  Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction



        Hello,

        I am a beginning Braille teacher.  I was wondering where can I find information about time line for braille instruction?  By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?  

        Jackie Anderson

        A long journey begins with one step
        There is a literacy crisis in America.
        Only 10% of children who are blind are 
        taught to read Braille.  




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          Seedlings Braille Books for Children
          Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!
          February 2010
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





          Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          We are very excited to announce that our 2010 
          Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very 
          soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books 
          are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!

          New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:
              Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book
              Clifford's Bedtime
              Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)
              Little Quack Loves Colors

          New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:
              First Picture Nursery Rhymes
              Mama's Right Here

          New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):
              Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)
              Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)



            New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
              (no print or pictures):


              Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day
              American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!
              American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
              American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story
              American Girls: Thanks to Nicki
              Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten
              The Blind Outlaw
              Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery
              Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village
              The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land
              Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
              Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
              The Egyptian Box
              Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
              Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf
              Igraine the Brave
              The Jungle Book
              Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)
              Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)
              Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)
              Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy
              Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
              Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
              Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
              Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)
              A Swiftly Tilting Planet
              Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh
              Wayside School Is Falling Down
              The Window

          New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
              Where the Sidewalk Ends

          New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
              First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children
              Growl! A Book about Bears

          You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. 
          Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on 
          our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog

          For a list of the new books with authors and 
          prices, see the What's New section.

          To download a textfile version of Seedlings' 
          Catalog with the new books added, please click 
          this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version

          Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell 
          them for only a fraction of what it costs to make 
          them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!

          "The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."
          Order some books today!
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



          2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

          Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to 
          visually-impaired children who live in the US, 
          and through this program each child can receive 2 
          free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our 
          catalog and we will send 2 of them.)

          To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of 
          the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out 
          online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



          An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 
          nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing 
          the opportunity for literacy by providing 
          high-quality, low-cost children's literature in 
          braille. The services we provide are completely 
          dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.

          You can help in a very simple way:  you can earn 
          money for Seedlings every time you search the 
          internet or shop online! Just go to 
          www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the 
          "Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to 
          bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.

          If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite 
          online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... 
          everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a 
          percentage of your total will be donated to 
          Seedlings by the vendor!  It doesn't cost you 
          anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!

          As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help 
          and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!

          With gratitute,
          Debra J. Bonde, Director
          Seedlings Braille Books for Children







          Quick Links...
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          Seedlings' Website
          Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items
          List of New Books (with authors & prices)
            Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)
          GoodSearch & GoodShop
          To Donate to Seedlings
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



          Seedlings' Contact Information
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          website: www.seedlings.org
          phone: 800-777-8552
          fax: 734-427-8552
          email: info at seedlings.org
          mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924
          visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:06:25 +0000
From: <biologize at hotmail.com>
To: <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
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Hi Jackie. I am a braille teacher of 6 years. I teach high school, so I am forwarding your letter to Mrs. Woodson, who is my braille professor at New Orleans, La. I don't think much of kindergarten is spent on braille anyway. You will be given a large braille version, if you do. Mrs. Jeri Woodson will tell you what you need to know. cindy 



Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:01:46 -0800
From: jackieanderson54 at yahoo.com
To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction







Hello,

I am a beginning Braille teacher.  I was wondering where can I find information about time line for braille instruction?  By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?  

Jackie Anderson

A long journey begins with one step
There is a literacy crisis in America.
Only 10% of children who are blind are 
taught to read Braille.  



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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:43:03 -0600
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February 2010
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Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We are very excited to announce that our 2010 
Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very 
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books 
are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!

New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:
    Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book
    Clifford's Bedtime
    Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)
    Little Quack Loves Colors

New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:
    First Picture Nursery Rhymes
    Mama's Right Here

New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):
    Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)
    Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)



  New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
    (no print or pictures):


    Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day
    American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!
    American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
    American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story
    American Girls: Thanks to Nicki
    Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten
    The Blind Outlaw
    Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery
    Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village
    The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land
    Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
    Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
    The Egyptian Box
    Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
    Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf
    Igraine the Brave
    The Jungle Book
    Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)
    Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)
    Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)
    Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy
    Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
    Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
    Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
    Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)
    A Swiftly Tilting Planet
    Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh
    Wayside School Is Falling Down
    The Window

New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
    First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children
    Growl! A Book about Bears

You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. 
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on 
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog

For a list of the new books with authors and 
prices, see the What's New section.

To download a textfile version of Seedlings' 
Catalog with the new books added, please click 
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version

Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell 
them for only a fraction of what it costs to make 
them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!

"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."
Order some books today!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to 
visually-impaired children who live in the US, 
and through this program each child can receive 2 
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our 
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)

To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of 
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out 
online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing 
the opportunity for literacy by providing 
high-quality, low-cost children's literature in 
braille. The services we provide are completely 
dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.

