APH Products Catalog 2007-2008 Full listing of new or revised products in the 2007-2008 Catalog: Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments -- page 57 Alphabet Scramble Storybook -- page 27 Beginning Braille Transcribing: An Introduction to NLS Braille Transcriber's Course -- page 185 Book Wizard Producer(TM) -- page 151 Building on Patterns: Kindergarten Level -- page 90 Child Guided Strategies for Assessing Children who are Deafblind or have Multiple Disabilities, new PC Spanish and Mac(R) versions -- page 16 Desk Top Reading Stand -- page 83 Expandable Calendar Boxes -- page 73 Feel 'n Peel Stickers II -- page 74 Fun with Braille -- page 85 Going Places: Transition Guidelines for Community-Based Physical Activities -- page 70 Graphic Art Tape -- page 105 IntelliTactiles(TM) Pre-Braille Concepts, Classroom Suite -- page 76 Large Print Protractor -- page 45 Light Box Materials: Level III Activity Guide, Spanish Edition -- page 132 Moving Ahead Series, Splish the Fish -- page 27 Perkins Brailler, Electric Version -- page 111 Sensory Learning Kit (SLK) Power Switches Sold Separately -- page 30 SQUID Tactile Activities Magazine new Issues -- page 176 Swirly Mat Sets -- page 135 Tactile Connections: New Spanish Guidebook -- page 75 Tactile Protractor -- page 45 Talking Watches -- page 162 Toodle Tiles: Emmy's Town(TM) Software -- page 137 Variable Beam Flashlight Kit, Revised -- page 30, 129 Verbal View of the Net and Web -- page 153 Verbal View of Web Documents -- page 153 Where the Wild Things Are -- page 170 Wireless Personal Pager -- page 162 Woodcock-Johnson(R) III: Large Print Edition -- page 14 World at Your Fingers -- page 60 Zeitgeist Talking Time Machine -- page 163 American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. 1839 Frankfort Avenue Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085 Phone: 502-895-2405 Toll Free: 800-223-1839 Fax: 502-899-2274 E-mail: info@aph.org Website: www.aph.org INTRODUCTION APH Celebrates 150 Years, 1858-2008 You May Know: -- In 1858, the Kentucky Legislature passed an act to establish the American Printing House for the Blind and in 1865, Kentucky appropriated $5.00 per blind person to print books in raised letters. -- In 1879, An Act to Promote the Education of the Blind was passed by the United States Congress, creating the Federal Quota system. -- In 1928, APH began publication of the Reader's Digest(R) in braille. -- In 1946, the Large Print Department at APH begins production of books enlarged from copy prepared on electric typewriters. -- In 1959, APH began producing a Talking Book version of Newsweek(R) magazine, the first recorded weekly magazine in history. -- In 1988, APH established a computerized national database for locating accessible textbooks, now known as LouisSM. -- In 1992, the first APH InSights Art Competition and Exhibition was held during Annual Meeting. -- In 2002, the Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field was established by the field of blindness and housed at APH. But Did You Know? -- In 1880, the APH Board decided 50% of the company's products would be embossed in New York Point due to requests from Ex Officio Trustees. -- In 1925, APH installed an automatic sprinkler system because of lingering concerns over the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. -- In 1937, APH closed for three weeks because of the “great flood.” -- In 1959, APH produced more than half the Talking Books made in America. -- In 1985, APH produced its first talking computer products: Echo Commander and Talking Apple Literacy Kit. APH Mission Statement To promote the independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life. APH Corporate Status The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Gifts, therefore, are tax deductible. Prices in this catalog are effective as of June 1, 2007. Assessment -- 7 Early Childhood -- 19 Core Curriculum English and Language Arts -- 39 Mathematics -- 41 Science and Health -- 53 Social Studies: History, Geography, and Economics -- 59 Fine Arts -- 64 Business and Vocational Education -- 67 Physical Education -- 69 Expanded Core Curriculum Communication Modes and Literacy Education -- 71 Visual Efficiency and Low Vision -- 119 Orientation and Mobility (Concept Development) -- 139 Assistive Technology and Electronics -- 144 Career Education and Transition -- 154 Daily Living and Social Interaction -- 157 Recreation and Leisure -- 169 Professional Items -- 181 "Special Touch" Gift Items -- 187 Other Services from APH -- 193 Resources List -- 202 How to Order, Returns Policy, Quantity Discount Schedule, Warranty and Repair Policy -- 204 Replacement Parts Catalog--the complete APH Replacement Parts Catalog is bound into the Products Catalog -- 214 About This Catalog Service Since 1858 Since 1858 the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) has been creating unique products for people who are visually impaired, blind, or deafblind. APH products are designed for infants, preschoolers, students, and adults, both in education and in daily living. This catalog is a complete listing of the materials, tools, and supplies offered for sale by APH. Locating Products The index, located in the back of the catalog, is alphabetized by product name. Most items are listed under three variations of the product name. Persons with Multiple Disabilities, Including Deafblindness Many products in this catalog are appropriate for children and adults with multiple disabilities, including deafblindness. Prices and Types of Funds Accepted All items in this catalog can be purchased with regular funds, such as checks, credit cards, or purchase orders. Most items can also be purchased with Federal Quota funds. Prices in this catalog are effective as of June 1, 2007. Prices are subject to change without notice. Trademarks All trademarks appearing in this catalog are of their respective companies. Depictions of Products in Photographs Some products you receive may vary slightly from those depicted in the photographs. These differences will not affect the functioning of the products. Parts Available Icon Products with replacement parts available are marked with this icon. See the rear of this book for the complete APH Replacement Parts Catalog. Product Information and Ordering on the Web Visit the APH website for product information, ordering for U.S. customers, and much more. Our site is fully accessible to users who are visually impaired or blind: www.aph.org. Click the "Louis(SM)" button for online ordering. Questions? Credit Card Order? The Call is on Us! APH provides a toll-free number for all of your customer needs: -- Questions about APH products and services -- Placing credit card orders -- Questions about existing orders or status of products under repair Call Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time: 1-800-223-1839 (U.S. and Canada). About APH Products for Persons with Multiple Disabilities, Including Deafblindness Children and adults with multiple disabilities, including deafblindness, are as diverse in their abilities, strengths, and interests as the general population. Whereas some APH products have been developed with individuals with multiple disabilities in mind, many others are also appropriate for use by persons with multiple disabilities. When choosing products for any child or adult it is important to keep in mind the age, abilities, and interests of that individual. Below are examples of APH products that you may wish to consider for children and adults who have multiple disabilities, including deafblindness. Child-guided Strategies for Assessing Children Who Are Deafblind or Have Multiple Disabilities, [insert link -- page 16] This unique CD-ROM demonstrates Dr. Jan van Dijk's strategies and techniques for assessing and teaching children with multiple disabilities through the use of video clips, questions pertaining to the video clips, discussion, and relevant literature. APH Homegrown Video/DVD Students Who Are Deafblind Using APH Products, Call for info This 20-minute video/DVD features four students of various ages who are deafblind using a variety of APH products. Meet Blake, Samuel, Tyler, and Lynn as they demonstrate the use of products such as Web Chase, the Perkins Braillewriter, Invisiboard, the Rib-It-Ball, and more. Call 800-223-1839 for more information on this video. CVI Perspectives, [insert link -- page 135] CVI Perspectives is a three part video intended for educators, families, and health care professionals. It provides information on the causes of Cortical Visual Impairment, as well as methods for identifying and understanding the unique educational needs of students with CVI. The third section presents thought-provoking accounts of families who have children with CVI. Living with CHARGE Syndrome, [insert link -- page 17] This CD-ROM presents the medical aspects of CHARGE Syndrome, and teaches the viewer to observe and analyze the behavior of five children with CHARGE through the use of video clips and a question/answer section. Sensory Learning Kit (SLK), [insert link -- page 30] This kit is an extensive set of sensory items and written manuals that help the most significantly challenged learners increase their curiosity and develop specific skills. Tools in the kit may be used to help create daily schedules, lesson plans, and alternative assessments for play or functional routines. We encourage you to explore this catalog to locate other items you consider to be appropriate to meet the needs of the children and adults with whom you work. About the Core Curriculum and the Expanded Core Curriculum by Dr. Philip Hatlen Core Curriculum Educators define core curriculum as the knowledge and skills a student should learn by high school graduation. This foundation, for almost all learning, is generally related to academic subjects. Expanded Core Curriculum Most professionals firmly believe that visually impaired students need an expanded core curriculum that requires additional areas of learning. Experiences and concepts casually and incidentally learned by sighted students must be systematically and sequentially taught to the visually impaired student. Dr. Philip Hatlen is the Superintendent, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin, and serves as an Ex Officio Trustee of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: The introductory copy at the beginning of each of the Expanded Core Curriculum sections in this catalog was authored by Dr. Philip Hatlen. Catalog Production Credits Editorial: Scott Blome, Brian Patrick Dougherty, Becki Moody Design: Brian Patrick Dougherty Project Assistant: Becki Moody Production Artwork: Bisig Impact Group APH Customer Communications Committee Janie Blome, Scott Blome, Rosanne Broome, Bob Brasher, Brian Patrick Dougherty, Will Evans, Tony Grantz, Candace Jaworski, Michael McCarty, Becki Moody, Linda Turner, Malcolm Turner, Phyllis Williams, Roberta Williams. Assessment Section Index Answer Sheet, Generic -- 14 Brigance(R) Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills, Revised 1999 -- 10 Toss-Away Rulers -- 11 Brigance(R) Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory of Early Development, Revised 1991 -- 12 Child-guided Strategies for Assessing Children who are Deafblind or have Multiple Disabilities -- New! Now in Spanish and Mac(R) Versions -- 16 Functional Vision Assessment video -- 17 GED(R) Basics, 2002 -- 15 Individualized Systematic Assessment of Visual Efficiency (ISAVE) -- 8 -- Good Lookin': ISAVE and the Minimally Responsive Child Video -- 9 -- ISAVE Acuity Grid -- 9 -- ISAVE 101 Video & DVD -- 9 -- Occluder Pop Pack -- 8 KeyMath Revised 1988: A Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics: Braille Edition, Form A -- 13 K-FAST(R) (Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test), 1994 -- 15 Living with CHARGE -- 17 Teacher's Pet -- 15 New! Woodcock-Johnson(R) III, Large Print Edition -- 14 Assessment Related Products Invisiboard -- 135 Light Box, Materials -- 131 Materials on Utilization of Low Vision -- 138 Program to Develop Efficiency in Visual Functioning: Diagnostic Assessment Procedure -- 138 Quick Pick Series -- 49, 86 Reach for the Stars, Planning for the Future -- 20 [Advertisement]: New Catalog Available Assessment Catalog APH now offers a specialized catalog featuring our assessments, custom accessible assessment services, and tools and materials related to assessments. Please email us at catalogs@aph.org or call 1-800-223-1839 to request your free copy. [Advertisement]: Custom Production of Accessible Tests APH will work with you to develop test items or to convert your state or other major tests into accessible formats: -- BRAILLE -- LARGE PRINT -- AUDIO. For additional information, contact APH's Accessible Tests Department at 1-800-223-1839. For a price list, custom contract estimate, or information on the status of an order, ask for the Contract Administration Department. ISAVE Individualized Systematic Assessment of Visual Efficiency A functional vision assessment tool for use with infants, children, and young adults with significant cognitive, neurological, physical, and sensory impairments who cannot respond reliably to standard measures. Helps the user determine instructional entry level and programming strategies for facilitating efficient application of remaining visual functioning. Components -- 16 chapters of text and protocols in separate booklets. Booklets bound in two 3-ring binders. -- CD-ROM: View materials through your web browser and increase the print to any size. Print out copies of protocols, graphs, and charts as needed to perform assessments. PC and Mac(R) compatible. Internet Explorer(R) recommended. Note: The CD-ROM is not sold separately. -- For clear printing at any size, ISAVE protocols are online at www.aph.org/isaveprotocol/protocols.htm -- Cassette tape edition of the text -- Visual discrimination cards for evaluating visual acuity and discrimination -- Card storage pages that fit in the binders -- A clear vinyl grid with hook/loop fabric for evaluating visual fields -- Hook/loop board for easy display of the cards during evaluations -- Hook/loop strips for attaching the cards to the board -- A "lollipop" style occluder for blocking the vision of one eye while testing the other -- Clear rulers to measure focusing distance -- Tote bag for carrying all components ISAVE: 7-96160-00 -- $180.00 Replacement Tote Bag: 4-66001-01 -- $12.00 OccluderPop Pack A "lollipop" style occluder for blocking the vision of one eye while testing the other. Included with the ISAVE Kit, 7-96160-00. OccluderPop Pack (3 occluders):1-96160-00 -- $5.00 Good Lookin': ISAVE and the Minimally Responsive Child Videotape This video brings you training in methods and accepted practices of using ISAVE to determine visual function in very young students with minimal response topographies. 