[blindkid] Teaching Braille to your children?

[Anne Ward]

Hi, all,
I am wondering how many of you parents took an active part in teaching Braille to your children, and, if so, what system/textbook/whatever did you use to achieve that?  I've been asked to push our state into providing a certain text for parents to check out through the Braille and Talking Book section of the state library.  I am not sure that the specific text is the way to go, it seems a poor choice for teaching very young children, but at least it would be A tool to provide.  The text in question is APH's Braille Series 1992.  Some alternatives seem a bit pricey, but a better choice for teaching young children.  Myself, I used Just Enough to Know Better to teach myself, but my son's vi teacher taught him, and a very slow process it seemed at the time.  If any of you have any recommendations, please let me know.  I can think of more than one young family that would benefit from this idea, but am not sure of the text to be recommended,  with the best bang for the buck, if I can come up with the buck (don't think the library has the buck in these times).
Thanks for any input you can offer me.
Sincerely,
Anne Ward