[blindkid] Schools for the Blind vs. Education in PublicSchoolSystems

[Mike Freeman]

Good advice below.

However, I confess that I never saw much reason for teaching abacus with 
talking 4-function and scientific calculators so ubiquitous. (grin)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merry-Noel Chamberlain" <owinm at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:27 AM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Schools for the Blind vs. Education in 
PublicSchoolSystems


Tina,
Just because 'they' are a 'vision program' does not ensure that the 
student will get enough braille reading and math. I've been a TVI for 
several years and have discovered that some staff (including principals) 
at some schools for the blind still think that if a child has enough 
vision then they can use CCTVs or just enlarging the print is good 
enough. I know that's shocking - but true. I've even known them to 
enlarge the enlarged books at some schools or the blind! Plus, I've 
seens boxes in the storage room full of abacus' (Is it "abacui" if there 
is more than one?) - an abacus graveyard - where even at a school for 
the blind they are not teaching the abacus to blind children! Some blind 
graduates are leaving the school not knowing Braille because someone 
somewhere in his past said he couldn't do it because he only had one 
working hand! That is so wrong! So, I'm speaking not only as a TVI (who 
happens to be legally blind) and also as a
 parent of a blind child -- even if your child attends a school for the 
blind - please, please, please stay on top of it to make sure your child 
IS getting the services he/she needs in the alternative skills of 
blindness.

Merry-Noel Chamberlain, TVI, NOMCT
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind




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From: Tina Egle <tegle at oakton.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:47:44 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Schools for the Blind vs. Education in Public 
SchoolSystems

Hello,
His school will start on July 6-31 half day summer school and then full
day will start Aug 26 so we hope to have him gain a lot from special
vision program. Since they are vision program, I am sure he will get
enough braille reading and math too.


Thanks for asking



> I am glad your son is now in a more appropriate setting for him. I 
> hope he
> can now realize his full potential. Are they working with him on 
> Braille?
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