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  1. HIGH NOON BOOKS SOUND OUT SERIES SET A-1 (MODEL S0S7) High Noon Books Sound Out Series Set A-1 is a set of six braille books that make up a braille training program designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This courseware package is designed to be used with the SAL Speech Assisted Learning System (see separate entry). SAL helps students with minimal reading skills read these books from cover-to-cover. Some pages show pictures; users can press on the word "picture" to hear the picture described. The series gives students pra...[More Information]

  2. HOLIDAY HOMECOMING BRAILLE COOKBOOK The Holiday Homecoming Braille Cookbook is a braille cookbook designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This is a braille version of Kraft Kitchens' Holiday Homecoming cookbook, a cooking and entertaining guide for the holidays or for any special occasion during the year. The cookbook provides recipes, menus, and side dishes to make holidays festive. Pages are in Interpoint braille, with 148 pages in 2 volumes....[More Information]

  3. HOW TO READ BRAILLE MUSIC, 2ND EDITION How to Read Braille Music, 2nd Edition, by Bettye Krolick, is a manual for teaching music braille for individuals who are blind or have low vision. This book gives an overview of braille music, and explains the music braille symbols most frequently found in elementary through intermediate-level music. It is written at a fifth grade reading level and is suitable for both children and adults. This edition has 44 pages and was published in 1998. OPTIONS: This manual is available in braille, print,...[More Information]

  4. INTRODUCTION TO BRAILLE MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION (MODELS 6-75960-00 & 8-75960-00) Introduction to Braille Music Transcription, models 6-75960-00 & 8-75960-00, by Mary Turner De Garmo, is a manual for teaching braille music transcription for music students and musicians who are blind or have low vision. It is the text used by those studying to become certified music braille transcribers in the U.S. It gives detailed transcribing lessons with examples and exercises. The book is available in a four-volume braille edition (6-75960-00) or a 300-page, one-volume print edition (8-75...[More Information]

  5. INTRODUCTION TO THE PIANO FOR THE BLIND STUDENT: A COURSE IN BRAILLE MUSIC READING, BOOK 1 Picture of INTRODUCTION TO THE PIANO FOR THE BLIND STUDENT: A COURSE IN BRAILLE MUSIC READING, BOOK 1 An Introduction to the Piano for the Blind Student: A Course in Braille Music Reading, Book 1, by Richard Taesch, is a braille music manual designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This piano course is designed for the student who already has fundamental knowledge of the braille music code in general. Those who pursue the piano as a primary instrument must develop the skill of playing two parts at one time. Braille music presents music for two hands in bar-over-bar piano...[More Information]

  6. LOTS OF DOTS: LEARNING MY ABC'S (MODEL 1-10000-00) Picture of LOTS OF DOTS: LEARNING MY ABC'S (MODEL 1-10000-00) Lots of Dots: Learning My ABC's, model 1-10000-00, is a braille alphabet book designed for use by children who are blind or have low vision. This raised-line coloring book is designed for future large-print and braille readers. It facilitates braille character recognition through repetitive activities designed for young children. Each letter of the alphabet has two pages. The first page features a jumbo braille cell, with six raised-line open circles. The upper and lower case letters are shown w...[More Information]

  7. MCDUFFY READER The McDuffy Reader is a manual for teaching Braille to adults who are blind or have low vision and who are learning braille. This primer was written by Sharon Duffy. OPTIONS: A teacher's manual is available; the primer and the teacher's manual are both available in braille, large print, and cassette versions....[More Information]

  8. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PICTURE ATLAS OF OUR FIFTY STATES, BRAILLE EDITION (MODEL 5-87431-00) Picture of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PICTURE ATLAS OF OUR FIFTY STATES, BRAILLE EDITION (MODEL 5-87431-00) The National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States, Braille Edition, model 5-87431-00, is a braille and tactile atlas designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This comprehensive atlas has detailed maps and information for each state. There are three maps of each state, including a political map of major cities; a physical map showing mountains, rivers, and other physical features; and a road map showing Interstate and other highways. The atlas is in seven volumes ...[More Information]

