[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 110, Issue 17

Arielle Silverman arielle71 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 20 01:28:32 UTC 2013 

I was an abacus user for computations when I was in grade school, but
I used Nemeth for reading and writing math problems. I can't imagine
why it would take longer to learn Nemeth than to learn print math
symbols, unless, of course, the one teaching it is incompetent.
Arielle

On 6/19/13, Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com> wrote:
> here is the direct link
> http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/brailledcl-6-19-13.pdf
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Darcirae Hooks <draehooks at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We are taking our son to math tutoring 2xs per week to get him caught up.
>> He will be in 5th grade but just starting 4th grade math. The excuse is,
>> that having to learn nymyth takes so much longer.
>>
>> I guess my frustrations are unfounded. At least he is getting a good
>> understanding of the code and the math.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Darci
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 19, 2013, at 16:27, Tammy Parson <theparsongang at bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Trudy,
>> > That's the same problem here in FL. The TVI is teaching her to read and
>> write Nemeth but said it wasn't her job to teach her how to do the
>> computation.
>> > Which is a whole different way of writing it, if you ask me!
>> > Currently, my soon to be 7th grader will be able to go to school in the
>> Fall and read a Nemeth problem and copy that problem in Nemeth but
>> nothing
>> other than that. If she wants to work it out she'll have to use the
>> limited
>> vision she has and do it in print.
>> > Things have to change.
>> >
>> > Tammy D. Parson
>> >
>> > On Jun 19, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Penny
>> >>
>> >> I was not able to read the letter.  Would love to have the link.  We
>> are going thru The fact that many TVI in MD do not know how to teach
>> Nemeth
>> on the Braille writter. Or in other words our children are in 5and 7th
>> grade and not able to produce math on a Braille Writter.  They are
>> falling
>> years behind in Math due to fact of not being able to keep of with the
>> out
>> put of braille.
>> >>
>> >> Trudy L. Pickrel
>> >> President
>> >> Maryland Parents of Blind Children
>> >> www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org
>> >> TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's
>> >> www.tlcbythelake.com
>> >> 301-501-1818
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:37:56 +0000
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>> >>> Duffy)
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>> >>> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:42:49 -0500
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>> >>> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:46 -0400
>> >>> From: Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
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>> >>> Subject: [blindkid] Fwd: [Pibe-division] Fw: Braille Letter has
>> >>>   Cleared!
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>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >>> From: "Edward Bell" <ebell at latech.edu>
>> >>> Date: Jun 19, 2013 3:31 PM
>> >>> Subject: [Pibe-division] Fw: Braille Letter has Cleared!
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>> >>> FYI,
>> >>>
>> >>> See the attached letter from the U.S. Department of Education that
>> calls
>> >>> for increased attention to the need for better instruction in
>> >>> braille.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC
>> >>>
>> >>> REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE
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>> >>> http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/**announcements.php<
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>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harris, Jill"
>> >>> <Jill.Harris at ed.gov>
>> >>> To: <ebell at latech.edu>
>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:30 PM
>> >>> Subject: Braille Letter has Cleared!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Professor Bell,
>> >>>
>> >>> Thank you for your help with this letter to the field.  It cleared
>> today
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>> >>> with you again.
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