[AERNet] Literature Search for in-servicing regular edsightedclasses

[Kartar Kaur Khalsa]

My friend, Dr. Penny Rosenblum, of the University of AZ, has conducted a
pretty extensive study of literature featuring protagonists with blindness
and visual impairment. She even has a list of books for kids of all ages.
Said list used to be posted on her personal website, but it's no longer
there. I happen to know that Penny is vacationing at this very moment, but
maybe we could coax her into posting the list again upon her return. What do
you think, Penny? Her website is http://www.ed.arizona.edu/rosenblum/ is you
want to visit and contact her personally.

 

Take care all-

Kartar Kaur Khalsa COMS, CLVT

 

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[mailto:aernet-bounces at lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Ellen Bilofsky
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:59 AM
To: Kuerschner, Stephen; aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: Re: [AERNet] Literature Search for in-servicing regular
edsightedclasses

 

Actually, Braille Bug is from AFB, not APH. There are also activity books
with braille samples that can purchased to be give out to the students.

 

Ellen

 

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[mailto:aernet-bounces at lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Kuerschner, Stephen
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 1:07 AM
To: Sheila Amato; aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: Re: [AERNet] Literature Search for in-servicing regular
edsightedclasses

Thanks, Sheila for sharing about the Braille is Beuatiful Kit. It looks like
it would be an excellent addition to an itinerant VI teacher's toolbox. I
have also used in the past the Braille Bug materials from APH.

St

 

     <http://www.afb.org/braillebug/> http://www.afb.org/braillebug/

(This link is for the Braille Bug on the  American Foundation for the Blind
Website. It provides exciting computer activities for Elementary aged
students to learn about the lives of Helen Keller, Louis Braille, and the
Braille Code)

 

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From: Sheila Amato [mailto:brltrans at verizon.net]
Sent: Thu 6/28/2007 5:46 PM
To: Kuerschner, Stephen; aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: Re: [AERNet] Literature Search for in-servicing regular ed
sightedclasses

Check out the Braille is Beautiful kit... it's designed for such a purpose. 

 

Braille Is Beautiful is a disability awareness curriculum for sighted 
children, grades 4 and up. It is a fun program with workbooks for the kids, 
videos, tons of handouts, word games, and exercises. It has everything a 
regular classroom teacher or youth leader needs to show sighted students 
how to read and write simple Braille letters and numbers.  

http://www.afb.org/jvib/JVIB960612.asp


http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr5/frfa0101.htm

 

Sheila

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Kuerschner, Stephen <mailto:skuerschner at dciu.org>  

To: aernet at lists.aerbvi.org 

Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:50 PM

Subject: [AERNet] Literature Search for in-servicing regular ed sighted
classes

 

Could a few of you please assist me. I am trying to comprise a list of good
literature (all levels) to use as part of in-service lesson for regular ed
sighted classes to promote understanding and tolerance for students who are
blind or visually impaired.

Please list the title(s) of a few books or your favorite book. I would like
to have the name, author, (if known), approximate grade level(s), a brief
description of the book, and why you like it.

Thanks so much for your help.

 

Stephen E. Kuerschner

Delaware County Intermediate Unit

Vision Support Program

610-938-9000 (x 2221)

 

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