28 Minutes. Closed captioned. Good Lookin' VHS Video: 1-30001-00 -- $25.00 ISAVE Visual Field/Acuity Grid This product allows the user to perform simple visual field and acuity activities with children. All visual field and acuity activities in ISAVE that call for a transparent grid can be accomplished with the ISAVE Grid. The grid board is 18 x 18 inches, clear plastic, and marked with white lines to make the grid. It stands alone so teachers and interventionists can remain hands-free. The grid may be folded and placed into its fabric-lined pouch to keep from being scratched. ISAVE Visual Field/Acuity Grid: 1-08540-00 -- $49.00 ISAVE 101 Video ISAVE 101 presents an overview of the ISAVE kit in a brief, entertaining, and informative video. Two lively characters engage the viewer as the video addresses such questions as "What is ISAVE?" "Who can use ISAVE?" "Who is the target audience for ISAVE?" "How do I organize it and put it together?" "What do I need to know before using ISAVE?" "How do I prepare the environment to use ISAVE?" "How can ISAVE help me with functional vision assessments?" ISAVE 101 VHS: 1-30012-00 -- $25.00 ISAVE 101 DVD: 1-30012-DVD -- $25.00 Brigance(R) Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills (Green), Revised, 1999: Student Braille Edition A criterion-referenced inventory that assesses, on an individual basis, a student's strengths or weaknesses in specific skills areas, the Brigance(R) has been especially useful in support of IEP development and program planning. The revised 1999 edition spans grades pre-kindergarten through nine. Innovations include options for group administration, updated grade placement tests, updated skill sequences, and alternative assessment options for pretests and posttests. The student braille edition is designed to be used only in conjunction with the print test. Information on ordering the print inventory can be obtained from the publisher, Curriculum Associates(R), Inc. [insert link -- see below]. An adaptation of the print inventory, the student braille edition includes tactile representations of diagrams where appropriate. The 23 subtests have been grouped into 14 braille modules and made available separately or as a set. Features of the Student Braille Edition: -- Color-coded modules match the print test -- Large 3-ring binder is available for organizing the modules -- Student modules available separately or as a complete inventory -- Braille subtests lie flat on the work surface -- Large print and braille Teacher's Notes, with ideas for alternative assessments, for each accompanying module -- Large print/braille ruler is supplied for math subtests To Order Brigance Diagnostic Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills (Green), Revised 1999, Complete Braille Inventory with 14 modules and binder: 5-00000-00 -- $242.00 Brigance Basic Skills (Green, Revised 1999, Binder only: 5-00015-00 -- $12.00 Brigance Basic Skills (Green, Revised 1999, Individual Student Modules: Module -- Subtests in Module -- APH Catalog No. -- Price -- 1 -- A: Readiness -- 5-00001-00 -- $13.00 -- 2 -- B: Speech and C: Listening -- 5-00002-00 -- $ 11.00 -- 3 -- D: Word Recognition Grade Placement and E: Oral Reading -- 5-00003-00 -- $12.00 -- 4 -- F: Reading Comprehension -- 5-00004-00 -- $16.00 -- 5 -- G: Word Analysis -- 5-00005-00 -- $14.00 -- 6 -- H: Functional Word Recognition -- 5-00006-00 -- $14.00 -- 7 -- I: Spelling and J: Writing -- 5-00007-00 -- $14.00 -- 8 -- K: Reference Skills and L: Graphs and Maps -- 5-00008-00 -- $32.00 -- 9 -- M: Math Grade Placement and N: Numbers -- 5-00009-00 -- $14.00 -- 10 -- O: Number Facts and P: Computation of Whole Numbers -- 5-00010-00 -- $14.00 -- 11 -- Q: Fractions and Mixed Numbers -- 5-00011-00 -- $18.00 -- 12 -- R: Decimals and S: Percents -- 5-00012-00 -- $13.00 -- 13 -- T: Time and U: Money -- 5-00013-00 -- $14.00 -- 14 -- V: U.S. Measurement & Geometry and W: Metrics -- 5-00014-00 -- $31.00 Additional Large Print/Braille Toss-Away Rulers (24-Pack): 1-03010-00 -- $16.00 Optional Large Print Toss-Away Ruler (24-Pack): 1-03011-00 -- $10.00 Note: The student braille edition was designed to be used only in conjunction with the print inventory. To get ordering information for the print test, student record books, and other regular print materials, contact: Curriculum Associates, Inc., North Billerica, MA, 800-225-0248, www.curriculumassociates.com. Brigance(R) Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development (Yellow): APH Tactile Supplement, Revised 1991 A criterion-referenced assessment designed to identify the level of mastery that a young child has achieved on selected skills. This information is important for planning a child's Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Educational Program (IEP). This inventory of early development was designed for children birth through kindergarten. The Brigance Inventory is a self-directed inventory. The APH Tactile Supplement is designed to be used only in conjunction with the print edition of the Inventory [insert link -- available from the publisher, see below]. The Supplement provides alternative procedures and tactile materials for items that involve visual stimuli, with additional directions and suggestions where appropriate. The APH Supplement consists of: -- Braille/tactile materials supplement -- Labels for marking the print edition of the test, indicating the pages for which alternative procedures are provided in the Supplement. -- Five student Developmental Record Books that are used to note assessments completed and the child's progress. Skills categories tested with this inventory: -- Preambulatory Motor Skills and Behaviors -- Gross-Motor Skills and Behaviors -- Fine-Motor Skills and Behaviors -- Self-Help Skills -- Speech and Language Skills -- General Knowledge and Comprehension -- Social and Emotional Development -- Reading Readiness -- Basic Reading Skills -- Manuscript Writing -- Basic Math Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development (Yellow):APH Tactile Supplement: 5-17681-00 -- $122.00 Note: The APH tactile supplement was designed to be used only in conjunction with the print inventory. To obtain ordering information for the print test, contact: Curriculum Associates(R), Inc., North Billerica, MA, 1-800-225-0248, www.curriculumassociates.com KeyMath Revised 1988: A Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics: Braille Edition, Form A An individually administered content-referenced test that provides a comprehensive assessment of a student's understanding and application of important mathematics concepts and skills. For students in kindergarten through 9th grade. Results can guide general instructional planning or remedial instruction. They can also be used as part of a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment; in program evaluations; or to assess the scope, currency, and efficacy of a mathematics curriculum. Includes Embossed Illustrations The KeyMath-R Braille Edition contains braille and/or embossed illustrations to accompany the regular print edition, which is administered orally. A manual for administering the original KeyMath Revised 1988 is needed for reference, and is included in the complete kit or can be purchased from the publisher, American Guidance Service(R) (now part of Pearson Assessments; [insert link see contact information at end of listing]. Test Records Supplied Individual Test Records (five copies) are supplied with the KeyMath-R Complete Kit. An Individual Test Record should be used for a trial administration of the test and for each student who is actually administered the test for diagnostic purposes. Additional Individual Test Records are available from American Guidance Service (Pearson Assessments). KeyMath Revised, 1988: A Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Mathematics— Braille Edition, Form A: Complete Kit (Kit includes the braille/tactile test in four volumes, KeyMath Revised Manual in regular print for administering the original edition, Supplemental Directions in regular print for administering the braille/tactile edition, and five Individual Test Records): 5-65701-00 -- $305.00 Braille/tactile test only: 5-65702-00 -- $130.00 Print Supplemental Directions for administering the braille/tactile versions only: 7-65701-00 -- $11.00 Additional Individual Test Records and the original KeyMath Revised Manual may be obtained from the publisher. AGS Assessments is now part of Pearson Assessments, a business of Pearson Education. For their Customer Service, contact 800-627-7271 or agsinfo@pearson.com. NEW! Woodcock-Johnson(R) III (WJ III): Tests of Achievement, 2001: Large Print Edition With permission of Riverside Publishing Company, the American Printing House for the Blind now offers a full-color large print edition of one of the most widely used diagnostic tests for ages 2 through adult. The WJ III is commonly used to identify learning disabilities and for gathering details on individual strengths and weaknesses in preparation for educational planning. Practitioners now can derive interpretive information from 19 test cluster scores to help measure performance levels, determine educational progress, and plan interventions. The WJ III Standard Battery provides 10 cluster scores, and 9 additional clusters are provided by the Extended Battery. The Compuscore(R) Scoring and Reporting system on CD makes it easy to derive and interpret scores and prepare documentation. Features of the WJ III Large Print Edition: -- Minimum sans serif font size of 20 points -- Formatting for maximum readability by persons with low vision -- Space-saving 8 1/2" x 11" page size, in two volumes -- Spiral bound books that can lie flat on the table or be used with a book stand -- Pre-printed tabs for easy location of tests -- Full-color graphics on high contrast paper -- GlaReducers: non-glare acetate sheets in yellow and pink (also sold separately) The APH Tote is a roomy canvas bag, convenient for carrying and storing the WJ III Large Print test materials. It is sold separately. Woodcock-Johnson III: Tests of Achievement: Large Print Edition, (2 volumes and one pkg. of GlaReducers): 4-66000-00 -- $99.00 GlaReducers: Glare-reducing sheets (4-pack): 1-03062-00 -- $10.00 APH Tote (optional): 4-66001-00 -- $12.00 Note: In order to administer the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement: Large Print Edition, you must have training in administration of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement. Examiners must own or purchase the regular print test and materials, including the audio cassette/CD, manuals, Compuscore(R) CD, and Test Records (available only through Riverside Publishing). Contact: Riverside Publishing, Rolling Meadows, IL, 800-323-9540, www.riverpub.com Generic Answer Sheets APH offers two types of generic answer sheets useful in a variety of assessment activities. Simple Multiple-Choice Answer Sheets (pk of 50) 1-03680-00 -- $5.00 Multiple Choice Multipurpose Answer Sheets (pk of 50) -- Braille: 1-04051-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Print: 1-04072-00 -- $5.50 GED(R) Basics, 2002 An introductory guide to the basic skills you need to tackle the General Educational Development (GED) test: -- Basic skills review for all question types -- Practice exercises and mini-tests for each subject area (Language Arts, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Science, Math) -- Essay-writing techniques -- Expert study tips -- A discussion of the GED format GED Basics, Braille Edition (4 volumes): T-N1405-40 -- $126.50 GED Basics, Cassette Edition (2 cassettes 15/16 tips, 4-track): C-53866-00 -- $5.00 K-FAST(R) (Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test), 1994 This assessment is an individually administered test to determine performance in reading and mathematics as applied to daily living situations. K-FAST reading and arithmetic tasks relate to everyday activities, such as: -- Understanding labels on drug containers -- Following directions in a recipe -- Budgeting monthly expenses -- Making price comparisons between products Spanning ages 15-85, K-FAST adapted versions for braille and large print were designed to be used with academic and non-academic track students in the transitional stage and with adults for program placement purposes. Large Print: 4-64500-00 -- $110.00 Braille: 5-64500-00 -- $199.00 Note: Both the braille and large print editions include an administration manual in braille. Teacher's Pet(TM) Teacher's Pet software can be used by either teachers or parents to create accessible drills, practice exercises, or tests for students who are blind or visually impaired. This program allows the creation of both audio and large print tests. It can record test sessions to track student progress. Recommended ages: all ages (dictated by the tests created.) Teacher's Pet, CD-ROM: D-03460-00 -- $89.00 Teacher's Pet, Electronic Distribution: D-03460-ED -- $79.00 Note: Find detailed software purchasing instructions in the "How to Order" section, [insert link -- page 208]. Download APH Software Demos: www.aph.org/tech. Requirements to Run -- PC running at least Windows(R) 98 or 2000 or later -- Internet Explorer(R) 5.5 or later -- Sound card with speakers -- CD-ROM drive -- 30 MB hard disk space. (Add an additional 700 MB for high quality speech) Child-guided Strategies for Assessing Children who are Deafblind or have Multiple Disabilities by Dr. Catherine Nelson and Dr. Jan van Dijk This unique CD-ROM is user-friendly and highly interactive as it demonstrates Dr. van Dijk's strategies and techniques for assessing and teaching children with multiple disabilities through the use of video clips, questions pertaining to the video clips, discussion, and relevant literature. Comprehensive assessments of two children are included. Through an interactive question and answer format, the viewer can design an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for the two children based upon the assessments. Also included in the CD-ROM is an index of many terms pertaining to deafblindness and multiple disabilities. Each term is defined, explained in depth, and illustrated by video clips. In addition to a comprehensive printed article detailing the assessment process, 12 full text articles by Dr. Jan van Dijk and colleagues are also included in the production. Requirements to Run PC and Spanish CDs -- Windows(R) 95, 98, 2000, ME, or Windows NT 4 or later -- CD-ROM drive -- 640 x 480, 256-color display (higher resolution and color depth recommended) -- Sound Blaster(R)-compatible sound card -- Standard keyboard with mouse Requirements to Run Mac Version (English): -- Mac(R) OS 7.x, 8.x, or 9.x -- 800 x 600 pixel screen -- 16 bit color and CD-ROM drive PC Version English: 1-31001-00 -- $60.00 -- Spanish: 1-31001-SP -- $60.00 Mac Version English: 1-31001-MAC -- $60.00 No Federal Quota Funds Living with CHARGE: How to Deal with Challenging Behaviors and Enhance Communication: A Follow-up Study of Individuals with CHARGE Syndrome By Dr. Jan van Dijk and Dr. Cathy Nelson The frequency of behavior problems in children with sensory impairment is greater than in other groups of children. Children with CHARGE Syndrome often have a multitude of physical, sensory, endocrinological, and developmental problems. Therefore, it is likely that a range of behavior problems may develop. This CD-ROM presents a video on the medical aspects of CHARGE Syndrome, and teaches the viewer to observe and analyze the behavior of five children with CHARGE through the use of video clips and a question/answer section. Numerous overviews of articles by Dr. van Dijk and others are included. Requirements to Run CD -- Windows(R) 95, 98, 2000, ME, or Windows NT 4 or later -- CD-ROM drive -- 640 x 480, 256-color display (higher resolution and color depth recommended) -- Sound Blaster(R)-compatible sound card PC Version: 1-31003-01 -- $40.00 No Federal Quota Funds Functional Vision: A Bridge to Learning and Living: Functional Vision Assessment Video This video, featuring internationally known experts, gives an overview of low vision and the process of a functional vision assessment. It highlights the importance of assessing low vision and how such an assessment is accomplished. The video was directed by APH's Mary Nelle McLennan and features Marshall Flax, Wisconsin Council of the Blind; LaRhea Sanford, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools; Edith Ethridge, Kentucky School for the Blind; Beth Langley, Pinellas County Clearwater Schools; and Laura Felty, Raceland Independent Greenup County Schools. VHS cassette runs approximately 26 minutes. 