[blindkid] Getting Ready for High School Tips, plus some brag

[Brandy W]

She is one amazing kid!!! I'm so glad to hear that you have a new wonderful
teacher! How wonderful that she is learning to do her own advocating! It
will help a million times when she gets to college!

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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Debby B
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 5:44 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Getting Ready for High School Tips, plus some brag

Eric, Winona should talk to you guys since she's a new high schooler.
Although CA is so far ahead of FL, Vejas could probably still give her tips.
I'll have her contact him with her ideas.
 
The high school TVI has been wonderful to fully integrate Winona into the
regular day, giving and encouraging independence on many, many levels. One
of the things that has helped is she allows Winona to email assignments to
teachers herself every evening, rather than waiting for the TVI to do so the
next morning. No longer fearing reprisals from the TVI, Winona now talks to
the teachers on her own when she has a problem, whether it be an assignment
or an accessibility issue. This has worked wonders on her self-esteem.

Moving to high school, and a different Braille teacher, has worked wonders
for Winona. She is flourishing this year! Top of her Algebra class! All As
on her report card, with one B which was an 89. I told her that extra credit
might come in handy, if only she'd done it. This TVI spent hours of her own
time this summer learning how to run the music program from Dancing Dots so
that she'd be ready for Winona this year. She made a music staff and notes
so that Winona can tell tactually what they look like. If only we'd had her
the last 4 years!!!

 Debby
bwbddl at yahoo.com


~"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can
read."~Mark Twain




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From: DrV <icdx at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, April 6, 2011 1:49:24 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Getting Ready for High School Tips

Hi Jill & All,

Jill, I enjoyed your article "Suggestions for Working with Hannah". As the 
parent of an 8th grader, I am wondering (hoping) for words of wisdom for
middle 
schoolers (& their parents) as far as transitioning to high school & how to 
approach the first year & beyond.

Any & all thoughts appreciated.

Sincerely,

Eric V
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