You can help in a very simple way:  you can earn 
money for Seedlings every time you search the 
internet or shop online! Just go to 
www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the 
"Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to 
bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.

If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite 
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... 
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a 
percentage of your total will be donated to 
Seedlings by the vendor!  It doesn't cost you 
anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!

As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help 
and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!

With gratitute,
Debra J. Bonde, Director
Seedlings Braille Books for Children







Quick Links...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seedlings' Website
Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items
List of New Books (with authors & prices)
  Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)
GoodSearch & GoodShop
To Donate to Seedlings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Seedlings' Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
website: www.seedlings.org
phone: 800-777-8552
fax: 734-427-8552
email: info at seedlings.org
mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924
visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154
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From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List"
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try www.tsbvi.edu they have some great info. Bran

Brandy Wojcik
Discovery Toys Educational Leader
www.playtoachieve.com
(512) 231-8697 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jackie Anderson 
  To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 3:01 PM
  Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction



        Hello,

        I am a beginning Braille teacher.  I was wondering where can I find information about time line for braille instruction?  By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?  

        Jackie Anderson

        A long journey begins with one step
        There is a literacy crisis in America.
        Only 10% of children who are blind are 
        taught to read Braille.  




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          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          Seedlings Braille Books for Children
          Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!
          February 2010
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





          Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          We are very excited to announce that our 2010 
          Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very 
          soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books 
          are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!

          New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:
              Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book
              Clifford's Bedtime
              Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)
              Little Quack Loves Colors

          New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:
              First Picture Nursery Rhymes
              Mama's Right Here

          New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):
              Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)
              Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)



            New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
              (no print or pictures):


              Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day
              American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!
              American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
              American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story
              American Girls: Thanks to Nicki
              Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten
              The Blind Outlaw
              Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery
              Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village
              The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land
              Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
              Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
              The Egyptian Box
              Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
              Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf
              Igraine the Brave
              The Jungle Book
              Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)
              Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)
              Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)
              Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy
              Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
              Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
              Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
              Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)
              A Swiftly Tilting Planet
              Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh
              Wayside School Is Falling Down
              The Window

          New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
              Where the Sidewalk Ends

          New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
              First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children
              Growl! A Book about Bears

          You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. 
          Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on 
          our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog

          For a list of the new books with authors and 
          prices, see the What's New section.

          To download a textfile version of Seedlings' 
          Catalog with the new books added, please click 
          this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version

          Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell 
          them for only a fraction of what it costs to make 
          them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!

          "The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."
          Order some books today!
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



          2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

          Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to 
          visually-impaired children who live in the US, 
          and through this program each child can receive 2 
          free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our 
          catalog and we will send 2 of them.)

          To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of 
          the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out 
          online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



          An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 
          nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing 
          the opportunity for literacy by providing 
          high-quality, low-cost children's literature in 
          braille. The services we provide are completely 
          dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.

          You can help in a very simple way:  you can earn 
          money for Seedlings every time you search the 
          internet or shop online! Just go to 
          www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the 
          "Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to 
          bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.

          If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite 
          online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... 
          everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a 
          percentage of your total will be donated to 
          Seedlings by the vendor!  It doesn't cost you 
          anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!

          As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help 
          and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!

          With gratitute,
          Debra J. Bonde, Director
          Seedlings Braille Books for Children







          Quick Links...
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          Seedlings' Website
          Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items
          List of New Books (with authors & prices)
            Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)
          GoodSearch & GoodShop
          To Donate to Seedlings
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



          Seedlings' Contact Information
          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          website: www.seedlings.org
          phone: 800-777-8552
          fax: 734-427-8552
          email: info at seedlings.org
          mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924
          visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154
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From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
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Yes Braille gbetter have a big part of kinder if a kid is going to be a Braille reader. Just think of us saying o I don't think print is a big part of Kinder. If it is done in print in kinder the blind child gets it in Braille. Bran
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:31:07 +0000
From: Tim Shaw <timandvickie at hotmail.com>
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yes TSBVI can be a good source ofr ALOT of stuff.



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To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:02:50 -0600
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction




try www.tsbvi.edu they have some great info. Bran

Brandy Wojcik
Discovery Toys Educational Leader
www.playtoachieve.com
(512) 231-8697 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jackie Anderson 
To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org 
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 3:01 PM
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction







Hello,

I am a beginning Braille teacher.  I was wondering where can I find information about time line for braille instruction?  By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?  

Jackie Anderson

A long journey begins with one step
There is a literacy crisis in America.
Only 10% of children who are blind are 
taught to read Braille.  



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Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!
February 2010
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We are very excited to announce that our 2010 
Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very 
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books 
are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!