1-30009-00 -- $20.00 [insert ad page 18 here] Early Childhood Section Index Aids for Teaching Basic Concepts of Sensory Development -- 31 New! Alphabet Scramble Storybook -- 27 Developmental Guidelines for Infants with Visual Impairments -- 28 Discovering the Magic of Reading Video -- 25, 79 Effective Use of Objects: A Process Centered Intervention -- 31 Everyday Activities Calendar -- 20 Fine Motor Development Materials: Twist, Turn, & Learn -- 29 Formboard with Removable Hands -- 33 Giant Textured Beads -- 32 HANDS ON: Functional Activities for Visually Impaired Preschoolers -- 29 Large Textured Block -- 33 Lots of Dots: Learning My ABC's -- 38 Move, Touch, Do! -- 21 Moving Ahead Series -- 26 -- Goin' on a Bear Hunt -- 26 -- NEW! Splish the Fish -- 27 On the Way to Literacy -- 23 Parent Early Childhood Education Series, English & Spanish Editions -- 28 Parents & Visually Impaired Infants (PAVII) -- 21 Peg Kit -- 34 Peg-a-Circle Set -- 34 Playing the Crucial Role in your Child's Development Video -- 31 -- Beginnings: Guide for Parents & Teachers -- 31 Puzzle Form Board Kit -- 34 Reach for the Stars: Planning for the Future -- 20 Rolling Into Place -- 37 Rolling Right Along Construction Kit -- 37 Sensory Cylinder Set -- 35 Sensory Learning Kit (SLK) -- 30 Sensory Stimulation Modality Kits -- 30 Shape Board -- 32 Small, Medium, & Large Circles (Sets I & II) -- 35 Sound Matching Board (I & II) -- 36 Tactile Treasures: Math and Language Concepts -- 28 Tangle Toy(R) -- 38 Textured Matching Blocks -- 33 Textured Pegs -- 32 Work-Play Trays -- 36 Early Childhood Related Products duPont Print/Braille Children's Books -- 171 Individualized Systematic Assessment of Visual Efficiency (ISAVE) -- 8 Invisiboard: Tic-Tac-Toe -- 135 Let's See: Vision Development Activities -- 128 Light Box and Related Materials -- 130 Mini-Lite Box and Related Materials -- 130 Rib-It-Balls -- 173 Setting the Stage for Tactile Understanding -- 99 Word Associations Print/Braille Labels -- 77 Everyday Activities Calendar This idea-filled calendar suggests a fun preschool activity for each day of the year formatted with two days per page. Activities are drawn from everyday occurrences and make use of easily accessible, low cost materials. The large print/braille calendar is designed so the user may begin at any point and comes in a three-ring binder with color dividers between each month. This calendar does not track any specific year, but can be used year after year. Recommended ages: 3 to 8 years. 1-08121-00 -- $58.00 Reach For the Stars, Planning for the Future: A Transition Process for Families of Young Children APH presents Reach for the Stars, a first-of-its-kind guidebook about transitioning young children into preschool or kindergarten settings. It is designed to help the families of young children with disabilities imagine positive and productive futures. It aids families in working with school personnel to create educational plans that will lead to inclusive educational programs. -- Family members can work with teachers, community members, and their child's peers to complete the maps and supporting materials prior to attending a transition meeting for their child. -- Service providers can use the material to understand a family's desires and expectations regarding their child's future. Reach for the Stars: -- Large Print Edition: 7-08410-00 -- $26.00 -- Braille Edition: 5-08410-00 -- $53.00 Transition Planning Pages only: -- Large Print: 7-08411-00 -- $5.00 -- Braille: 5-08410-01 -- $7.00 Parents and Visually Impaired Infants (PAVII) Print materials designed to help parents of infants who are visually impaired become involved as primary members of the intervention team. Includes: -- Parent Assessment of Needs: Help identify home-based goals for infants. -- Parent Observation Protocol: Covers parent observation of self and child through videotaping. -- PAVII 'How-To' Papers on Assessment: Home-based assessment information. -- The Art of Home Visiting: Responsibilities of a home visitor and issues in the home visit process. -- Getting Ready for School: The learning environment, family factors, child factors, school district factors, expert input, and educational rights. -- Learning Together: A Parent Guide to Socially Based Routines for Visually Impaired Infants: Help a baby learn during everyday activities (also available separately). Materials come bound in a sturdy three-ring notebook. Recommended ages: birth to 3 years, primarily for parents. PAVII: 7-96150-00 -- $44.00 Learning Together only: 7-68660-00 -- $13.00 Move, Touch, Do! Curriculum provides children opportunities to develop the awareness and skills to prepare them to enter formal education. Materials provide an outline of daily activities, a structure of materials and skills for the school year, instructions for craft projects, and sample communication boards. Included CD-ROM contains letters to parents, helpful forms, and checklists. Recommended ages: For developmental ages birth to 5 years, primarily for professionals. 7-83000-00 -- $44.00 On the Way to Literacy: Early Experiences for Visually Impaired Children This handbook and series of 18 storybooks contain vital information and activities to enhance the development of literacy in young blind or visually impaired children. Handbook and Let's Get Started Handbook for parents and teachers addresses communication, hand skills/tactual exploration, concepts, and book experiences. Recommended ages for handbook and Let's Get Started concepts: birth to 5 years. Storybooks Storybooks introduce large print, tactile illustrations, and braille. Illustrations provide opportunities to use finger and hand skills. Recommended ages for storybooks: 2 1/2 to 5 years, except Gumdrop Tree, which is not for children under 3 years. How On the Way Is Sold The handbook and storybooks can be purchased separately or as sets. The books in the sets are grouped together for your ordering convenience, and are not sequential in terms of level of difficulty. On the Way Storybooks with Real Objects and Textures Title -- Description -- Catalog No. -- Price Giggly-Wiggly, Snickety-Snick (Set III) -- Words capture a range of tactile experiences–bumpy, smooth, crunchy, etc. Envelopes on the pages can be filled with real objects (not included). -- 6-77502-05 -- $48.00 Something Special (Set I) -- A young child searches for a lost possession; features objects fixed to the book pages. -- 6-77500-05 -- $51.00 That's Not My Bear (Set II) -- A well-loved teddy bear is lost and cannot be replaced. The special bear and others offered by the family are represented by furry shapes. -- 6-77501-01 -- $47.00 Geraldine's Blanket (Set II) -- A girl's treasured blanket becomes worn and patched over time, but is never outgrown. Squares of fabric illustrate the fate of the blanket. -- 6-77501-02 -- $63.00 On the Way Storybooks Illustrated with Thermoforms (molded plastic shapes) Title -- Description -- Catalog No. -- Price Jennifer's Messes (Set I) -- Thermoforms of familiar objects such as breakfast cereal, pretzels, and crayons illustrate the messes made by Jennifer. -- 6-77500-06 -- $58.00 Jellybean Jungle (Set III) -- A counting rhyme about a magical jungle filled with jellybeans. From one to ten, the jellybeans appear in rows for easier counting. Scented stickers included. -- 6-77502-01 -- $71.00 Gobs of Gum (Set I) -- A rhyming story about "big blobs, small gobs, and sticky icky strings of bubblegum." -- 6-77500-08 -- $41.00 Roly-Poly Man (Set I) -- A young child creates a "roly-poly" figure from pieces of clay. -- 6-77500-07 -- $50.00 Thingamajig (Set III) -- Jamie is a collector of "thingamajigs"–coins, marbles, buttons, and other common objects. His treasures introduce the concept of grouping items, and identifying missing items. -- 6-77502-04 -- $42.00 On the Way Storybooks with Raised-Line Drawings Title -- Description -- Catalog No. -- Price The Longest Noodle (Set I) -- A child finds the world's longest noodle. Raised lines illustrate a shoelace, a jump rope, etc. -- 6-77500-01 -- $24.00 The Blue Balloon (Set II) -- A special balloon takes on extraordinary shapes and performs amazing feats. Illustrated with brightly colored, raised balloon shapes. -- 6-77501-03 -- $42.00 The Littlest Pumpkin (see related puzzles after this chart) -- When the littlest pumpkin in the patch isn't chosen to become a jack-o-lantern, things seem very bleak—until a child discovers his hiding place! Raised lines and die-cut foam pumpkins. -- 6-77504-00 -- $52.00 That Terrible, Awful Day (Set I) -- A young child's popsicle gets smaller as everyone shares a taste. -- 6-77500-04 -- $17.00 The Caterpillar (Set I) -- A visually impaired child discovers something in her backyard. Has raised line drawings of a hand, foot, steps, and a fuzzy fabric caterpillar. -- 6-77500-02 -- $20.00 Silly Squiggles (Set I) -- A wormlike creature stretches, squeezes, and squirms into various shapes in this rhyming story. -- 6-77500-09 -- $20.00 The Gumdrop Tree (Set III) -- A tree which grows from a gumdrop! The raised-line drawings depict the growth of the tree. The gumdrops are shown in a row, circle, square, etc. Includes scented stickers. For ages 3 years and up. -- 6-77502-03 -- $63.00 Bumpy Rolls Away (Set I) -- Bumpy the Ball rolls down a hill, down steps, onto a sidewalk, along an alley, and into a box. -- 6-77500-03 -- $20.00 Special On the Way Book Lets Children Create a Story About Themselves Book About Me (Set I) -- A "Me Book" for children to create, with fill-in-the-blank sentences in braille and print, and space to add illustrations and text. -- 6-77500-10 -- $16.00 On the Way to Literacy Book Sets Title -- Description -- Catalog No. -- Price On the Way to Literacy: Complete (Set I) -- One print handbook and one each of: Something Special; Jennifer's Messes; Gobs of Gum; Roly-Poly Man; The Longest Noodle; That Terrible, Awful Day; The Caterpillar; Bumpy Rolls Away; Silly Squiggles; Book About Me. 10 storybooks total. -- 6-77500-00 -- $355.00 On the Way to Literacy: Complete (Set II) -- One each of: That's Not My Bear, Geraldine's Blanket, The Blue Balloon. 3 storybooks total. -- 6-77501-00 -- $162.00 On the Way to Literacy: Complete (Set III) -- One each of: Giggly-Wiggly, Snickety-Snick; Jellybean Jungle; Thingamajig; The Gumdrop Tree. 4 storybooks total. Gumdrop 3 years and up. -- 6-77502-00 -- $234.00 On the Way to Literacy Handbook, Let's Get Started, and Related Video Title -- Description -- Catalog No. -- Price On the Way to Literacy Print Handbook -- Helps parents and teachers build a foundation for literacy with children from birth to kindergarten. (One print copy is included with Complete Set I.) -- 8-77500-00 -- $28.00 On the Way to Literacy Cassette Tape Handbook Contains the text of the print handbook on a 4-track, 15/16 ips cassette tape. (Cassette edition of handbook is only available separately.) -- C-77500-00 -- $2.50 On the Way to Literacy: Let's Get Started -- Introductory book to the On the Way series helps parents learn the importance of reading aloud to young children. This print/braille book is included in all sets of On the Way books. -- 8-77499-00 -- $10.00 Discovering the Magic of Reading: "Elizabeth's Story" (videotape and booklet) -- This 24-minute video and included booklet examine ways that parents and teachers of young visually impaired children can make the vital experience of reading aloud enjoyable and meaningful. -- 1-30002-00 -- $25.00 On the Way to Literacy: APH SoundPage The APH SoundPage, an OWTL storybook accessory, allows readers to create their own sound effects and recordings. Slotted to hold up to three eight-second digital recording/playback devices (two included in basic set, with additional devices sold separately), the page can be clipped into the 3-ring binder of any OWTL storybook. The User's Guide contains suggestions for use as a part of story reading, as well as suggesting other uses for the recording device. APH SoundPage: 6-77505-00 -- $37.00 Additional Digital Recording Device: 6-77505-01 -- $10.00 Related On the Way Product: Pumpkin Puzzles APH offers two pumpkin puzzles related to the On the Way to Literacy book The Littlest Pumpkin. These puzzles, sold as a set, depict the Littlest Pumpkin and another jack-o-lantern face. Orange and black foam puzzle pieces are reversible. 1-08835-00 -- $40.00 Moving Ahead Series: Goin' on a Bear Hunt Storybooks designed to be the next step for students who have had experience with simple tactile representations (such as those in APH's OWTL series). Moving Ahead storybooks introduce symbolic representation, more complex illustrations, and an increased emphasis on text by combining tactile pictures, print/braille text, and a fun story. Goin' on a Bear Hunt is the first title in this series. In the process of hunting for the bear, the reader follows a tactile line through the story, and at the end of the book is a fold-out tactile "map" to use in retelling the story. Braille words are provided on customer-applied labels, allowing the reader to choose contracted or uncontracted braille. Recommended ages: Pre-K to 3rd grade Goin' on a Bear Hunt, Print/Braille, with Large Print Reader's Guide: 6-77903-00 -- $44.00 Goin' on a Bear Hunt Reader's Guide only, Braille Edition: 6-77907-00 -- $10.00 Moving Ahead Series: Splish the Fish This read-aloud rhyming story features simple raised-line symbols representing Splish and his friends embedded in an areal pattern representing the ocean. The child tactually searches for Splish and helps him find his way back to his friends. An accompanying storyboard with Velcro(R)-backed pieces permits the child to retell the story. Splish the Fish Print/Braille Book with Large Print Reader's Guide: 6-77902-00 -- $44.00 Splish Reader's Guide only, Braille: 6-77906-00 -- $10.00 Alphabet Scramble Storybook Alphabet Scramble is a read-aloud storybook promoting emergent and early literacy skills. The rhyming story tells of a "family" of alphabet letters as each sets out to explore the page. As each letter takes a turn crossing the page-—shown as a line of repeating letters-—the child has the motivation to track along the line of braille, gaining skill in the hand movements used for braille reading. Reading Alphabet Scramble provides exposure to upper and lower case braille and large print letters, letter names, the sequence of the alphabet, and includes the letter word contraction associated with each braille letter. Visually pleasing, colorful, high-contrast backgrounds add interest for low vision learners and sighted peers. An accompanying Notes to the Reader (print edition included, braille edition available separately) discusses the book's purpose, proper tracking techniques, and information about tactual recognition of braille symbols and the importance of letter knowledge for beginning reading. Recommended ages: preschool and up. Alphabet Scramble: 5-01199-00 -- $40.00 Optional item: Alphabet Scramble, Braille Notes to Reader: 5-01198-00 -- $8.00 Developmental Guidelines for Infants with Visual Impairment: A Manual for Early Intervention This manual describes the development of infants with a wide range of visual impairments. Includes sections on: Visual Impairment in Infants (overview); Development – Social-Emotional, Communication, Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, and Functional Vision; and Use of the Guidelines to Develop Intervention Goals and Strategies. Recommended ages: Birth to 2 years, primarily for professionals. Print: 8-50700-00 -- $29.00 Cassette: C-50700-00 -- $8.00 Parent Early Childhood Education Series Activity sheets describe techniques parents can use to help their blind or visually impaired child grow in key developmental areas: cognitive, communication, eating, motor, and play skills; emotional and sensory development; and orientation and mobility. Recommended ages: birth through 5 years, for parents and professionals. Teacher, Print in binder: 7-96201-00 -- $14.00 Parent/Caregiver, Loose Leaf Print: 7-96200-00 -- $8.00 Braille: 5-96201-00 -- $35.00 Spanish Edition, Loose Leaf Print: 7-96202-00 -- $15.00 Tactile Treasures: Math and Language Concepts for Young Children with Visual Impairments Informal assessment and teaching tool for use with children from preschool through elementary. Helps develop an early understanding of basic concepts and vocabulary that are prerequisites for reading and math. Tactile graphics of thermoformed real objects and related scripts/stories introduce over 90 concepts such as shape, size, comparison, amount, position, and page orientation. 