  9. NEW INTERNATIONAL MANUAL OF BRAILLE MUSIC NOTATION, CD-ROM EDITION Picture of NEW INTERNATIONAL MANUAL OF BRAILLE MUSIC NOTATION, CD-ROM EDITION The New International Manual of Braille Music Notation, CD-ROM Edition, is a manual on braille music for individuals who are blind or have low vision. This CD-ROM includes the full text of the print edition. This reference work, compiled by Bettye Krolick, explains the braille music signs and rules adopted as the international standard by 16 countries in the World Blind Union. The book provides detailed explanations of how specific musical situations are handled in the music braille code. It has...[More Information]

  10. PARENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERIES (MODELS 7-96200, 7-96201, 5-96201 & 5-96202) Picture of PARENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERIES (MODELS 7-96200, 7-96201, 5-96201 & 5-96202) The Parent Early Childhood Education Series is a set of training materials designed to provide instruction for developing critical skills for parents and teachers of children who are visually disabled. It consists of nine activity sheets each of which describes specific techniques parents can use to help their visually disabled child achieve maximum growth in a key developmental area. Activity areas include cognitive skills, communication, eating skills, emotional development, general suggestion...[More Information]

  11. PATTERNS READING PROGRAM LIBRARY SERIES (6-78300-00, 6-78310-00, 6-78320-00, 6-78330-00, & 6-78340-00) The Patterns Reading Program Library Series is a collection of braille books designed for use by students who are blind or have low vision. Each collection in the series is designed for children who have completed the corresponding level of the Patterns Primary Braille Reading Program (see separate entry). There are 24 braille books in the Pre-primer collection (model 6-78300-00), 27 braille books in the Primer collection (model 6-78310-00), 23 braille books in the First Reader collection (model...[More Information]

  12. PERKINS PANDA EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM The Perkins Panda Early Literacy Program is a braille instruction kit designed for use by children who are blind or have low vision. This kit includes materials that help teach fundamental early literacy skills to children with visual impairments and help parents to be more involved in their child’s development. Included in the kit are three packets, each with an interrelated storybook, activity guide, and cassette with songs and new stories to complement the storybooks. In addition, there is a ...[More Information]

  13. PORTABOOKS PortaBooks are braille books formatted as Grade 2 braille files on disk, designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. A variety of titles are available in this format, ranging from A Manual for Living to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. These books are in a plain braille format, containing only symbols for braille characters, carriage returns, and spaces. They can be read without special software using a braille reading device such as a Bookworm; a notetaker with a brail...[More Information]

  14. PRIMARY PHONICS SET 1 Picture of PRIMARY PHONICS SET 1 Primary Phonics Set 1, by Barbara W. Makar, is a braille reading tutorial program designed for children who are blind or have low vision. It includes ten storybooks, each containing a short story that introduces consonants, various sight words, and short vowels (a, e, i, o, u) as part of the reading experience. The text on each page is presented in large print, grade 1 braille, and grade 2 braille. For students with low vision, there are also illustrations. Each of the ten storybooks is approxim...[More Information]

  15. PRIMER OF BRAILLE MUSIC (MODELS 6-01350-00, 8-01350-00, & 8-01360-00) The Primer of Braille Music, models 6-01350-00, 8-01350-00, and 8-01360-00, by Edward W. Jenkins (1960 with 1971 addendum), is a manual for teaching music braille designed for students who are blind or have low vision. It teaches braille music in 30 lessons with braille music reading exercises. The braille edition (6-01350-00) includes both the original 1960 text and the 1971 addendum. There are separate print editions of the 1960 text (8-01350-00) and the 1971 addendum (8-01360-00)....[More Information]

