Corrected Ordering Information for Handbook

There was an error in the previous post giving a link for the interesting handbook for learning Braille. Also, I would like to mention that this book does not teach all the rules for writing Braille. But I think it's very worthwhile as a way to jump-start our own education. It made me comfortable with Braille, and then when I began to learn the rules, they fell into place more easily. Below is the corrected ordering information:

If you would be interested in ordering the Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight, APH gives the following ordering information:

Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight by Leland Schubert, 1966 Regular print: 7-51450-00 -- $28.00

Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight

HANDBOOK FOR LEARNING TO READ BRAILLE BY SIGHT
Author: Leland Schubert

Review by Margaret Mary Myers

What a great book for sighted parents and homeschooling teachers who want to be able to read what their children write in Braille! You can use this book on your own, at your own pace. Working my way through this book was very enjoyable and increased my fluency in reading Braille (by sight).

Comprehensive and incremental, this handbook starts with the alphabet, a few punctuation marks, and numbers. After teaching most of Grade One braille, the book proceeds with Whole-Word Alphabet contractions, then the contractions for: "and, for, of, the, with," followed by dot-5 contractions.

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry; after pursuing this book, you soon shall. I was pleasantly surprised to see my learning expand as I worked my way through the interesting, adult-level exercises in the book. An answer key is provided in the back, so we can see the word we got stuck on or perhaps that silly mistake.

This fun book is available from American Printing House for the Blind.

More on Charlotte Mason

Yesterday I posted about using Charlotte Mason methods of education for teaching a visually impaired student. Today I wanted to give you more about it. So I went to a website. Lo and behold, one thing they were saying was that some people use Charlotte Mason methods "more or less", but they think you should you use them "more and more". Well, confession time: I myself have used Charlotte Mason methods "more or less".

In a busy quest to get on with my son's education, I picked up some of the methods that suited our needs. As I said yesterday, some of these were reading to him - and having him listen to tapes - at a higher comprehension level than he himself could read, having him do oral narrations, and having him do short passages of copywork. I think you would call my methods "eclectic" - with a generous portion of Charlotte Mason education ladled in...

If you would like to read more about Charlotte Mason education by those who think you should use it "more and more", you can do so at Ambleside Online. They have also very generously supplied lists of books to use in giving a child a Charlotte Mason education.

If you happen to be Catholic, like yours truly, you can find lists of suggested Charlotte Mason-type curriculum at Mater Amabilis.