79 sheets feature tactile objects and a teacher's guidebook in print and braille provides the scripts or stories for each concept. Recommended ages: 4 to 9 years, primarily for professionals. Note: It is not recommended that the guidebook be used without the thermoformed pages. Tactile Treasures (entire kit): 1-08842-00 -- $127.00 Replacement Items Print Guidebook: 7-08842-00 -- $22.00 Braille Guidebook: 5-08842-00 -- $12.00 Fine Motor Development Materials: Twist, Turn, and Learn Helps young children with visual and with multiple disabilities develop and enhance fine motor skills. Kit assists in developing reaching, grasping, raking, pincer grasp, wrist rotation, searching technique, palmar grasp, and visual-motor/visual-perceptual coordination. Includes eight modules with bright colors and ringing bells; a set of straps that allow the modules to be hung on playpens or cribs; a carrying bag; and a print teacher's guidebook. Recommended ages: birth to 36 months, primarily for professionals. Fine Motor Complete Set: 1-08420-00 -- $375.00 Teacher's Guidebook only: 7-40400-00 -- $24.00 HANDS ON: Functional Activities for Visually Impaired Preschoolers Helps children develop skills such as concentration, hand and visual coordination, ability to complete a cycle of activity, and socialization skills. Also helps develop a sense of order and a positive self-image. Includes a guidebook and six specially designed plastic work trays. The guidebook details numerous activities using the trays and commonly available materials. The work progresses from jobs such as pouring beans to more complicated tasks such as preparing snacks. Recommended ages: 3 to 6 years, for parents and professionals. HANDS ON Kit: 1-03260-00 -- $210.00 HANDS ON Guidebook only: 7-52210-00 -- $59.00 Sensory Learning Kit (SLK) A kit for use in the development of skills for learners with the most significant challenges. This kit is an extensive set of sensory items and written materials that help the most significantly challenged learners increase their curiosity and develop specific skills. Tools in this kit may be used to help create daily schedules, lesson plans, and alternative assessments for play or functional routines. Kit Includes: -- SLK Guidebook and Assessment Forms – create appetite lists and determine appropriate arousal states for routines -- SLK Routines Book– explains importance of routines and provides templates -- Three assistive technology switches -- A power control unit -- Multiple appetite items featuring texture, color, and sound for use in the routines Sensory Learning Kit: 1-08611-00 -- $499.00 Also Available Separately: SLK Guidebook/Routines Book, Print: 7-08611-00 -- $81.00 NEW! SLK Power Switches Now Available Separately SLK Power Select Switch: 1-08612-00 -- $175.00 SLK Scallop Switch: 1-08613-00 -- $32.00 SLK Adaptable Tactile Switch: 1-08614-00 -- $27.00 SLK Adaptable Stick Switch: 1-08615-00 -- $50.00 Sensory Stimulation Modality Kits These kits (not pictured) facilitate the development of basic sensory processes in children who are blind and/or have multiple disabilities. Each kit has suggested activities for each of the three response levels: tolerance, identification, and exploration/selection. The activities are to be used as guidelines in presenting the kit items sequentially and appropriately for the functional level of the learner. Auditory Kit: 1-08640-00 -- $142.00 Tactual-Kinesthetic Kit: 1-08630-00 -- $155.00 Visual Kit: 1-08620-00 -- $135.00 REVISED! Variable Beam Flashlight with Color Disks: 1-08390-02 -- $59.00 Color Beam Book: -- Print/CD: 7-08390-00 -- $6.00 -- Braille/CD: 5-08390-00 -- $12.00 Playing the Crucial Role in Your Child's Development and Beginnings These two items give parents or teachers of infants who are visually impaired many easy-to-follow suggestions. The short video and more detailed book present ways of building critical skills such as reaching, grasping, midline coordination, walking, etc. Recommended ages: birth to 2 years, for parents and professionals. Playing the Crucial Role in Your Child's Development (VHS video): 1-08341-00 -- $19.00 Beginnings: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers of Visually Impaired Babies (print handbook): 7-11710-00 -- $10.00 Effective Use of Objects: A Process Centered Intervention Helps learners with multiple disabilities develop task-oriented behavior that is self-regulating. Focuses on the kinds of problem-solving skills that encourage the functional use of objects. The first section stresses task orientation and exploration of the physical properties of objects. Section two addresses skills related to using objects in work sequences at a more advanced level. Effective Use of Objects: 7-35500-00 -- $45.00 Aids for Teaching Basic Concepts of Sensory Development Print handbook discusses sensory development concepts. Contains activities and guidance for use with children who are visually impaired or multiply disabled. Recommended ages: infancy through primary. 7-02250-00 -- $28.00 Giant Textured Beads Introduces a variety of concepts, including shape, color, and texture. Also assists in the development of muscular and eye-hand coordination. Set includes 12 brightly colored plastic beads in three shapes: cube, rectangular solid, cylinder. Shapes have three textures: smooth, striped, and a grid. A bead stringer and instructions in print are included. Recommended ages: 3 to 6 years. Giant Textured Beads: 1-03780-00 -- $71.00 Stringer only: 1-03790-00 -- $4.25 Textured Pegs Helps develop fine motor skills, manual dexterity, and grasp/release skills, reinforcing concepts of direction and position. Includes a 12-hole board and 12 large textured pegs. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 1 to 6 years. 1-08930-00 -- $29.00 Shape Board Students learn to discriminate, sort, and classify different geometric figures according to size, shape, color, or position on a pegboard. Also aids in understanding up, down, right, and left. Consists of 15 geometric shapes and a board with three columns of five pegs. Includes five different shapes in small, medium, and large sizes. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 4 years and older. 1-03710-00 -- $75.00 Large Textured Block Develops gross motor dexterity, visual and tactual discrimination, and simple matching skills. The 3-inch plastic cube features sides of six different colors and textures. Six flat plastic inserts match the cube sides. An insert is placed in the included frame; the block is then placed on top of the insert, matching side down. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. 1-03820-00 -- $35.00 Textured Matching Blocks Encourages recognition of textures, identification of textures by name, and tactual matching, while reinforcing directional and positional concepts. Includes six blocks of different textures and a board with identically textured nests for block matching. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 3 to 6 years. 1-08950-00 -- $57.00 Formboard with Removable Hands Promotes orientation to left and right hand positions and texture recognition. Base has incised left and right hand shapes. Tops of the removable hand pieces are smooth, the bottoms are textured. High contrast colors. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 3 to 6 years. 1-03700-00 -- $28.00 Related Product: Touch and Tell Classic reading readiness books: 6-44670-00 Puzzle Form Board Kit The Puzzle Form Board Kit is a supplementary aid for teaching basic concepts such as shape, texture, color, size, and matching. This kit includes five different puzzle shapes with puzzle frames: circle, diamond, square, rectangle, and triangle. There are three variations of each of the five shapes. Recommended ages: 3 years and older. 1-03721-00 -- $69.00 Peg-A-Circle Set Assists in teaching concepts of next, sequence, clockwise, and counterclockwise. Consists of a 12 inch square board containing 16 holes in a circular pattern, and 16 pegs. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 3 years and older. 1-08550-00 -- $44.00 Peg Kit Helps children develop skills in manipulation; number and language concepts; and color, size, and tactual discrimination. Contains nine pegs of varying sizes, colors, and textures; a manipulation/storage container; and six inset frames with holes of varying number and size. Frames fit into the top of the container and provide for manipulating the pegs. Recommended ages: 3 to 8 years. 1-03420-00 -- $38.00 Sensory Cylinder Set Develops skills in manipulation; number and language concepts; and tactual, color, and weight discrimination. Contains six cylinders, two each of three different weights. Ends of the cylinders have six different texture matches. No two matches of weight, texture, or color can be made simultaneously. Recommended ages: 3 years and older. 1-03670-00 -- $69.00 Small, Medium, and Large Circles, Set I Introduces the concept of fine size discrimination. A frame contains three recessed nests for holding six foam circles of various sizes. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 1 to 6 years. 1-08590-00 -- $18.00 Small, Medium, and Large Circles, Set II Facilitates perception of three dimensions, while strengthening manipulative, matching, and discrimination skills. A base has three pegs for sorting three sets of four circles with holes in their centers. Circles are in four different colors, and as circle diameter increases, thickness decreases. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 3 to 6 years. 1-08600-00 -- $58.00 Sound Matching Board I Develops fine motor skills and auditory matching and discrimination, with the capability of introducing sequential order. Included are: 12 cylinders (four loud- and eight soft-sounding), and a circular, 12-hole board. Cylinders and board are of contrasting colors. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 3 years and older. 1-08710-00 -- $52.00 Sound Matching Board II Helps develop concepts of a series, directions, positions, matching, and discrimination. Includes eight shakers of four different sounds, and an 8-nest base. Print instructions. Recommended ages: 3 years and older 1-08720-00 -- $47.00 Work-Play Trays Durable trays hold objects which might roll out of reach. Trays provide enclosed work space for sorting, matching, classifying, counting. Two sizes and colors: Small Work-Play Tray (17 x 11 3/4 inches): -- Gray: 1-03750-00 -- $15.00 -- Yellow: 1-03660-00. -- $15.00 Dividers for Small Work-Play Tray (pack of four – two, three, four, or five parts) -- 1-03770-00 -- $20.00 Large Work-Play Tray (21 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches): -- Gray: 1-03760-00 -- $21.00 -- Yellow: 1-03740-00 -- $21.00 Note: Dividers are not available for the large tray. Rolling Into Place(TM) Although Rolling Into Place is an interactive storybook intended primarily for children with visual impairments, any young child can enjoy its unique, fun design. As the Velcro(R) ball is rolled to its final "surprise" destination, important hand skills and basic directional concepts are learned and reinforced. The book's simultaneous visual, tactile, and auditory feedback help the child attend to the path traveled by the ball. Also included are an assortment of interactive Velcro face pieces and an accompanying Author's Letter detailing suggested activities. Not intended for children ages 3 and under without adult supervision. 1-08450-00 -- $68.00 Rolling Right Along Construction Kit(TM) Rolling Right Along Construction Kit(TM) allows teachers and parents to construct books similar to APH's Rolling Into Place,[insert link] an interactive storybook. Using provided accordion-folded panels, Velcro(R) pathways, and accessory items (e.g., braillable sheets and a package of Sticky Dots Adhesive(TM)), self-designed books can be tailored to the interests and needs of a particular child with a visual impairment or blindness. The construction materials are accompanied by a full-color User's Guide that provides story suggestions, tips for adding tactile embellishments, and sample book layouts. Enjoy designing your own tactile books with this starter kit. If possible, involve your student/child in the construction fun. Rolling Right Along Construction Kit: 1-08451-00 -- $58.00 Lots of Dots: Learning My ABC's Lots of Dots: Learning My ABC's is an exciting raised-line coloring book designed for future large print and braille readers. It facilitates braille character recognition through repetitive activities designed for young children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. Each letter of the alphabet has two pages: the first page features a jumbo braille cell, with six raised-line open circles; the second page shows the letter and a tactile graphic depiction of an easy-to-find object that begins with that letter. Attached to the inside front cover is a plastic stencil of the jumbo cell, which allows the student to practice a braille cell configuration by tracing or by using the accompanying foam braille chips. Lots of Dots: Learning My ABC's: 1-10000-00 -- $26.00 Tangle Toy(R) With its infinite knot shapes and variety of colors and textures, the Tangle Toy(R) can be used in various forms to encourage a child to explore, move, and play. The Tangle Toy includes segments that feature bright colors, each color with its own unique texture. Combine the curved segments to create a high-contrast toy that can be twisted into an infinite number of shapes. This provides a visually and tactually interesting object to help catch a child's attention. Because each colored segment has its own texture, activities that are focused on using specific colors are easily adapted for the child who is blind. The activities and games in the Tangle Book help sighted and visually impaired peers refine motor skills, color discrimination, and tactile discrimination. Tangle Toy(R) and Tangle Book Kit (includes one large print guidebook and three Tangle Toys): 1-08750-00 -- $45.00 Optional Braille Guidebook: 5-08750-00 -- $16.00 Replacement Large Print Guidebook: 7-08750-00 -- $16.00 Core Curriculum: English and Language Arts Section Index Brain Quest(R): English -- 39 Expanded Dolch Word Cards -- 40 English and Language Arts Related Products The Braille Connection -- 97 New! Building on Patterns: Kindergarten Level -- 90 Card Chart Kit -- 82 Chrissy's Collection Print/Braille Books -- 170 duPont Print/Braille Books -- 171 Getting In Touch with Reading -- 185 Patterns: Braille Spelling and English Program -- 95 Talking Word Puzzles(TM) -- 175 Brain Quest APH has published four large type/braille editions of the popular Workman Publishing quiz game series Brain Quest(R): 1000 Questions and Answers. Recommended ages: 9 years and up. -- American History: 6-17001-00 -- $75.00 -- English: 6-17002-00 -- $75.00 -- Geography: 6-17003-00 -- $75.00 -- Science: 6-17000-00 -- $75.00 Expanded Dolch Word Cards These flashcards, consisting of 220 sight vocabulary words and 95 words with pictures, can be used for reading practice or an informal assessment of a student's ability to read words in contracted braille and to spell words in uncontracted braille. Cards measure 3 1/2 x 2 inches, with an orientation corner cut. Words are shown in contracted braille on one side and uncontracted braille on the other, with large print on both sides. Picture word cards contain a picture corresponding to the word. 30 blank cards allow for adding words. Indexing tabs and storage box included. Recommended ages: 5+ Expanded Dolch Word Cards: 1-03560-00 -- $20.00 Note: You can use this with the Card Chart [insert link -- page 82] or the Braille Contraction Cards .