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yes TSBVI can be a good source ofr ALOT of stuff.<BR> <BR>
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From: branlw@sbcglobal.net<BR>To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<BR>Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:02:50 -0600<BR>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>try <A>www.tsbvi.edu</A> they have some great info. Bran</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Brandy Wojcik<BR>Discovery Toys Educational Leader<BR><A>www.playtoachieve.com</A><BR>(512) 231-8697 </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org>pibe-division@nfbnet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 16, 2010 3:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Hello,</DIV>
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<DIV>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? <BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000bf face="courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG>Jackie Anderson</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 face="courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 face="courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG>A long journey begins with one step</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 face="courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG>There is a literacy crisis in America.</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 face="courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG>Only 10% of children who are blind are </STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 face="courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif"><EM><STRONG>taught to read Braille. </STRONG></EM></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 2/16/10, pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org <I><pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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Click here<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Seedlings Braille Books for Children<BR>Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!<BR>February 2010<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>We are very excited to announce that our 2010 <BR>Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very <BR>soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books <BR>are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!<BR><BR>New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:<BR> Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book<BR> Clifford's Bedtime<BR> Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)<BR> Little Quack Loves Colors<BR><BR>New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:<BR> First Picture Nursery Rhymes<BR> Mama's Right Here<BR><BR>New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):<BR> Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)<BR> Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)<BR><BR><BR><BR> New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille<BR> (no print or pictures):<BR><BR><BR> Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day<BR> American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!<BR> American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!<BR> American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story<BR> American Girls: Thanks to Nicki<BR> Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten<BR> The Blind Outlaw<BR> Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery<BR> Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village<BR> The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land<BR> Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy<BR> Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?<BR> The Egyptian Box<BR> Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy<BR> Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf<BR> Igraine the Brave<BR> The Jungle Book<BR> Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)<BR> Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)<BR> Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)<BR> Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy<BR> Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak<BR> Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn<BR> Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew<BR> Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)<BR> A Swiftly Tilting Planet<BR> Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh<BR> Wayside School Is Falling Down<BR> The Window<BR><BR>New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):<BR> Where the Sidewalk Ends<BR><BR>New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):<BR> First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children<BR> Growl! A Book about Bears<BR><BR>You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. <BR>Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on <BR>our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog<BR><BR>For a list of the new books with authors and <BR>prices, see the What's New section.<BR><BR>To download a textfile version of Seedlings' <BR>Catalog with the new books added, please click <BR>this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version<BR><BR>Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell <BR>them for only a fraction of what it costs to make <BR>them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!<BR><BR>"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."<BR>Order some books today!<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR><BR><BR>2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR>Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to <BR>visually-impaired children who live in the US, <BR>and through this program each child can receive 2 <BR>free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our <BR>catalog and we will send 2 of them.)<BR><BR>To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of <BR>the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out <BR>online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR><BR><BR>An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 <BR>nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing <BR>the opportunity for literacy by providing <BR>high-quality, low-cost children's literature in <BR>braille. The services we provide are completely <BR>dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.<BR><BR>You can help in a very simple way: you can earn <BR>money for Seedlings every time you search the <BR>internet or shop online! Just go to <BR>www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the <BR>"Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to <BR>bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.<BR><BR>If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite <BR>online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... <BR>everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a <BR>percentage of your total will be donated to <BR>Seedlings by the vendor! It doesn't cost you <BR>anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!<BR><BR>As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help <BR>and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!<BR><BR>With gratitute,<BR>Debra J. 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