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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Then no This is not acceptable.
Bran</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories.
Some take us forward, they're called dreams." <BR>Jeremy Irons</DIV>
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<DIV>Brandy Wojcik<BR>Discovery Toys Group Manager and Educational
Consultant</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<A title=carrie.gilmer@gmail.com href="mailto:carrie.gilmer@gmail.com">Carrie
Gilmer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">'Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 07, 2009 11:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Is this the
way to teach akindergartenerBraille?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Eric, Sally and
Brandy,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is not/was not
an exercise to learn to mark answers. This was an exercise to learn the
alphabet in the first place. He had to find all the B’s, first by touch,
then—by LOOKING and marking with a pencil. He is not through even half way of
the alphabet yet. I am asking if this early is it typical to learn answer
marking and also if it is typical to do it visually—this had not tactile
component to the circling.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I understand fully
the importance of the ability to mark answers and to do it
non-visually.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Carrie Gilmer,
President</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">National Organization
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Brandy with
Discovery Toys<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B>
Saturday, March 07, 2009 9:27 PM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Professionals in Blindness Education Division
List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Pibe-division] Is this the
way to teach akindergartenerBraille?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi, When I was little we would put
the paper on a fome board and they had us put thumb tacks in the letter that
we were supposed to be finding. We also sometimes circled it on one of those
boards so we could feel the imprint. It is common for kids who take tests to
need the skill of circling. I did this often growing up and then my test would
be translated. Hope this helps. Bran</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"We all have our time machines. Some take us back,
they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams."
<BR>Jeremy Irons<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Brandy Wojcik<BR>Discovery Toys Group Manager and
Educational Consultant<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Shop online any time!<BR><A
href="http://www.playtoachieve.com">www.playtoachieve.com</A><BR>(512)
231-8697<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Let me know if I can help with any of the
following:<BR>* Starting your own Discovery Toys business <BR>* Best buy
bundles allow you to shop at a discount year round<BR>* How you can earn toys
for free<BR>* Gift baskets for all ages<BR>* Gift certificates<BR>* Office
setups and much more <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=andysally@comcast.net href="mailto:andysally@comcast.net">Andy &
Sally Thomas</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:57 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Re:
[Pibe-division] Is this the way to teach
akindergartenerBraille?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My son has used sticky dots to
mark things. When he used a crayon or marker, he wanted to mark things
so well he obscured what he was marking and there was no way to move the
mark to make a correction. I guess this isn't a problem as much in
kindergarten as it is later when kids are more worried about the correct
answer.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sally
Thomas</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=pumpkinracer@gmail.com href="mailto:pumpkinracer@gmail.com">DrV</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Saturday, March 07, 2009 12:46 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Re:
[Pibe-division] Is this the way to teach a
kindergartenerBraille?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">A few more thoughts. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My 1st grade son Petras (no functional vision)
uses a crayon to circle or mark numbers on his math homework &
classwork - I think that is perfectly fine &
natural.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My older son (also no functional
vision) transitioned to a pen (which he could feel) once it was no
longer age appropriate to be using a
crayon.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My wife modifies his Lithuanian Saturday school
worksheets & we have Petras similarly find letters or letter
combinations with his fingers & then he mark them off with a crayon
(which he can feel) - this can all be done tactilely without then looking
at the letter; his sighted classmates also circle print letters or letter
combos with a crayon or pencil or pen -> Petras is performing a similar
task.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The marking actually seems reasonable to me &
has functional utility for a child to independently complete homework
& classwork.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am interested in hearing about
alternatives.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am less enthusiastic about connecting the lines
- this seems less functional. Seems to me the objective would help
decide how appropriate that is.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As to the point avoiding feeling for the braille,
Petras could write his letters in English & Lithuanian long before he
could recognize the dot combinations. For the longest time he was not
particularly interested in feeling the specifics of what he actually
wrote. It was really just a little after he turned 7 that he really began
to try to more intently figure out what each dot combo represented. He has
made wonderful progress this year. My eldest son know all the letters
tactilely by 2 1/2. Every kid is a little
different.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Eric V <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Carrie Gilmer
<<A
href="mailto:carrie.gilmer@gmail.com">carrie.gilmer@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All lines were
directed to be drawn and circled by the student. Picture of it taken by
mother is attached.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Six years old,
albinism, 20/160-200 measured with correction. Please everyone
comment.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Carrie Gilmer,
President</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A Division of the
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Please tell me if this is so far out of the norm that I
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