[insert link -- page 86] [Advertisement]: Six Different APH Catalogs Available! The American Printing House for the Blind offers different catalogs to help meet your educational and daily living needs. -- Products Catalog – our complete line of products – and the APH Replacement Parts Catalog – in one volume -- NEW! 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Core Curriculum Mathematics Section Index Abacus Basic Competency -- 51 Abacus Made Easy -- 51 Analog Clock Model -- 44 APH Number Line Device -- 47 Beginner's Abacus -- 50 Braille/Print Protractor -- 45 Brannan Cubarithm Slate and Cubes -- 47 Clockface Sheets in Braille -- 44 Cranmer Abacus -- 50 Digital Clock Mode -- l44 Flexible Rulers -- 51 FOCUS in Mathematics -- 42 Fractional Parts of Wholes -- 46 Geometric Forms -- 46 Geometry Tactile Graphics Kit -- 45 Graphic Aid for Mathematics -- 46 Hands-On Experience w/Cranmer Abacus video -- 51 Hundreds Board & Manipulatives -- 48 Large Abacus -- 50 Large Print/Braille Toss-Away Ruler -- 52 NEW! Large Print Protractor -- 45 Math Drill Cards -- 47 Math Flash(TM) software -- 43 Meterstick -- 52 Multiplication & Division Table -- 42 Nemeth Code Reference Sheet for Basic Mathematics -- 46 One-Foot Braille Rulers -- 52 Orion TI-36X Talking Scientific Calculator -- 43 Quick Pick Math -- 49 Quick Pick Counting -- 49 Rulers -- 51 Stick-on Tactile Ruler -- 52 NEW! Tactile Protractor -- 45 Using the Cranmer Abacus -- 51 Mathematics Related Products Baseball Game -- 179 Braille Transcriber's Kit: Math -- 105 Card Chart Kit -- 82 Classroom Calendar Kits -- 78 EZ Track Financial Record Keeper -- 165 Graph Paper -- 118 Individual Calendar Kit -- 78 Money Handling & Budgeting -- 165 Money Talks(TM) -- 166 Score Card Set -- 178 Tactile Demonstration Thermometer -- 56 Tactile Treasures -- 128 Take Away Game -- 178 Talking Calculator -- 161 Tangible Graphs -- 99 Ten Spot Game -- 178 FOCUS in Mathematics Activity-based program emphasizes the fundamental operations, properties, and structures of math. Includes over 400 manipulative items, designed to be easily handled and to offer tactile and visual contrast. Concepts include: -- Sorting, matching, counting -- Addition and subtraction -- Fractions -- Graphs -- Time and money, etc. Includes an Academic Program (general use) manual. Special manuals are available separately with activities for students who are deafblind or multiply disabled. Recommended ages: 4 years and older. FOCUS Academic Program Complete Kit: 1-08280-00 -- $380.00 Replacement Academic manual (included in complete kit): 7-42700-00 -- $28.00 Deafblind manual (NOT included in complete kit): 7-42710-00 -- $50.00 Multihandicapped manual (NOT included in kit): 7-42720-00 -- $50.00 Multiplication and Division Table A large print / braille tool to help math students with multiplication and division problems. The grid can be used to find the product of two whole numbers from 1 through 9 or the quotient of a related division problem. The chart is printed / embossed on heavy braille paper and is punched for a 3-ring binder. Comes with five charts and an instruction booklet. 5-82700-00 -- $25.00 Instruction Booklet only: 7-82700-00 -- $5.00 Math Flash(TM) Software helps elementary students sharpen math skills with talking electronic flash cards. This self-voicing program uses the computer's sound card to communicate instructions, drills, practice sessions, and games. Students can select their favorite fun Math Mentor character. Teachers can modify the number of problems, degree of difficulty, and insert custom problems. Recommended ages: 6 years and up. Requirements to Run -- Windows(R) 98 or 2000 or later including XP -- Sound card with speakers -- CD-ROM drive to install program -- From 15 to 25 MB of hard disk space -- Internet Explorer(R) 4.01 or later Math Flash: CD-ROM: D-19910-01 -- $24.00 Electronic Distribution: D-19910-01ED -- $24.00 Note: Find detailed software purchasing instructions in the "How to Order" section, [insert link -- page 208]. Download APH Software Demos: www.aph.org/tech Orion TI-36X Talking Scientific Calculator This calculator has identical functions to the popular Texas Instruments(R) TI-36X calculator: Features -- Ideal for all students – junior high through college, algebra I through calculus and applied mathematics such as engineering -- Over 127 scientific functions, including 1 & 2 variable statistics, trigonometry, and unit conversion -- High-quality speech. Keys speak when pressed, display can be spoken at any time, speech can be turned off -- Unique key-learning mode without interrupting current operation -- Large, tactile, functionally zoned keys -- Rechargeable battery, over six hours of continuous operation, auto-shutoff. Includes: -- Earphone -- Power adapter -- One year limited warranty Orion TI-36X Calculator: 1-07335-01 -- $249.00 Not available for purchase with Federal Quota funds. Digital Clock Model Demonstrate how a digital clock works with this durable teaching tool. Has numbers in large print and literary braille on three manually adjustable wheels (hour, ten minute, and minute). Housed in a black plastic case with non-skid rubber feet. (This is a model only and has no motor.) -- Teach basic time concepts -- Contrast digital and analog clocks -- Introduce travel schedules or explain digital time/distance tracking devices 1-03126-00 -- $26.00 Analog Clock Model Helps teach about time-telling concepts. Has braille and raised large print markings and hands that are easily rotated. The hands are synchronized like those of an actual clock (the Model has no motor). Recommended ages: 6 to 10 years. 1-03125-00 -- $16.00 Clock Face Sheets in Braille Each sheet contains four embossed braille clock faces. Hands can be added to these blank clock faces. Embossed on manila transcribing paper measuring 11 1/2 x 11 inches. 3-hole punched. 25 per package. Recommended ages: 6 to 10 years. 1-03111-00 -- $16.00 Geometry Tactile Graphics Kit Set of thermoformed raised line drawings depicting geometry concepts, figures, and relationships. Graphics are larger and easier for students to measure than those in braille textbooks. Kit includes 26 white plastic thermoform sheets measuring 8 1/2 x 11 inches. 52 drawings total. Includes two specially adapted protractors, a teacher's guide in print and braille, and a storage binder. Recommended ages: 12 years and older. 1-08841-00 -- $65.00 Braille/Print Protractor Bold large print numbers and raised dots mark the 180 degrees of this protractor. This revised model has markings every 5 degrees, rather than every 1/2 degree. The lines are bolder and the type is now 18 point. The ruler markings have been removed. Protractor features a pivoting wand. When aligned with a certain degree measurement, the corresponding angle is created by the wand and the bottom edge of the protractor. Includes print and braille instructions. 1-04115-00 -- $11.00 NEW! Large Print and Tactile Protractors Now students can use the same convenient measuring tools in both classroom and assessment situations. Both protractors feature: -- Lightweight, clear plastic -- Movable, transparent yellow wand -- Open hole where wand is attached for inserting pencil or push pin at vertex of angle -- Notches on bottom left and right allow for pinning the protractor to surface such as a rubber mat -- 6-inch ruler located at bottom of protractor Large Print Protractor features: -- Bold, sans serif, 20-point font -- Upper labels mark every 10 degrees from 0° to 180° -- Lower labels mark every 20 degrees from 180° to 0° Tactile Protractor features: -- Braille dot markings on upper edge: -- 3 dots at 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°; -- 2 braille dots at each 10° to 170° except 90°; -- A single braille dot at every 10° increment from 5° to 175°, excluding 45° and 135°. Large Print Protractor (4-Pack): 1-04116-00 -- $20.00 Tactile Protractor (4-Pack): 1-04117-00. -- $20.00 Graphic Aid for Mathematics Construct geometric and other figures and graphs related to arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. Consists of a cork board mounted with a rubber mat embossed with a 34 x 30 grid of 1/2 inch squares. Included are three flat spring wires, 14 push pins, and rubber bands. Recommended ages: 8 years and older. 1-00460-01 -- $129.00 CAPTION: Insert push pins at coordinates. Connect rubber bands to make straight lines. Flat spring wires between pins make circles or arcs. Geometric Forms Introduces students to the circle, square, and triangle. Kit includes three plane figures, four solid figures, and a white plastic sheet illustrating the three shapes in black, raised lines. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. 1-03410-00 -- $44.00 Fractional Parts of Wholes Set Tactile circles introduce the concepts of wholes, halves, thirds, and fourths. This set contains one work tray with three form boards and our 3-inch diameter circles, one whole and the others cut into halves, thirds, and fourths. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. 1-03290-00 -- $42.00 Nemeth Code Reference Sheet for Basic Mathematics Listing of common symbols from the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics. Shows symbols in use. Groupings include: -- Numbers -- Omissions -- Comparisons -- Operations -- Money -- Geometry -- Fractions -- Other Related Symbols. Print Edition: 7-87500-00 -- $2.50 Braille Edition: 5-87400-00 -- $9.00 APH Number Line Device Supplemental device bridges the gap between concrete representations and abstract concepts of numbers. Base holds two number lines (10 interchangable lines with black raised lines and varying dot intervals numbered in braille and large print) with plastic pegs for comparison (e.g., tens and fourths). Instructions in regular print. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. 1-03480-00 -- $89.00 Brannan Cubarithm Slate and Cubes Young students may find it easier to use this device rather than a brailler to align problems such as multiplication. A rubber frame with a 16 x 16 grid pattern of nests will hold small plastic cubes numbered 0 through 9 in braille (no print). Each cube represents one digit. Frame and cubes are sold separately. Recommended ages: 6 years and older. Cubarithm Slate 1-00320-00 -- $21.00 Plastic Cubes (Set of 100): 1-00330-00 -- $18.00 Math Drill Cards in Braille and Large Type Handy math skill reinforcing cards in five separate sets. The cards in the Number and Math Sign set have a math sign or number sign in braille and large type and braille on opposite sides. Large type/braille math operations cards have a math fact and the fact with the answer on opposite sides. Braille is Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics. 3 1/2 x 2 inches; low-glare paper; black printing; orientation corner cut; Recommended for age 5 to 10. Number & Math Sign Cards: 1-03551-00 -- $7.00 Addition Cards: 1-03552-00 -- $7.00 Subtraction Cards: 1-03553-00 -- $7.00 Multiplication Cards: 1-03554-00 -- $7.00 Division Cards: 1-03555-00 -- $7.00 Note: Some assembly required. Storage box not included. These cards can be used with APH's Card Chart [insert link -- page 82]. Hundreds Boards and Manipulatives These two boards and included manipulative items can be used to help teach basic math concepts. Includes two desk-sized boards made of heavy-duty plastic. The Grid Board has a raised-line, 10 x 10 grid outlined in black. Grid is blank and manipulatives can be attached to it. The Number Board also has a raised-line 10 x 10 grid outlined in black. This grid is preprinted with the numbers 1 through 100 in large print and in Nemeth Braille. This board acts as a reference to check work placed on the Grid Board and can be used for concept demonstration. Included are hundreds of manipulative pieces made of tough plastic and backed with loop material for attaching to the Grid Board. There are two kinds of manipulatives, numbers (1 through 100) and four colored shapes. Uses include: -- Patterning -- Counting -- Ordering numbers -- Comparing numbers -- Addition, subtraction, and multiplication -- Graphing data -- Using cardinal directions Recommended ages: 5 to 10 years. Hundreds Boards and Manipulatives: 1-03105-00 -- $114.00 Numbers only: 1-03105-01 -- $15.00 Note: Some assembly required. Quick Pick Math Math game consisting of a plastic packet containing fifty large print/braille cards. The front and back of each card contains a math question and four possible answers. To play, the student inserts the included tool in one of four holes in the front of the plastic packet. If the answer is correct, the card will slide out. If the answer is incorrect, the card will not pull out, and the student should try again. Recommended ages: 5 years and up. Quick Pick Math: -- Addition: 1-03570-00 -- $30.00 -- Subtraction: 1-03571-00 --.$30.00 -- Multiplication: 1-03572-00 -- $30.00 -- Division: 1-03573-00 -- $30.00 Quick Pick Counting Game designed to help young children learn to count to 12 with raised-line symbols and braille numbers. Can also be used with developmentally delayed students. Game includes fifty one-sided game cards in a plastic packet and is played as described above in Quick Pick Math. The student counts the tactile symbols and then reads the correct braille number. The raised-line symbols are embossed only, the number answers are large print/braille. Cards can be subdivided into smaller groups with the raised-line symbols arranged to better match the student's skill level. Recommended ages: 4 years and up. 1-03574-00 -- $30.00 Cranmer Abacus 13-rod abacus. Frame measures 6 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches. White beads have a diameter of 3/8 inch. Dark felt backing prevents beads from slipping. An optional metal coupler is available for linking two abacuses together. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. Cranmer Abacus: 1-03150-00 -- $22.00 Coupler for Cranmer Abacus: 1-03160-00 -- $6.00 Beginner's Abacus A counting frame for reinforcing beginning mathematical concepts such as one-to-one correspondence, counting, place value, addition and subtraction. Introduces basic abacus terms such as "set" and "clear." Consists of a black rectangular frame with 2 rods. Rods have 9 large white beads that slide against a dark felt backing. Frame measures 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1. Print guidebook included. Braille guidebook available separately. Recommended ages: 5 to 7 years. Beginner's Abacus (includes print guidebook): 1-03180-00 -- $25.00 Beginner's Abacus Guidebook, Print Edition: 7-03180-00 -- $12.00 Beginner's Abacus Guidebook, Braille Edition: 5-03180-00 -- $10.00 Large Abacus Young students and those without fine motor skills can benefit from this large 13-rod abacus. Frame measures 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches and the bead diameter is 1/2 inch. White beads slide against a dark felt backing. