[blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness, or featuring blind char...

[Carol Castellano]

I have a copy of Barbara Cheadle's paper.  Heather, I will send it to 
you off-list.  If anyone else would like to see it, please email me 
off-list and I will forward it to you.
Carol

Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nfb.org/nopbc

At 10:09 AM 2/15/2010, you wrote:
>Awsum.  I will go check it out.  I'll have to be sure not to look at 
>the teacher's guide though, as part of the assignment is to use a 
>preexisting book, but all origonal games and activities.  If I read 
>about them, I might inadvertently use something similar.  If I 
>happen to pick similar ideas, never having seen the official 
>teacher's guide, that is alright.  I will of course have a look at 
>that piece, after I have the bulk of my teacher's guide 
>finished.  Thanks so much.  Even if the age range is just too high 
>for this assignment.  It is a great resource to have, as a 
>homeschooling parent and as a student who wishes to teach kindergardin.
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>>I am the author of the picture book, Keep Your Ear on the  Ball.  It sounds
>>like the type of book you're looking for, but it's the  preschool thing
>>that may be an issue, more than the "preachy" thing.  I  have used 
>>the book in
>>a number of school visits which included  kindergarten, but haven't read the
>>book to pre-K kids.  Check it out.   Possibly, if it's used in a small
>>group with some discussion, it may prove to be  what you need.  Also, the
>>publisher provides an entire Teachers Take Note  section to 
>>accompany the book.
>>It includes references, games, classroom  activities, and lots of other fun
>>stuff.
>>_Keep Your  Ear on the Ball - Tilbury House_
>>(http://tilburyhouse.com/childrens/keep-your-ear-on-the-ball.htm)
>>
>>Please let me know if I can be of assistance.
>>Genevieve Petrillo
>>
>>Genevieve Petrillo
>>Children's Author /  Poet
>>smoki2 at aol.com
>>genevievepetrillo.webs.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>In a message dated 2/15/2010 8:44:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>craney07 at rochester.rr.com writes:
>>
>>Ok, so I  am creating a literacy kit for my EDU200 class and I could use
>>some  suggestions.  We are to select a book for pre-school aged kids, develop
>>games, art projects, other similar activities that appeal to as many of
>>gardiner's multiple intelligences as possible, and a teachers' guide for the
>>book and activities.  I was hoping to find a book that didn't teach about
>>blindness, as even very small children can tell when they are being preached
>>and lectured at, but rather one that features a blind character,
>>prefferably a  blind child character.  They can be the main 
>>character or just a
>>secondary character.  The important thing is that the depiction be 
>>accurate, not
>>condescending, not "In your face educational" and that the book  have a
>>plot and a story, not just a series of facts.  I searched 
>>for  three hours last
>>night on the internet with my fiance's help, and neither of  us could find
>>any descent books.  They all had seriously sstigmatizing,  and often
>>inaccurate depictions of
>>blindness, in a "This is what  blindness is, this is what blind people are
>>like, this is a guide dog, this is  a cane and this is braille, the end."
>>format.  I want more of a "Blah  blah blah, beginning of story, introduce
>>blind character, kid who just happens  to be blind, blabity blabity blabity
>>development of all characters and a plot  line, yadda yadda yadda, 
>>wrap up story
>>that has nothing to do with blindness,  but rather some other issue
>>important to or of interest to kids, but with a  blind protagonist, or even
>>antagonist.  Blind kids are no more always  little angels than are 
>>sighted kids.  I
>>hope someone knows what I  mean.  Not having found a decent book like this
>>I can't even offer up  examples of what I would like.  Any reccomendations
>>would be  appreciated.  Thanks  much.
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