Parents - Contrast

Parents Literacy

BESB Letter
Each state has a different agency to help you receive services for your child. The state of Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind has a letter they send to new parents. This letter has a list of useful questions for any parent who will be working with a teacher of the visually impaired.

Harry Potter
The braille edition of the new Harry Potter book "Order of the Phoenix" is available from the
National Braille Press .

Story Boxes: A Hands-on Literacy Experience
A informational site based on works from Norma M. Drissel at Perkin's School for the blind on what Story Boxes are, why they should be used and how fun it is for both child and parent alike.

Literacy Ideas for Children with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities
A wonderful and Informative site created by Deirdre Walsh, a speech and language pathologist at Perkin's School for the Blind

Braille
Pre - Braille Curricula