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. 1-03170-00 -- $24.00 Hands On Experience with the Cranmer Abacus These two VHS videotapes and accompanying booklet are designed to familiarize you with basic uses of the Cranmer Abacus. The concepts and skills covered include how numbers are represented and how to perform the four basic math functions on the abacus. 1-30004-00 -- $25.00 Abacus Basic Competency: A Counting Method An instruction manual to teach children and adults abacus skills in the four basic math operations. This abacus instructional system uses the Counting Method instead of the traditional indirect method. Advantages include: -- Simple method comparable to the way young sighted children count and add by counting things one at a time, as in counting on fingers. -- Minimum number of rules must be learned in order to arrive at an answer to a mathematical problem. -- Speed in using the abacus is not lessened with this method. Accuracy is increased, frustration is eliminated. Abacus Basic Competency: -- Large Print Edition: 7-00219-00 -- $17.50 -- Braille Edition: 5-00219-00 -- $22.00 Other Abacus Books The Abacus Made Easy: -- Braille Ed.: 5-00220-00 -- $52.00 -- Large Print Ed.: 4-00100-00 -- $18.00 Using the Cranmer Abacus for the Blind: -- Braille Edition: 6-50100-00 -- $45.00 -- Large Print Ed.: 4-27110-00 -- $35.00 Flexible Rulers (Braille/Large Type) These flexible rulers allow tactual and visual measurement of flat or curved surfaces. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. Two are offered: 18-Inch Flexible Ruler (package of five): 1-03050-00 -- $10.00 30-Centimeter Flexible Ruler (package of five): 1-03031-00 -- $9.00 1-Foot Braille Rulers Plastic rulers taper on the edge. A metal caliper slide to aid in accuracy is included (also available separately). Recommended ages: 5 years and above. Two versions are offered: Metric-English Measurement Ruler: Metric edge has raised lines every half-centimeter and braille numbers every two centimeters. Opposite English edge has raised lines every 1/4 inch and braille numbers at each inch. Metric-English Ruler: 1-03100-00 -- $8.00 English Measurement Ruler: Has raised lines. Braille numbers at each inch. Fourths on one edge, eighths on the other. English Ruler: 1-03070-00 -- $7.00 Caliper Slide for Either Ruler (package of five): 1-03091-00 -- $15.00 Large Print/Braille Toss-Away Ruler This ruler, with markings in both large print and braille, is designed for the classroom or testing and assessment situations where an inexpensive measuring device is needed. 7-inch rulers marked with centimeters and inches are printed/embossed on assorted bright colors of heavy paper with high contrast numbers. Large Print/Braille Toss-Away Ruler (24-Pack): 1-03010-00 -- $16.00 Large Print Only Toss-Away Ruler (24-Pack): 1-03011-00 -- $10.00 Meterstick (Braille) Plastic, drilled for hanging, with raised lines every centimeter, and braille every other centimeter; thick raised lines for decimeters. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. 1-03000-00 -- $14.00 Stick-On Tactile Ruler Styrene one foot long x 1/2 inch wide with double-sided adhesive on back. Can be cut down if needed. Raised lines (no braille or print) indicate divisions to 1/8 inch. Recommended ages: 8 years and older. Package of five. 1-03081-01 -- $6.00 Core Curriculum, Science and Health Section Index New! Adapting Science for Students w/Visual Impairments -- 57 Basic Science Tactile Graphics -- 56 Basic Tactile Anatomy Atlas -- 58 Brain Quest(R) Science -- 53 Periodic Table of Elements -- 58 Sense of Science: Animals -- 55 Sense of Science: Plants -- 54 Tactile Demonstration Thermometer -- 56 Science and Health Related Products Card Chart Kit -- 82 Classroom Calendar Kits -- 78 Individual Calendar Kit -- 78 Orion TI-36X Talking Scientific Calculator -- 43 Portable Sound Source 2003 -- 69 Wooden Constructo Sets -- 179 Brain Quest APH has published four large type/braille editions of the popular Workman Publishing quiz game series Brain Quest(R): 1000 Questions and Answers. Recommended ages: 9+ Brain Quest: Large Type/Braille Editions -- American History 6-17001-00 -- $75.00 -- English 6-17002-00 -- $75.00 -- Geography 6-17003-00 -- $75.00 -- Science 6-17000-00 -- $75.00 Sense of Science Series Sense of Science is a unique series designed to make the world of science accessible, understandable, and enjoyable. All learners can benefit from this hands-on, multi-sensory approach, although Sense of Science is recommended for early elementary age students. The main component in each Sense of Science kit is a set of colorful, raised-line overlays designed to be used with a light box, or as stand-alone items. An accompanying guidebook suggests activities using the overlays and supplemental teacher-provided materials to enhance and extend the learning experience. Two modules are currently available, Sense of Science: Plants and Sense of Science: Animals. Additional modules are planned for the future. Sense of Science: Plants Sense of Science: Plants is the first module of a planned science series for visually impaired students in grades K-3, and for other students who may benefit from a multisensory approach to learning. Includes: -- A large print guidebook (braille edition available separately) with activities to teach basic plant concepts. Activities use real objects and the included colorful, raised-line overlays. -- Overlays include bean seed cross-section, flower, leaf, tree, etc. Use with the optional APH Light Box or Mini-Lite Box, or stand alone. -- Two accompanying trays designed to fit under a light box ledge and provide a secure working area for the overlays. Recommended ages: 5 to 10 years. Sense of Science: Plants (complete kit): 1-08980-00 -- $143.00 Large Print Guidebook only: 7-08980-00 -- $30.00 Optional Braille Guidebook only: 5-08980-00 -- $24.00 Related Products Light Box: 1-08660-00 -- $393.00 Mini-Lite Box: 1-08661-00 -- $160.00 Sense of Science: Animals Sense of Science: Animals is the second module in this tactile/visual "hands-on" series. Activities incorporate a learning objective, a list of vocabulary and needed materials, an initial inquiry, a step-by-step procedure, an extended activity, a visual adaptation, math and language connections, and a "science tidbit." Activities are also provided using the accompanying overlays. Includes: -- A large print guidebook (braille edition available separately) with easy-to-follow activities, a glossary, list of resources, and bibliography of related children's books. -- A variety of visual and tactile overlays, such as ant, bird, fish, life cycle of a frog, etc. that can be used alone or with the optional APH Light Box or Mini-Lite Box. -- Two trays designed to slip snugly under a light box ledge and provide a secure working area for using the overlays. Recommended ages: 5 to 10 years. Sense of Science: Animals (complete kit): 1-08990-00 -- $249.00 Large Print Guidebook only: 7-08990-00 -- $25.00 Optional Braille Guidebook only: 5-08990-00 -- $44.00 Tactile Demonstration Thermometer Allows students to independently read, set, and compare temperatures. -- A two-textured, two-colored adjustable "mercury column" with an easy-grip tactile indicator -- Comparable Fahrenheit and Celsius scales presented in both large print and braille -- Tactile degree markings every 5 and 10 degrees Recommended ages: Basic thermometer activities can begin at age 6. Tactile Demonstration Thermometer: 1-03020-00 -- $47.00 Basic Science Tactile Graphics Basic Science Tactile Graphics are vacuum-formed raised-line drawings depicting objects, concepts, and relationships that are covered in nearly all elementary science textbooks. They are intended to supplement, not replace, the graphics in a student's adapted textbook. Instructional hints and suggestions are given for each tactile drawing. Includes 52 graphics, such as: Insect, Blood Flow from Artery to Vein, Sound Frequencies, Volcano Formation (Cutaway View), Water Molecule, and Forces Acting on Airplane in Flight. Basic Science Tactile Graphics Kit: 1-08850-00 -- $63.00 Replacement Large Print Guidebook: 7-08850-00 -- $8.00 Optional Braille Guidebook: 5-08850-00 -- $14.00 NEW! Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments: A Handbook for the Teacher and Resource Specialist (ASSVI) This product is designed to assist teachers, particularly those with minimal science background and/or VI experience, in making operational science activities accessible to students who are visually impaired or blind. Includes: -- Advance Preparation Checklist alerting the teacher to orientation and safety issues, -- Skills Checklist readying the student for laboratory and classroom activities. Both checklists are best used prior to the commencement of classroom and laboratory work. The handbook, Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments, is sold with five each of the Advance Preparation and Skills Checklists. Checklists are also available separately. Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments: 7-00000-00 -- $26.00 Replacement Item: Advanced Preparation & Skills Checklists (5 of each) Print: 7-00001-00 -- $7.00 CAPTION: Help your students understand and perform science activities! Periodic Table of Elements, Print/Braille Version This frequently requested reference item is now available in a durable and colorful print/braille version. The chart comes with a reference booklet in print and in braille (also available separately) that contains additional tables listing the elements by name, atomic number, electron configurations, etc. Measures approximately 22 1/2 x 13 inches. Periodic Table of Elements Reference Chart: 1-08855-00 -- $54.00 Periodic Table of Elements Reference Booklet, -- Print: 7-08855-00 -- $19.00 -- Braille: 5-08855-00 -- $19.00 Basic Tactile Anatomy Atlas This two-volume set of thermoformed tactile graphics gives a comprehensive overview of the body. Includes the skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Each tactual diagram has braille and print labels accompanied by a brief braille description. A print version of each brailled text is contained in the included Instructional Text. Recommended Ages: 12 and up. Basic Tactile Anatomy Atlas: 1-08845-00 -- $119.00 Replacement Instructional Text, Regular print: 7-08845-00 -- $30.00 Core Curriculum: Social Studies: History, Geography, and Economics Section Index Basic Map Reading Concepts: Map Study II -- 63 Brain Quest(R): American History -- 59 The Globe: Tactile & Visual -- 60 Maps Represent Real Places: Map Study I -- 63 National Geographic(R) Picture Atlas of Our 50 States -- 61 Outline Maps of the U.S. in Braille and Large Type -- 62 Recognizing Landforms -- 63 Relief Map for Desk Use -- 62 U.S. Puzzle Map -- 61 NEW! World at Your Fingers -- 60 World Maps -- 60 Social Studies Related Products Art History Through Touch & Sound Series -- 66 BTK: Countries and US Maps -- 106 Calendar Kits -- 78 Brain Quest APH has published four large type/braille editions of the popular Workman Publishing quiz game series Brain Quest(R): 1000 Questions and Answers. Recommended ages: 9 years and up. Brain Quest: Large Type/Braille Editions -- American History -- 6-17001-00 -- $75.00 -- English -- 6-17002-00 -- $75.00 -- Geography -- 6-17003-00 -- $75.00 -- Science -- 6-17000-00 -- $75.00 World Maps These thermoformed tactile maps are a comprehensive aid to geographic instruction and orientation. With tactile maps of all the continents, regions, and countries of the world, World Maps are reproduced from original high-quality works by The Princeton Braillists. They differ from other tactile maps in that they use clear variations in height and texture, allowing a greater amount of readable information in a given space. Thermoformed on durable 11.5" x 11" vinyl, the maps include rivers, mountain ranges, bodies of water, and other physical features, and country borders and capital cities. Labeled in braille, the facing pages have key information in braille and large print. World Maps: 5-06001-00 -- $71.00 The Globe: Tactile and Visual This table model is a standard 12-inch political globe covered with a tactile clear plastic overlay. Among the overlay's features are continent outlines, higher and lower elevations, and raised latitude and longitude lines. Metal stand with a wood base. Recommended ages: 10 years and older. 1-01551-00 -- $57.00 World at Your Fingers This comprehensive set of tactile world maps provides an excellent opportunity for developing map-reading skills. World At Your Fingers features a large tactile reference map showing the major oceans and land masses of the Earth using high-contrast raised surfaces, braille and print labels, and textured lines and areas. It also shows major mountain ranges, rivers, and lines of longitude and latitude. Four additional maps are included in this set: -- Embossed map of the world -- Raised-line world map -- Sinusoidal ("orange peel") map -- Map of Antarctica A large print guidebook is included with suggested uses, general principles of map instruction, extension activities, and additional resources. Recommended ages: 8+ World at Your Fingers: 1-01190-00 -- $55.00 U.S. Puzzle Map This take-apart political / topographical map of the United States has many features to help make learning fun for all students: -- U.S. States puzzle pieces in bright, contrasting colors. -- Tactile mountains, rivers, and state capitals. -- Lightweight frame with incised state boundaries and state abbreviations in braille, plus latitude/longitude lines. Frame also has finger holes for easy removal of pieces. Frame measures 32 1/2 x 18 inches. -- Masking overlays for assessment purposes. -- Large print and braille reference guides included. Recommended ages: 7 years and up. U.S. Puzzle Map (with one large print and one braille guide): 1-01140-00 -- $313.00 Replacement Reference Guides: Large Print: 7-01140-00 -- $19.00 Braille: 5-01140-00 -- $19.00 National Geographic(R) Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States, Braille Edition Comprehensive braille/tactile atlas has detailed maps and information for each state. Three maps of each state: -- Political map of major cities -- Physical map showing mountains, rivers, etc. -- Road map of interstate and highway routes Recommended ages: 6 years and up. 5-87431-00 -- $250.00 Outline Maps of the United States in Braille and Large Type These braille and large type maps are consumable, allowing teachers to mark them for specific lessons. We have ten different maps in each medium, all on 17 x 15 inch paper. Braille maps are embossed on 80 lb. braille paper. Large type maps are printed in black ink on nonglare paper. Buy a set containing one each of 10 maps or choose packages with 10 copies of a single map. Recommended ages: 6 years and older. Complete Set (1 ea. 10 different maps): -- Braille: 1-01600-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01890-00 -- $4.00 Forty-Eight Contiguous States (10 copies): -- Braille: 1-01601-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01891-00 -- $4.00 Northeast U.S. (10): -- Braille: 1-01602-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01892-00 -- $4.00 Southeast U.S. (10): -- Braille: 1-01603-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01893-00 -- $4.00 Midwest U.S. (10): -- Braille: 1-01604-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01894-00 -- $4.00 Southwest U.S. (10): -- Braille: 1-01605-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01895-00 -- $4.00 Mountain U.S. (10): -- Braille: 1-01606-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01896-00 -- $4.00 Pacific U.S. (10): -- Braille: 1-01607-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01897-00 -- $4.00 Alaska (10): -- Braille: 1-01608-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01898-00 -- $4.00 Hawaii (10): -- Braille: 1-01609-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01899-00 -- $4.00 North America and Hawaii (10): -- Braille: 1-01611-00. -- $5.50 -- Large Type: 1-01901-00 -- $4.00 Relief Map for Desk Use Relief map of the continental U.S. with elevations that are exaggerated 20 times. Ocean floors are incised with latitude and longitude lines. This plastic map uses high-contrast paint to depict water areas as blue and land surfaces as yellow and brown. Measures 21 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. 