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Ian, <br />In the better interest of the student, I would recommend tutoring braille only. I say this because it would be no different than a college student tutoring a high school student in math. As long as both parties understand that you are not "certified", you are trying to help. Maybe that will encourage the braille teacher to actually teach to the students potential. I would be careful of the liability issues of trying to tutor cane travel. For your sake, I would focus on the braille, but also encourage the parents to look into summer programs such as the STEP program for teens at the Louisiana Center for the Blind in Ruston, LA. These programs are valuable resources for jump-starting student's self advocacy and parents' awareness of students' rights to appropriate education, not "adequate to cover my back" education.<br />Best of luck! <br /><hr width="100%" size="2" /><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b /></font><b><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif"><b><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">With regards,<br /></font></b></font><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif"><b><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">R. Martin Pardue</font></b><br /></font><font color="#990000"><b><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000">Teacher of Blind Students<br />Vision Services OPSB<br />318-432-5400</font></b><br /><br /><font color="#333333"><i><b>"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your life with excellence."<br />Anon.</b></i><br /></font></font><br /><blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: 2px solid rgb(81, 103, 198); margin-right: 0px;"><div style="font: 10pt arial;">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228); font: 10pt arial;"><b>From:</b> I. C. Bray <a href="mailto:i.c.bray@win.net"><i.c.bray@win.net></a></div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org"><pibe-division@nfbnet.org></a></div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Cc:</b> </div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Date:</b> Monday, October 21 2013 03:19 AM</div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] Braille to Low Vision?</div>Greetings,<br />I have a couple of questions regarding Braille and O&M education in "Public" <br />schools and I E P's<br />I know of a youngster ( 14 ) who has still not been taught Braille past the <br />letter "K" and it has been about 10 months since they began.<br />This is a sharp individual, and I was wondering if it generally takes this <br />long?<br />Also, When do kids generally learn basic, non-school related O&M?<br />The same individual above has an instructor who has refused to put clearly <br />defined goals on the child's<br />I e p with regard to O&M.<br /> This child still doesn't know how to properly use the cane.<br />Can someone tell me if it is wise or unwise to try to tutor the parent(s) <br />and student(s) in Braille and / or O&M even though I am not a certified <br />trainer or instructor.<br /><br />Ian<br /><br /><br /><br />_______________________________________________<br />Pibe-division mailing list<br />Pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org<br />To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Pibe-division:<br />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/robertpardue%40opsb.net<br /></blockquote>
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