New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:
    Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book
    Clifford's Bedtime
    Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)
    Little Quack Loves Colors

New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:
    First Picture Nursery Rhymes
    Mama's Right Here

New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):
    Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)
    Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)



  New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
    (no print or pictures):


    Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day
    American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!
    American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
    American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story
    American Girls: Thanks to Nicki
    Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten
    The Blind Outlaw
    Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery
    Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village
    The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land
    Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
    Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
    The Egyptian Box
    Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
    Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf
    Igraine the Brave
    The Jungle Book
    Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)
    Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)
    Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)
    Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy
    Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
    Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
    Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
    Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)
    A Swiftly Tilting Planet
    Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh
    Wayside School Is Falling Down
    The Window

New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
    First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children
    Growl! A Book about Bears

You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. 
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on 
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog

For a list of the new books with authors and 
prices, see the What's New section.

To download a textfile version of Seedlings' 
Catalog with the new books added, please click 
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version

Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell 
them for only a fraction of what it costs to make 
them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!

"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."
Order some books today!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to 
visually-impaired children who live in the US, 
and through this program each child can receive 2 
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our 
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)

To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of 
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out 
online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing 
the opportunity for literacy by providing 
high-quality, low-cost children's literature in 
braille. The services we provide are completely 
dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.

You can help in a very simple way:  you can earn 
money for Seedlings every time you search the 
internet or shop online! Just go to 
www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the 
"Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to 
bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.

If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite 
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... 
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a 
percentage of your total will be donated to 
Seedlings by the vendor!  It doesn't cost you 
anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!

As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help 
and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!

With gratitute,
Debra J. Bonde, Director
Seedlings Braille Books for Children







Quick Links...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seedlings' Website
Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items
List of New Books (with authors & prices)
  Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)
GoodSearch & GoodShop
To Donate to Seedlings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Seedlings' Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
website: www.seedlings.org
phone: 800-777-8552
fax: 734-427-8552
email: info at seedlings.org
mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924
visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~











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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:24:42 -0700
From: "Wagner, Gail Katona Y" <wagner_g at aps.edu>
To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List"
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Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction
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I am confused as to your comment "I don't think much of Kindergarten is spent on braille". Well, of course it is! All the sighted children are learning how to read and write their print letters, and learning their sounds etc. So a blind student who needs braille also needs to be learning his/her letters in braille. A blind child should learn their literacy skills at the same rate as their sighted peers. The goal for braille is always to be on par with their classmates. In todays world of education, many kids are reading by the time they start first grade. Very different from 26 years ago when I first started teaching. Always aim high!
I also agree with checking out the TSBVI website - there is a wealth of information there. 
Welcome to the wonderful world of teaching braille!! What a joy to see fingers flying across a page.


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From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org on behalf of biologize at hotmail.com
Sent: Tue 2/16/2010 8:06 PM
To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
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Hi Jackie. I am a braille teacher of 6 years. I teach high school, so I am forwarding your letter to Mrs. Woodson, who is my braille professor at New Orleans, La. I don't think much of kindergarten is spent on braille anyway. You will be given a large braille version, if you do. Mrs. Jeri Woodson will tell you what you need to know. cindy 


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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:01:46 -0800
From: jackieanderson54 at yahoo.com
To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction



Hello,

I am a beginning Braille teacher.  I was wondering where can I find information about time line for braille instruction?  By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?  

Jackie Anderson

A long journey begins with one step
There is a literacy crisis in America.
Only 10% of children who are blind are 
taught to read Braille.  




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    Seedlings Braille Books for Children
    Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!
    February 2010
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    Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!
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    We are very excited to announce that our 2010 
    Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very 
    soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books 
    are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!
    
    New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:
        Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book
        Clifford's Bedtime
        Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)
        Little Quack Loves Colors
    
    New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:
        First Picture Nursery Rhymes
        Mama's Right Here
    
    New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):
        Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)
        Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)
    
    
    
      New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
        (no print or pictures):
    
    
        Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day
        American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!
        American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!
        American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story
        American Girls: Thanks to Nicki
        Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten
        The Blind Outlaw
        Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery
        Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village
        The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land
        Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy
        Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
        The Egyptian Box
        Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy
        Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf
        Igraine the Brave
        The Jungle Book
        Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)
        Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)
        Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)
        Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy
        Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
        Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
        Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
        Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)
        A Swiftly Tilting Planet
        Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh
        Wayside School Is Falling Down
        The Window
    
    New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
        Where the Sidewalk Ends
    
    New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
        First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children
        Growl! A Book about Bears
    
    You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. 
    Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on 
    our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog
    
    For a list of the new books with authors and 
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    Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell 
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    Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to 
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    the opportunity for literacy by providing 
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