1-01650-00 -- $25.00 Maps Represent Real Places: Map Study I Introduces basic map concepts by having students map a classroom and other known environments. Students learn to find objects and to identify map symbols representing those objects. Includes: -- 80-lesson program in print -- Tactile, high contrast color maps of various room arrangements, and sheets for student mapping -- Large, bright symbols to place on objects in a room, and identical, smaller symbols for maps Recommended ages: 6 years and older. Map Study I: 1-01130-00 -- $156.00 Basic Map Reading Concepts: Map Study II Presents 30 map reading concepts in three areas: location and direction; finding corners; and diagonal, vertical, and horizontal movement. Includes 13 sequential lesson plans in print and three plastic relief maps with contrasting colors designed to introduce areal, linear, and point symbols. Recommended ages: 6 years and older. 1-01120-00 -- $107.00 Recognizing Landforms: An Audio-Tutorial Program in Map Study Program uses fun characters on cassette tape to introduce 40 geographical concepts, such as distinguishing mountains from valleys, channels from bays, etc. Includes 10 brightly colored tactile landforms; six 2-track, 1 7/8 ips cassette tapes; and teacher's and program manuals in print. Recommended ages: 6 years and older. 1-01110-00 -- $150.00 Core Curriculum: Fine Arts Section Index Art History Through Touch & Sound -- 66 Guided Art Stories -- 65 Time for Art -- 65 Fine Arts Related Products APH InSights Calendar -- 187 APH InSights Art Note Cards -- 190 DRAFTSMAN Tactile Drawing Board -- 104 Picture Maker -- 141 Quick Draw Paper -- 77 [Advertisement]: Get Creative, Enter APH InSights Annual Juried Art Competition and Exhibition! Each year APH sponsors a juried art competition and exhibition designed exclusively for blind and visually impaired artists of all ages and skill levels. -- Judged by professionals from the visual arts field -- Works are chosen for exhibition at APH's Annual Meeting and on our website: www.aph.org/museum/index.html Please contact the APH Public Relations and Special Projects Manager for more information on APH InSights. Email rwilliams@aph.org or call 800-223-1839, ext. 357. APH has created cards and a calendar featuring artwork from APH InSights. [Insert link -- See pages 187 and 190]. Guided Art Stories This set of audiocassettes introduces students to thought-provoking adventures based on characters found in paintings and sculpture. First, a verbal description of the work of art is given, allowing the listener to visualize a picture in the mind's eye. After listening to a story about the artwork, the student creates a storyboard or diorama based on the story. The final step is for the student to describe and explain the picture he or she has constructed. This becomes a valuable lesson in the power of descriptive language for blind and sighted students alike. Includes print guidebook and three 1 7/8 ips, 2-track audiocassettes. Guided Art Stories: 1-09100-00 -- $24.00 Time for Art: Art Projects and Lessons for Students with Visual Impairments Time for Art is a handbook for teachers and parents that explains how to instruct visually impaired students in art, how to handle the media being explored, and points to consider in art program planning. Companion lessons are offered for each project and often explore other areas such as science, history, or mathematics. Projects include: -- Fake Fossils -- Raised Line Drawings -- Sandscript -- Aluminum Repoussé -- Papier-Mâché Bowls -- Mixed-Media Puzzle of Me -- Pinch Pot -- Coiled Pot A comprehensive list of suppliers is offered at the end of the guidebook to aid teachers and parents in finding materials for the projects offered. Time for Art consists of a regular print guidebook and a CD-ROM. The CD contains an HTML edition of the guidebook that is accessible to visually impaired users. Time for Art Regular Print/CD-ROM: 8-03800-00 -- $16.00 Art History Through Touch & Sound Series This multisensory system uses sight, sound, and touch to convey the richness of the world of art to people who are visually impaired. From Art Education for the Blind and APH. Features: -- Diagram Manual with printed images of artworks and corresponding tactile representations. -- Cassette tapes that guide you through the tactile diagrams. -- An accessible Teacher's Supplement on a CD-ROM. Includes such items as: text of the audio narrative, art appreciation activities, and incorporating art into core curricula. In the Complete Kit, the Teacher's Supplement is provided on CD-ROM only. A Braille Teacher's Supplement is available separately. Recommended ages: For all ages 8 years and up. Portions of Building Blocks can be used with students 8 years and up. Teacher-guided study: 8 to 14 years. Independent study: 15+ The Building Blocks of Art -- 1-09003-00 -- $99.00 -- Additional Diagram Manual: 7-09003-00 -- $75.00 -- Replacement Teacher's Supplement CD: D-09003-00 -- $9.00 -- Optional Braille Teacher's Supplement: 5-09003-00 -- $49.00 The Art of Ancient Egypt -- 1-09002-00 -- $99.00 -- Additional Diagram Manual: 7-09002-00 -- $75.00 -- Replacement Teacher's Supplement CD: D-09002-00 -- $9.00 -- Optional Braille Teacher's Supplement: 5-09002-00 -- $49.00 African Art -- 1-09004-00 -- $99.00 -- Additional Diagram Manual: 7-09004-00 -- $75.00 -- Replacement Teacher's Supplement CD: D-09004-00 -- $9.00 -- Optional Braille Teacher's Supplement: 5-09004-00 -- $49.00 Greek Art: Bronze and Iron Ages: -- 1-09006-00 -- $99.00 -- Additional Diagram Manual:-- 7-09006-00 -- $75.00 -- Replacement Teacher's Supplement CD: D-09006-00 -- $9.00 -- Optional Braille Teacher's Supplement: 5-09006-00 -- $49.00 Baroque Art of the 17th Century: -- 1-09005-00 -- $99.00 -- Additional Diagram Manual:-- 7-09005-00 -- $75.00 -- Replacement Teacher's Supplement CD: D-09005-00 -- $9.00 -- Optional Braille Teacher's Supplement: 5-09005-00 -- $49.00 European Modernism: 1900-1940 -- 1-09001-00 -- $99.00 -- Additional Diagram Manual: -- 7-09001-00 -- $75.00 -- Replacement Teacher's Supplement CD: D-09001-00 -- $9.00 -- Optional Braille Teacher's Supplement: 5-09001-00 -- $49.00 Core Curriculum: Business and Vocational Education Section Index FoldRite Letter Folding Tool -- l67 Prevocational Skills Development Materials -- 68 Business and Vocational Education Related Products Adapted Practice Checkbook -- 165 Clock Models -- 44 GED(R) Basics, 2002 -- 15 Learn Keys(TM): Verbal Keyboard Feedback -- 80 Navigating the Rapids of Life video -- 156 Talking Calculator -- 161 Talking Typer(TM) for Windows(R) -- 79 Transition Tote System -- 155 Typewriting for Blind Students -- 80 Verbal View Series -- 152 Wooden Constructo Sets -- 179 FoldRite: Letter Folding Tool Made of durable plastic, designed to make folding 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper a snap. Consists of two plastic, hinged plates. Letters can be tri-folded by placing the paper between the plates and folding the FoldRite over twice. Can also be used to create strips of blank braille paper that fit into a business envelope. 1-08009-00 -- $5.00 Prevocational Skills Development Materials Designed for multihandicapped students, this kit and other materials suggested in the guidebook helps develop manipulative skills, such as matching, sorting, counting, assembling, and packaging. Contains five sets of materials (also available separately): -- Paper-Folding Jig: For tri-folding 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper -- Round and Square Containers with Screw Tops: 10 plastic bottles and two seated boards -- Sorting and Assembly Tray: with adjustable dividers for sorting two to 12 different items -- Bolt, Nut, and Washer Board: with eight bolt, nut, and washer sets of graduating size -- Bolt Practice Boards: four boards mounted with bolts and nuts of various sizes -- Prevocational Skills Development: print guidebook Recommended ages: 10 years and older. Prevoc. Complete Kit: 1-08000-00 -- $419.00 Items Available Separately: Paper-Folding Jig: 1-08010-00 -- $30.00 Round & Square Containers with Screw Tops: 1-08020-00 -- $141.00 Sorting & Assembly Tray: 1-08030-00 -- $98.00 Bolt, Nut, and Washer Board: 1-08040-00 -- $53.00 Bolt Practice Boards: 1-08050-00 -- $80.00 Prevocational Skills Development (guidebook): 8-01300-00 -- $17.00 Note: The Sorting and Assembly tray can be used as a calendar box system. To learn more, read the article in APH News at [insert link] http://sun1.aph.org/advisory/2004adv01.html Core Curriculum: Physical Education Section Index NEW! Going Places -- 70 Portable Sound Source 2003 -- 69 Physical Education Related Products Rib-It-Balls -- 173 Portable Sound Source 2003 Produces an audio tone that provides directional cues for orientation and mobility, sound localization training, or for playground games. -- Powered by four C-cells (included) that are easier for you to replace compared to previous models. -- Rate of tone: 36 to 360 pulses per minute -- Pitch: 600 hertz to 1200 hertz -- Large speaker -- Measures 8 x 9 x 3 1/2 inches -- Weighs approximately 6 pounds -- Print instructions Recommended ages: all ages. Portable Sound Source 2003: 1-03040-02 -- $175.00 Sound Localization Manual only: 8-16080-00 -- $15.00 Going Places: Transition Guidelines for Community-Based Physical Activities for Students who have Visual Impairments, Blindness, or Deafblindness Going Places is a resource guide for teens and young adults that promotes independent physical activity. It outlines a step-by-step process for choosing and participating in sports and other physical activities outside of the school arena. Includes: -- Worksheets for choosing an activity -- Descriptions of activities -- Any modifications or accommodations that may be necessary -- Suggestions for developing needed skills -- Information on safety and self-advocacy -- Athlete profiles encouraging a healthy lifestyle Going Places, Large Print/CD: 7-13090-00 -- $68.00 Going Places, Braille/CD: 5-13090-00 -- $68.00 Replacement Item: Braille Worksheet Packet: 5-13091-00 -- $22.00 Expanded Core Curriculum: Communication Modes and Literacy Education Communication Modes Communication needs will vary, depending on the degree of functional vision, the effects of additional disabilities, and the task to be done. Children may communicate through braille, large print, print with the use of optical devices, regular print, tactile symbols, a calendar system, sign language, recorded materials, or combinations of these means. This section includes products that allow students to access the existing core curriculum. Section Index Aluminum Diagramming Foil -- 101 APH Alphabet Card Folder -- 84 APH Friction Pad Kit -- 111 Beginner's Writing Paper -- 108 Big Cell -- 88 Bold Print Paper and Notebooks -- 117 Braillable Labels and Sheets -- 73 Braille Alphabet and Numbers Card -- 84 Braille Code Recognition Materials -- 85 The Braille Connection -- 97 Braille Contraction Cards -- 86 Braille Contraction Sheets -- 85 Braille Notebooks, Binders, and Dividers -- 114 Braille Paper -- 113 Braille Slates, Styluses, and Erasers -- 109 Braille Transcriber's Kit: Countries and Continents -- 106 Braille Transcriber's Kit: Math -- 105 Braille Transcriber's Kit: U.S. Maps -- 106 Braillewriting Dot-by-Dot -- 98 NEW! Building on Patterns: Kindergarten Level -- 90 Card Chart Kit -- 82 Chart of Braille Contractions -- 97 Classroom Calendar Kit, English & Spanish Editions -- 78 Covers for Braille Documents -- 112 Crafty Graphics: Stencil Embossing Kit -- 102 Crafty Graphics II -- 103 Crafty Graphics Video -- 103 REVISED! Desk Top Reading Stand -- 83 Discovering the Magic of Reading video -- 82 DRAFTSMAN Tactile Drawing Board -- 104 Embossed Pencil Writing Paper -- 108 NEW! Expandable Calendar Boxes -- 73 Feel 'n Peel Stickers -- NEW Sets! -- 74 Freund Longhand Writing Kit -- 107 NEW! Fun with Braille -- 85 Good Tactile Graphic video -- 100 The GrandStand: Portable Reading Ease -- l83 Graph Sheets and Progress Charts -- 118 NEW! Graphic Art Tape -- 105 Individual Calendar Kit -- 78 REVISED! IntelliTactiles(TM) PreBraille Concepts Classroom Suite -- 76 IntelliTactiles(TM) Standard Overlay Companions -- 76 IntelliTactiles(TM) USB Overlay Companions -- 76 Learn Keys(TM): Verbal Keyboard Feedback software -- 80 Listen & Think -- 81 Mailing Envelopes for Braille -- 110 Patterns Library Series -- 94 Patterns Prebraille Program -- 89 Patterns: The Primary Braille Reading Program -- 91 Patterns: The Primary Braille Spelling and English Program -- 95 Peg Slate -- 87 Perkins Brailler -- 111 -- NEW! Electric Perkins Pop-A-Cell -- 88 Print & Braille Literacy -- 84 QuickBraille Kit -- 112 Quick-Draw(TM) Paper -- 77 Quick Pick Braille Contractions -- 86 Script Letter Board -- 108 Script Letter Sheet -- 108 Setting the Stage for Tactile Understanding -- 99 Shafer Reading Stand -- 83 SlateHolder -- 109 Stokes Braille Place Holder -- 111 Student Starter Pack -- 112 Swail Dot Inverter -- 105 Swing Cell -- 87 Swing Cell Compact -- 87 Tactile Connections -- 75 Tactile Graphics Kit -- 101 Tactile Graphics Starter Kit -- 100 Tactile Marking Mat -- 107 Tactual Discrimination Worksheets -- 88 Talking Typer(TM) for Windows(R) software -- 79 Tangible Graphs -- 99 Teaching Touch -- 98 Textured Paper Collection -- 104 TOOLS for Selecting Media -- 84 Touch & Tell -- 88 Typewriting for Blind Students -- 80 Weekly Reader: Special Print/Braille Edition -- 86 Word Associations Print/Braille Labels -- 77 Communication Modes and Literacy Education Related Products APH Signature Guide -- 167 APHontTM: A Font for Low Vision -- 127 Braille: A Different Approach -- 185 Braille Datebook -- 158 Chrissy's Collection Print/Braille Children Books -- 170 Clockface Sheets in Braille -- 44 duPont Series Print/Braille Children's Books -- 171 Expanded Dolch Word Cards -- 40 EZ Track Address Book -- 164 EZ Track Calendar -- 164 Getting in Touch with Reading -- 185 Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight -- 185 Lots of Dots: Learning my ABC's -- 38 Moving Ahead Series -- 26 On the Way to Literacy Series -- 23 Verbal View of Word -- 152 Braillable Labels and Sheets These clear, blank self-adhesive labels can be brailled and used to label items around the home, school, and office, such as: household appliances; canned goods; greeting cards; books; CDs; folders. The pre-cut, peel-off Large and Small labels accommodate braille lines that are 15 cells wide, with four lines fitting on the large and two on the small labels. Full-Size and Pin-Fed Sheets offer more room for brailling and can be cut to the desired size. A printed SimBraille(R) sheet is included with each package to assist in determining size and placement. Assorted Label Pack: -- 1-08871-00 -- $37.00 (5 Large Sheets, 5 Small Sheets, 10 Full-Size Sheets, 30 Pin-Fed Sheets) -- Small