[AERNet] balanced reading approach and blind children

[Frances Mary D'Andrea]

A great book to read on that subject is Anna Swenson's "Beginning  
with Braille: Firsthand Experiences with a Balanced Approach to  
Literacy" published by AFB Press and available in braille from  
National Braille Press. It's a wonderful book--very practical,  
teacher friendly, and fits in beautifully with what we know about  
reading from research--the balance of skills and meaning. It's very  
learner-centered, and works great within the regular classroom.
--FM

On Nov 20, 2007, at 4:31 PM, Kimberly Morrow, PhD. wrote:

> Question: As a requirement of my TVI certification program, I am  
> required to take a correspondence course in the area of teaching  
> children to read. As I go through this course, clearly designed to  
> meet the needs of sighted learners, I'm wondering how teachers  
> of the blind have adapted such programs to meet the needs of their  
> students.
>
> The first program to be discussed is the balanced reader approach,  
> which this course material advocates in lieu of the Basil reader  
> and also in lieu of whole language. So--how can the balanced  
> reading approach be utilized with children who are blind?
>
> Kimberly
>
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