[blindkid] Two practical books

[Carol Castellano]

Hi!  Wow!  I just found out from Eric's message!  This is very cool!  Thanks!
Carol

At 03:10 PM 1/11/2009, you wrote:
>Hey Carol! In your modesty you did not mention your Braille Book Review
>mention-congratulations! Well deserved-the book is awesome! So is Joe's!
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Carrie Gilmer, President
>National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
>NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
>Home Phone: 763-784-8590
>carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
>www.nfb.org/nopbc
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Eric Calhoun
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:53 PM
>To: blindkid at nfbnet.org; blparent at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [blindkid] Two practical books
>
>Happy New Year!  Eric Calhoun, wanting to let you know about 2 books.  The
>first is by blindkid moderator Carol Castelllano, entitled, Making It Work:
>  Educating the Blind&Visually Impaired Student in the Regular Classroom,
>Br17492, in 3 volumes.  This is a practical guide that offers techniques
>for making the public-school experiencesuccessful for blind and visually
>impaired children, and covers skills, toolsand principles for constructing
>an effective programin the classroom.  Congratulations!
>
>The second and last book is Independent MovementAnd Travel in Blind
>Children: a Promotion Model, code BR17388, by Joe Cutter. This book is in 2
>braille volumes, and Joseph advocates a team approachto creating a positive
>learning environment that fosters mobility and self-reliance in blind
>children, (sounds like me when I was young!), discusses the philosophy of
>cane travel,including the appropriate time to begin cane teaching and its
>use, and ways to encourage the development of cane travel skills for home,
>school,and community.
>
>Any thoughts please?
>
>(Carol was mentioned in the November-December issue of Braille Book
>Review, from the Library of Congress, Ational Library Service for the Blind
>and Physically Handicapped.)
>
>
>Eric from Los Angeles:
>
>Do something positive in 2009.  Know when someone is hurting, and give
>them hope; know when someone is helpless, and give them help.  Be loving,
>be caring, be sharing.
>
>And,
>
>Happy New Year!!!!
>
>
>
>
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