Gene.Sale@f8.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Gene Sale) (01/05/90)
Index Number: 6088 Keep The Faith... Not meaning to but in, But there are several advantages to reading Braille..But what I would like to express about what I've learned about it is that my son ALLEN ,who is 5 , is reading stories in braille..He is in PRE-KENDER class and the Kender Class isn't even exposed to reading yet. Also for those students that are having reading difficulties ,the teachers have been able to improve their reading skills by introducing them to braille. So one might say that Braille isn't just for the visualy impared but for anyone in need of better reading skills.. Keep the faith.......... -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!396!8!Gene.Sale Internet: Gene.Sale@f8.n396.z1.fidonet.org
Pat.Goltz@f3.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Pat Goltz) (01/05/90)
Index Number: 6119 Last night I told my neighbor about your son who learned braille so fast at the age of 5. Her son has done likewise. He studied in a Montessori classroom. I wonder. Young children tend to be kinesthetic. Do you suppose that teaching braille alongside print would help them learn faster? I know that in Montessori, they encourage kids to feel the shapes of letters, and they say it helps them learn faster. Most Montessori-educated kids read by the time they are 4 1/2 or 5, while most others do not appear to be ready to learn to read until 6 to 8 years of age. You may be on to something there. Keepin' the faith! Pat -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!300!3!Pat.Goltz Internet: Pat.Goltz@f3.n300.z1.fidonet.org