National Certification in Literary Braille

Thanks to Eric Guillory for forwarding this:

If you have not yet taken the NCLB test, or if you need to recertify, we have a great opportunity for you to take it in Baton Rouge immediately prior to the NFB of Louisiana State Convention.  Please see the details below, and spread the information far and wide.  A flyer is attached.

 

 

Distinguish yourself among teachers of the blind and visually impaired!  Don't miss this unique opportunity to take this nationally-recognized exam!

 

The National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB) test will be administered by the National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) immediately prior to the

NFB of Louisiana State Convention on Friday, March 14, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

Deadline for Registration is March 4

 

Please go to our website, www.nbpcb.org/nclb, for more information and to register for this important test. If you have any questions or wish to inquire about future testing possibilities in your area, please contact us at braille@nbpcb.org.

 

 

Thanks!

 

Laura Bostick, MAEd, NCLB

Instructor, Professional Development

and Research Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University

318-257-4554

lbostick@latech.edu

P.O. Box 3158

Ruston, LA 71272

www.pdrib.com

 

NFB BELL Registration

Register your child now for the BELL program to be held this summer in Houston (June 10-14), Nacogdoches (June 17-21), and McAllen (June 24-28). BELL is Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning. The BELL program is a fun way to expose blind children to confident Braille readers and leaders in their community.
Complete the online form and mail or fax the Braille Registration Packet forms to the NFB of Texas.


 http://www.nfbtx.org/bell-registration

Video: Brian Reads a Braille Note from Mom

This is way cute:

AGGGH! Snake!

I have to apologize as lately I have been posting articles rather than my day-to-day activities and ideas for working with our kids. The reason is that the paperwork is overwhelming and my caseload grew from seven schools and fifteen children to nine schools and twenty-two children. On top of that, I have admin who have felt that I should have school duty like a regular classroom teacher and just work my way around that. We have also had a busy semester with IEPs as many of them done by a certain date in the Fall had to be revisited this semester.

Why is this Child Playing with Snake in a Bucket?
Because he's a snake handler, that's why! Actually, it's a "Grow Snake" and of course it is a toy. I would not have been in the room to snap the photo if it had been real.

He's learning braille and there is a contraction for "OW" (dots 2, 4, 6).  As he spelled aloud some words that contained the letters O-W one of the words, as you can figure, was the word "grow." The snake is supposed to double in size if left in water over night, so I allowed him to fill the bucket with water, take the snake from the package, and put the snake in the bucket of water.

Then we wrote a sentence about what he thought would happen using the word "grow" using the new contraction.

In braille the sentence "The snake will grow" has some previous signs like the T-H-E sign and the W for the word "will." We can lengthen it using "T-M" for "tomorrow" or "T-N" for "tonight."

"The snake will grow tonight. Tomorrow it will be big."

When you get up, do and apply rather than just write the word over and over you're more likely to remember it and how to write it.

Another concept was reinforced with this simple exercise
was sequencing. His mom told me that he couldn't get off the bus before he started telling all that had happened and why he was coming home with a wet snake in his bookbag.

Message from Mom to his visual impairments specialist: "Well...thanks for the snake...I think."

Braille literacy flags, even as technology makes it more urgent / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0719/p13s02-legn.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4ce6c576ee7e277e,0
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