[Pibe-division] Help with braille

[Smith, Pauline L]

Good Afternoon,

I face the same issues Adrijana raises here when working the adults/young adults I teach.  It is very difficult to get most of them to do practice/homework assignments.  Most of them don't take my class seriously.  Also, many don't see a reason to learn or use Braille since there are talking devices that can accomplish tasks with less effort.  Also, not much outside material is produced in jumbo Braille, which many of my students require due to reduced sensitivity in hands and fingers.

Any tips for motiviating and improving of my Braille instruction are appreciated.

Pauline Smith, TVI
Braille Instructor
 

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From: PIBE-Division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana prokopenko via PIBE-Division
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 2:34 PM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
Cc: adrijana prokopenko
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Help with braille

When you think about it, that is how we did it as children, just kept reading, reading and reading, even though not much was available, I remember our alphabet book was about 40 years old when we got it for the first time and our teacher often gave us notebooks of former students she had we could read stuff from. Nowadays students are never going to take what we did, many talk back at their teachers or protest, which makes things even more difficult and it is even harder when they read articles of how braille is staying backwards and then try to beat us up with those arguements, I really wish and hope that when editors and others write such articles, they have in mind that students are also reading them, so that they could get a more positive point reach them.

On 11/16/15, adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com> wrote:
> That is what I think as well, but in my country of Macedonia you can't 
> really find much braille to read in English and they can't even master 
> grade 1, let alone grade 2.
>
> On 11/16/15, Marianne Denning via PIBE-Division 
> <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Or just like reading print.  Read, read, read.  Braile must be under 
>> the fingers regularly.
>>
>> On 11/16/15, rjaquiss via PIBE-Division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello Adrijana:
>>>
>>>      I am not a teacher, but it is my understanding that if you want 
>>> to get good speed reading braille, you have to read braille. I use a 
>>> braille display, but I often use embossed braille materials. Reading 
>>> braille takes practice just like learning a musical instrument.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Behalf Of adrijana prokopenko via PIBE-Division
>>> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 10:28 AM
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>>> Subject: [Pibe-division] Help with braille
>>>
>>> It seems as reading braille is becoming more and more difficult and 
>>> slower and slower for many of my students as years go by. I am sure 
>>> there are more reasons than one that causes this, ranging from lack 
>>> of braille materials, bad quality braille, students with multiple 
>>> disabilities, the influence of computers and other technology and so 
>>> much more. I was just wondering how other teachers come to terms 
>>> with this problem and what it is that they use to help themselves in 
>>> the process. Besides my experience, I have tried using different 
>>> games, aproaches and ways to improve their speed and make them love 
>>> braille more, but it doesn't give me good results most of the time.
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>>
>> --
>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
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