[Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted - ABC Study

DrV pumpkinracer at gmail.com
Sat Feb 20 05:32:44 UTC 2010


Hi,
Does anyone have a link to the published ABC Study?
Thanks
Eric V
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On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Sheila Amato <brltrans at verizon.net> wrote:

>  *Check out the ABC Study on this very topic. *
> **
> *I just Googled it, and here are some references that you may wish to
> read. *
> **
>
> *http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?docid=jvib020405*<http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubjvib.asp?docid=jvib020405>
> * which cites the study results in an article, Perspectives: Reflections
> on Teaching Reading in Braille by  Anna M. Swenson*
>
> *Barclay, L., D'Andrea, F. M., Erin, J., Hannan, C., Holbrook, C., Sacks,
> S., & Wormsley, D. (2007, December). ABC braille study: A five-year
> longitudinal study of literacy environments, skills, and experiences of
> children who are blind. Paper presented at the Getting in Touch with
> Literacy Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.*
>
> **
>
> *File Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - **View as HTML*<http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:IjSZd62b2_UJ:www.ncaer.net/documents/abcbraillewormsleyGITWLPowerPointABC_no_notes.ppt+ABC+study+braille&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>
> *Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study (ABC Braille Study):
> Results of a Longitudinal Study. Getting In Touch With Literacy ...
> www.ncaer.net/.../abcbraillewormsleyGITWLPowerPointABC_no_notes.ppt -*
>
> **
> Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study<http://wvde.state.wv.us/vi/ABC_Braille_Study.doc>
> File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML<http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:-11aDm9g7tgJ:wvde.state.wv.us/vi/ABC_Braille_Study.doc+ABC+study+braille&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>
> Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study (ABC Braille Study).
> Results of a Longitudinal Study. Funded by the. American Printing House for
> the Blind ...
> wvde.state.wv.us/vi/ABC_Braille_Study.doc -
>
> Dr. Charles Farnsworth did a research study on this topic as well, and it
> was published in RE:View
> [DOC]  Uncontracted or contracted Braille for emergent readers: a pilot
> study.
> Re:view
> <http://www.encyclopedia.com/Re%7EC%7Eview/publications.aspx?pageNumber=1>|
> January 1, 2007 | Farnsworth, Charles, Jr.
>
> If you go to www.afb.org, you will find more than 50 resources that
> discuss this topic. ... and if you check out some of the Canadian resources,
> you will find that it is the practice in that country to start students with
> uncontracted braille.
> As you start reading about this topic from the sources above, resources and
> references cascade like a waterfall from their reference sections.
>
> Happy reading!
>
> Sheila
>
>
>
>
> **
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> **
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> **
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> **
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> **
>  *From: **Tim Shaw* <timandvickie at hotmail.com>* *
> *Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 12:26 AM*
> *To: **pibe-division at nfbnet.org* <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>* *
> *Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted*
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> *I think uncontracted first is definetly a standard
>
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> From: **mwillows at sbcglobal.net* <mwillows at sbcglobal.net>
> *To: **pibe-division at nfbnet.org* <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
> *Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:07:30 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted
>
> *
> *I teach uncontracted until they can spell.  Or have phonics or
> sound-symbol down.  About third grade.*
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> *----- Original Message ----- *
> *From: **Jackie Anderson** *
> *To: **pibe-division at nfbnet.org* <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>* *
> *Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:25 PM*
> *Subject: [Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted*
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>   *Hi everyone,*
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> *I just wanted to see how many people teach uncontracted exclusively
> before teaching contracted?  Just curious.
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> *
> *Jackie Anderson*
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> *A long journey begins with one step*
> *There is a literacy crisis in America.*
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> 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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> 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)
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> ? New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille
> ? ? (no print or pictures):
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> ? ? 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
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> New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):
> ? ? Where the Sidewalk Ends
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> 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
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> From: "Mary Willows" <**mwillows at sbcglobal.net**>
> To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List"
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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,
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>   ----- 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.
>
>
>
>
>         --- On Tue, 2/16/10, **pibe-division-request at nfbnet.org** <**
> pibe-division-request at nfbnet.org**> wrote:
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>           Subject: Pibe-division Digest, Vol 21, Issue 6
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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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> 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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> 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
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> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:02:50 -0600
> From: "Brandy W" <**branlw at sbcglobal.net**>
> To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List"
>     <**pibe-division at nfbnet.org**>
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> try www.tsbvi.edu they have some great info. Bran
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> Brandy Wojcik
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> (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.
>
>
>
>
>         --- On Tue, 2/16/10, **pibe-division-request at nfbnet.org** <**
> pibe-division-request at nfbnet.org**> wrote:
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>           Subject: Pibe-division Digest, Vol 21, Issue 6
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>
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>           Message: 1
>           Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:43:03 -0600
>           From: Lee Truslow <**specialcritters at hotmail.com**> (by way of
> David
>               Andrews    <**dandrews at visi.com**>)
>           To: **david.andrews at nfbnet.org*
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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: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:12:59 -0600
> From: "Brandy W" <**branlw at sbcglobal.net**>
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>     <**pibe-division at nfbnet.org**>
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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
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:31:07 +0000
> From: Tim Shaw <**timandvickie at hotmail.com**>
> To: <**pibe-division at nfbnet.org**>
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> yes TSBVI can be a good source ofr ALOT of stuff.
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>
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> From: **branlw at sbcglobal.net*
> *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**
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> 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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> 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
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
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> phone: 800-777-8552
> fax: 734-427-8552
> email: **info at seedlings.org*
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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
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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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>     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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     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
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
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>     phone: 800-777-8552
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