[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: children and learning
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:55:00 -0800 (PST)
Thanks for the info, Jana. From what you say, since a
child learns contracted braille so early, having
blocks with braille letters would serve no purpose.
The child could play with the regular alphabet blocks,
so couldn't he/she, and get a tactile idea of what the
alphabet letters are like--just for fun, ndmaybe, as
you did, learn to put them together to spell and
"read." smile
Cindy
--- Jana Jackson <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Cindy! When I learned Braille, I learned the
> alphabet first, along with
> a few words that were spelled out letter by letter,
> if I recall. I do
> remember beginning to learn contracted Braille right
> away, though, or at
> least in the beginning of first grade. I started
> learning Braille in
> kindergarten, but I think if I had been exposed to
> it earlier, I would have
> been ready. I think I was born wanting to read!
> <LOL>
>
> I'm not sure where you can find them, but there are
> Braille blocks
> available. I remember reading an article about a
> man who makes them and
> gives them to blind children. If I recall, they
> include the print letters
> as well.
>
> I'll let someone else answer the letters and numbers
> question, since I'm
> fading fast and may confuse you. <Smile>
>
> Jana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 12:00 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: children and learning
>
>
> > helley,
> >
> > I went to the site. Those products are neat--but
> the
> > blocks are for colors and textures. And one set of
> > blocks, the plexiglass ones, seem to be for
> childen
> > with vision--is that for children with limited
> vision?
> >
> >
> > However, there was a place for people to send in
> > suggestions for products. Do blind children have
> to
> > learn the alphabet or do they go right to learning
> the
> > Braille code? I assume (probably wrongly) that
> numbers
> > are numbers--are numbers different in Braille or
> are
> > raised numbers used?
> >
> > The Rubric cube takes a lot of trial and error for
> > everyone, but that's where the fun lies. When you
> say
> > it's Brailled and has colors, do you mean that the
> > names of the colors are in Braille? Great idea.
> >
> > With all the products there are now, and with what
> > I've learned, I think if I were just starting out
> in
> > my life I'd take the course of study to become a
> > teacher of Visibly Impaired. To see young
> children
> > learn things and open up and develop is wonderful.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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