Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!yale!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!204!Ann.Parsons From: Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Parsons) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Re: Tutoring A Blind Student In Geometry Message-ID: <9551@bunker.UUCP> Date: 12 Jan 90 02:21:10 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:260/204 - Flower City Central, Rochester NY Lines: 27 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 6219 Hi Jennifer, I am replying to the guy who's going to tutor a blind student in Geometry. Your suggestions are all good, very good. The only other suggestion I can thing of is to use a cork board with pins and string rubber bands between them. That would make the correct shapes and using pin and rubber bands would allow quick changing of the figures, e.g. between several geometry problems within a given cession. Also, use items that are available for cubic things. One thing that might help with polygons are the dice that are used to play Dungeons and Dragons. They come in pyramids, cubes, octagons, decagons, dodecagons and twenty sided ones, (can't remember the proper name), Granted, they're small, but I think they'd do the trick. Having just left my favorite group of D. and D. players two days ago not to be seen again for two weeks, the idea just popped into my head. Hope it helps. Take care, see you on-line. Ann P. P.S. Tom, if you aren't familiar with D. and D. you can get the dice at a local toy store for a modest price. Dunnow just how much, I've had mine a while. Ann P., alious O'falan, Balin, Aylah, Appledoor, etc. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!204!Ann.Parsons Internet: Ann.Parsons@f204.n260.z1.fidonet.org