  16. SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Seedlings Braille Books for Children are braille books designed for use by children who are blind or have low vision. A total of over 450 titles are available for children in various age ranges from one to fourteen. Formats include picture books with braille, grade one braille books, grade two braille books with same-page print, and grade two braille-only books. Picture books, generally for pre-schoolers, are standard picture books to which the publishers have added grade one braille on clear pl...[More Information]

  17. STARTING GATE SERIES SET 1 (MODELS SGS1, SGS2, SGS3, SGS4, & SGS5) The Starting Gate Series Set 1 is a set of five braille books that make up a braille training program designed for use by students who are blind or have low vision. This courseware package is designed to be used with the SAL Speech Assisted Learning System (see separate entry). The five books in this series offer students reading below grade level an opportunity to experience success. Each book contains four short stories on contemporary topics that appeal to young people and adults. Starting wi...[More Information]

  18. THE ABACUS MADE EASY: BRAILLE (MODEL 5-00220-00) & LARGE TYPE (MODEL 4-00100-00) Picture of THE ABACUS MADE EASY: BRAILLE (MODEL 5-00220-00) & LARGE TYPE (MODEL 4-00100-00) "The Abacus Made Easy," by Davidow, published in Braille (model 5-00220-00) and large print (model 4-00100-00), is an instruction book on the Cranmer abacus designed for use by students who are blind or have low vision....[More Information]

  19. THE BRIDGE TO BRAILLE The Bridge to Braille is a manual for teaching braille to children who are blind or have low vision. It is a step-by-step guide that shows parents and teachers how to help blind children progress from early literacy experiences all the way to full participation in the classroom. Topics include reading and math readiness, braille reading and writing techniques, the Nemeth braille math code, techniques for doing math in braille, literary and textbook format, correcting and editing braille, how to ...[More Information]

  20. THE COMPUTER BRAILLE CODE MADE EASY, 3RD EDITION The Computer Braille Code Made Easy, 3rd edition, is a manual for teaching the braille computer code for individuals who are blind or have low vision. It describes the computer code, one step at a time. Each new concept is clearly explained with ample examples to drive home the point. This third edition includes tips on how to read e-mail and web addresses. OPTIONS: Print or braille....[More Information]

  21. TOUCH THE INVISIBLE SKY Picture of TOUCH THE INVISIBLE SKY Touch the Invisible Sky, by Noreen Grice, Simon Steel, and Doris Daou, is a braille, large print, and tactile graphics book designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This 60-page book contains color images of nebulae, stars, galaxies, and telescopes. Space images are based on observatons in visible and non-visible wavelengths (radio waves, x-rays, gamma rays, and ultraviolet). Each space image is embossed with transparent lines, bumps, and other textures to define details...[More Information]

  22. TOUCH THE UNIVERSE: A NASA BRAILLE BOOK OF ASTRONOMY Picture of TOUCH THE UNIVERSE: A NASA BRAILLE BOOK OF ASTRONOMY Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille Book of Astronomy, by Noreen Grice, is a braille science book designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. The book includes 14 pages of photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, with a combination of Braille and large-print captions on facing pages. The book is embossed with shapes that represent various astronomical objects such as stars, gas clouds, and jets of matter streaming into space. Starting at Earth, it proceeds through the sol...[More Information]

  23. USING THE CRANMER ABACUS FOR THE BLIND (MODELS 4-27110-00 & 6-50100-00) "Using the Cranmer Abacus for the Blind," by Gissoni, is a Cranmer abacus instruction book designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. It is available in a braille edition, no. 6-50100-00, and a large print edition, no. 4-27110-00....[More Information]

  24. WHO'S AFRAID OF BRAILLE MUSIC? Picture of WHO'S AFRAID OF BRAILLE MUSIC? Who's Afraid of Braille Music? A Short Introduction and Resource Handbook for Parents and Students, by Richard Taesch and William McCann, is a braille music manual designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. Available in Braille or print, this book explains the braille system for music notation, and shows how to read, write, play, and sing music in braille. Lessons and assignments are included....[More Information]

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