Label Pack: -- 1-08872-00 -- $12.00 (3.87 x 0.95) 10 Sheets, 18 Labels per Sheet -- Large Label Pack: -- 1-08873-00 -- $12.00 (3.875 x 1.75) 10 Sheets, 10 Labels per Sheet -- Braillable Sheets: -- 1-08874-00 -- $13.00 (8 1/2 x 11, full-size) 15 Sheets -- Braillable Sheets: 1-08875-00 -- $26.00 (8 1/2 x 11, pin-fed) 30 Continuous Sheets NEW! Expandable Calendar Boxes Expandable Calendar Boxes help students who lack a formal means of communications and literacy. They are closed-cell foam boxes that can be used singularly as an anticipation box or in a grouping of two or more as calendar boxes. Expandable Calendar Boxes benefit students who have: -- Deafblindness -- Visual and multiple impairments -- Autism -- Other disabilities that put them at risk for not understanding, participating in, or directing the events that surround them The boxes are designed so that a second box can be attached to the original anticipation box when the student is ready to learn "now" and "next." When the student is ready to perform multiple activities, additional boxes can be attached. Kit contains: -- Six boxes (available in white or black) -- Six label/curtain u-channels -- Five connector u-channels -- Expandable Calendar Boxes Instruction Guide with tips on using the boxes -- Calendars for Students with Multiple Impairments Including Deafblindness by Robbie Blaha (guidebook) White Expandable Calendar Boxes: 1-08651-00 -- $107.00 Black Expandable Calendar Boxes: 1-08652-00 -- $107.00 Feel 'n Peel Stickers Multi-use tactile/visual stickers for students and adults. Bright, translucent colors, durable plastic. Examples of use include: -- Point Symbols: graphs, game boards, microwave buttons -- Reward Statements: grading papers, rewarding behavior -- Faces: attendance, reading list progress -- Alphabet: labeling folders, identifying belongings, diagrams. Suggested uses for the stickers provided on a large print/braille sheet. Recommended ages: 3 years and up. Note: Colors of stickers may vary from those depicted in photographs. Note: Although similar in design, the assortment of stickers included in Feel 'n Peel Stickers I and Feel 'n Peel Sticker II are very different from each other. Feel 'n Peel Stickers I includes the following: Assorted Stickers Kit (four types below): 1-08843-00 -- $77.00 -- Point Symbol Sticker Kit (over 1,200 stickers): 1-08846-00 -- $24.00 -- Smiley/Frowny Face Sticker Kit (over 200 stickers): 1-08847-00 -- $24.00 -- Reward Statements Sticker Kit (200 stickers): 1-08848-00 -- $24.00 -- Braille / Print Alphabet Letters Sticker Kit (over 600 stickers): 1-08849-00 -- $24.00 Feel 'n Peel Stickers II The Feel 'n Peel Stickers II Assortment is printed and/or embossed on the same type of colorful material used for Feel 'n Peel Stickers I, but provides completely different stickers including the following: Assorted Stickers II Kit (includes the five types of stickers below and two white-coated magnetic sheets): 1-08864-00 -- $96.00 -- Numbers Stickers: 1-08865-00 -- $24.00 -- Stars Stickers: 1-08867-00 -- $24.00 -- Point Symbols II Stickers: 1-08868-00 -- $24.00 -- Color Names Stickers: 1-08869-00 -- $24.00 -- Reward Statements II Stickers: 1-08866-00 -- $24.00 Tactile Connections: Symbols for Communication An augmentative communication system for learners who are nonverbal and who have multiple disabilities. This kit helps teachers create a tactile card system that is individualized for visually impaired and blind learners who have additional disabilities and/or lack a formal means of communication or literacy. The tactile symbols are created when part of an object is mounted on a hand-sized card representing core vocabulary categories (e.g. people, places, actions, objects, etc.). This kit provides some of the essential components that assist in a system's construction and application. Includes: -- Large Print Guidebook with CD contains teaching strategies, applications, a Pictorial Library of suggested core vocabulary, and card assembly instructions. The CD provides PDF, HTML, and BRF editions of the guidebook. -- 105 Mounting Cards in a variety of colors and shapes (15 each of 7 different colors). -- Accessories with Caulk, a starter-package for card assembly. Includes items such as caulk, Velcro(R) tabs, craft foam, puff paint, needlepoint canvas, rhinestones, adhesive material for braille and print labels, etc. -- Storage box Recommended Ages: 5 and older. WARNING: Choking Hazard-Small Parts. Not intended for children ages 5 and under without adult supervision. Tactile Connections, Complete Kit: 1-08837-00 -- $130.00 Large Print Guidebook with CD: 7-08837-00 -- $37.00 Items Available Separately: Optional Braille Guidebook: 5-08837-00 -- $24.00 NEW! Spanish Guidebook: 7-08837-SP -- $37.00 Accessories with Caulk: 1-08837-01 -- $30.00 Tactile Connections Card Packs (15 cards per pack): Black Cards: 1-08837-02 -- $9.00 Blue Cards: 1-08837-03 -- $9.00 Gray Cards: 1-08837-04 -- $9.00 Green Cards: 1-08837-05 -- $9.00 Red Cards: 1-08837-06 -- $9.00 White Cards: 1-08837-07 -- $9.00 Yellow Cards: 1-08837-08 -- $9.00 IntelliTactiles(TM) Pre-Braille Concepts, Classroom Suite Edition IntelliTactiles Pre-Braille Concepts, now called Classroom Suite Edition, includes seven tactile overlays that can be used with the commercially available IntelliKeys(R) USB keyboard, or as stand-alone "worksheets," to develop young children's tactile discrimination skills, shape recognition ability, and understanding of many spatial/positional concepts. This revised version has been updated to work with IntelliTools(R) Classroom Suite software and the USB keyboard (available directly from IntelliTools). The included Classroom Suite Player allows those who don't own a full version of IntelliTools Classroom Suite to use activities created with the suite. Recommended ages: 5 to 10 years IntelliTactiles Pre-Braille Concepts (includes User's Guides in both large print and braille): 1-08516-01 -- $99.00 User's Guide only -- Large Print: 7-08516-01 -- $15.00 -- Braille: 5-08516-01 -- $12.50 IntelliTactiles(TM) Overlay Companions The IntelliKeys(R) Classic and USB keyboards from IntelliTools(R) provide auditory feedback for overlays placed on their touch-sensitive surfaces. IntelliTactiles Overlay Companions align with the IntelliKeys keyboard's visual overlays, making them accessible to braille readers. Each individual durable clear-plastic tactile overlay corresponds with a visual overlays. IMPORTANT: Please check your keyboard before ordering. Overlay Companions for the IntelliKeys Classic and the USB keyboards are not interchangeable. Note: The IntelliKeys keyboards, related software, and standard visual overlays are available exclusively from IntelliTools [insert link]. Phone: 1-800-899-6687 or website: www.intellitools.com IntelliTactiles: Standard Overlay Companions Kit (includes User's Guides in large print and braille): 1-08515-00 -- $58.00 User's Guide Only -- Large Print: 7-08515-00 -- $15.00 -- Braille: 5-08515-00 -- $11.00 IntelliTactiles USB Overlay Companions Kit for the IntelliKeys USB keyboard (includes User's Guides in both large print and braille): 1-08513-00 -- $58.00 User's Guide Only, -- Large Print: 7-08513-00 -- $15.00 -- Braille: 5-08513-00 -- $15.00 Quick-Draw(TM) Paper Create instant tactile graphics that are useful for a wide variety of art, orientation & mobility, diagramming, and educational activities. Simply draw on paper surface with a water-based marker and the lines will swell instantly and become tactile. Lets children, students, and adults be the creators of their own tactile pictures with immediate feedback. Includes 10 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 inch Quick-Draw Paper, instructions in large print, and two water-based markers. Recommended ages: 4 years and up. Quick-Draw Paper: 1-04960-00 -- $30.00 Suggested Uses, Braille: 5-04960-00 -- $8.00 Word Associations Print / Braille Labels Introduce children to the world of reading by using these large print/braille stickers! Consists of 12 sheets of self-adhesive labels containing common words. For example, the large print/braille label "chair" can be placed on a chair to associate the word with the object. Includes 91 labels and a manual in either large print or braille. Recommended ages: 3 years and up. Kit with Large Print Manual: 8-39050-00 -- $39.00 Kit with Braille Manual: 6-39050-00 -- $39.00 Available separately: Labels only: 6-39052-00 -- $22.00 Large Print Manual only: 8-39051-00 -- $17.00 Braille Manual only: 6-39051-00 -- $17.00 Individual Calendar Kit Students can experience the fun and challenge of creating their own calendars. Calendars are inexpensive and consumable. Includes: -- Twelve brightly colored embossed/bold line grid sheets, one for each month. -- Paper labels showing the month, days of the week, and days of the month. Labels are marked in both large type and braille. Orientation corner cut. Recommended ages: 4 to 10 years. 1-18971-00 -- $18.00 Classroom Calendar Kit Large wall calendar for the classroom. Introduce sighted and blind children to such concepts as measuring time; tracking left, right, top, and bottom; recording the weather; and recognizing and sequencing numerals. -- Blue plastic month grid, with raised grid lines printed in black -- High-contrast, large print/braille labels with an orientation corner cut -- Yellow plastic labels for the year, month, and days of the week and white plastic labels with numerals 1-31 -- Brightly colored and embossed holiday and weather symbols -- Instructions in large print and on cassette Recommended ages: 4 to 10 years. Classroom Calendar Kit: -- English Edition: 1-18970-00 -- $59.00 -- Spanish Edition: 1-18973-00 -- $59.00 [Advertisement]: APH offers the APH InSights Large Print/Braille Art Calendar in the "Special Touch" Gift Section [insert link]. Talking Typer(TM) for Windows(R) with Enhanced Voicing Talking Typer is computer keyboarding and typing training software that speaks and displays lessons on screen. Includes drills, practice, and typing games. Adjustable to the student's level of skill and sight impairment. Recommended ages: 6+ Options for Ordering: All three options noted below contain the latest version of the Talking Typer program. The only difference is the higher or lower quality of the synthetic speech. -- Talking Typer (with Enhanced Voicing) uses new computer voices that sound much closer to human speech. This version of Talking Typer provides a higher measure of intelligibility and less fatigue for audio users. -- Talking Typer (without Enhanced Voicing) is lower cost and is available by electronic download only. -- Talking Typer Upgrade will allow you to add Enhanced Voicing to any version of Talking Typer for Windows that you currently own. The Upgrade will also upgrade your copy of the Talking Typer program, if needed. Requirements to Run -- PC-compatible computer running Windows(R) 98 or later -- 20 MB disk space for software and an additional 700 MB for high-quality speech -- Internet Explorer(R) 4.01 or later -- Sound card and speakers -- CD-ROM drive Talking Typer for Windows (with Enhanced Voicing): D-03430-01 -- $89.00 Talking Typer for Windows download (without Enhanced Voicing): D-03430-ED -- $79.00 Talking Typer for Windows Upgrade (adds Enhanced Voicing and software upgrade, if needed): D-03431-00 -- $49.00 Note: Upgrade requires that you own a copy of Talking Typer for Windows. Find detailed software purchasing instructions in the “How to Order” section, [insert link -- page 208]. Download APH Software Demos: www.aph.org/tech Learn Keys(TM): Verbal Keyboard Feedback PC keyboard exploration and announcement program gives you human speech feedback. Works with several versions of Windows(R) and with a variety of keyboard types. Uses your computer's sound card and speakers. Can speak any key and display the key name on screen. Can provide keyboard feedback while other programs are running. Included: Program with on-line Help and documentation on CD-ROM; quickstart in braille and large print. Requirements to Run -- Windows(R) 95 or later -- 22 MB of available hard disk space -- Sound card with speakers -- CD-ROM drive Note: Learn Keys is not a screen reader – it speaks keystrokes. Learn Keys: CD-ROM: D-03410-00 -- $14.95 Electronic Dist.: D-03410-ED -- $14.95 Note: Find detailed software purchasing instructions in the “How to Order” section, [insert link -- page 208]. Download APH Software Demos: www.aph.org/tech Typewriting for Blind Students Cassette tape instructional program designed to help teach the typewriter keyboard. Two sets of lessons: one for the classroom and one for students working at their own rate. Cassettes are 4-track, 15/16 inches per second. Recommended ages: 7 years and older. Teacher Kit: Includes a teacher's manual, five cassettes containing 10 lessons, and nine cassettes containing skill-building for individual work. 1-08880-00 -- $29.00 Student Kit: Includes nine cassettes containing skill-building for individual work. 1-08970-00 -- $15.00 Listen and Think Develop and improve listening comprehension and thinking skills with the three levels of this tape lesson series. Listen and Think Auditory Readiness (AR) Level: Covers basic listening skills such as understanding placement (e.g., up and down), using the senses, comparing, and classifying. The AR level includes: -- Introductory tape, 15 lesson tapes -- 250 Simple Multiple-Choice Answer Sheets (also available separately) -- a regular print teacher's handbook (also available separately) -- eight plastic crayons. Recommended ages: 5 to 7 years. Listen and Think AR: 1-08510-00 -- $62.00 AR Level Print Teacher's Handbook and Supplement only: 7-70050-00 -- $18.00 Simple Multiple-Choice Answer Sheets only (pack of 50): 1-03680-00 -- $5.00 Listen and Think Levels B and C: Advanced levels introduce such concepts as main ideas, summarizing, outlining, and comparing. Each level includes: -- Introductory tape and 15 lesson tapes -- 250 each of braille and large print Multiple-Choice, Multipurpose Answer Sheets -- 50 each of braille and large print Progress Charts (also available separately) -- 48 plastic crayons and 300 marking pins -- Regular print teacher's handbook Level B (Recommended ages 7 to 8 years): 1-03890-00 -- $104.00 Level C (Recommended ages 8 to 9 years): 1-03910-00 -- $104.00 Listen and Think, Print Teacher's Handbooks only -- Level B: 7-70060-00 -- $18.00 -- Level C: 7-70070-00 -- $18.00 Multiple-Choice, Multipurpose Answer Sheets only (50 per package) -- Braille: 1-04051-00 -- $5.50 -- Large Print: 1-04072-00 -- $5.50 Progress Charts only (50 per package) -- Braille: 1-04050-00 -- $10.00 -- Large Print: 1-04073-00 -- $10.00 Listen and Think Cassette Replacements -- AR Level Cassettes (16): C-99960-00 -- $19.00 -- Level B Cassettes (16): C-99890-00 -- $19.00 -- Level C Cassettes (16): C-99910-00 -- $19.00 Card Chart Kit Holds the 3 1/2 x 2 inch braille/print cards sold by APH in a variety of products, such as Expanded Dolch Word Cards. Chart board measures 19 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches. Has holes for hanging and a corner cut for orientation. Up to five cards can be inserted into each of six slots. Slots are high contrast. Includes 90 blank cards you can mark. Examples of use: -- Alphabetizing -- Removing all words that aren't verbs -- Matching states and capitals -- Finding math cards that equal a certain number Recommended Ages: All ages. Card Chart Kit (including blank cards): 1-03550-00 -- $24.00 Additional Blank Cards: 1-03540-00 -- $5.00 Optional Card Sets That Can Be Used with the Card Chart: Expanded Dolch Word Cards: 1-03560-00 -- $20.00 Braille Contraction Cards: 1-03561-00 -- $13.00 Math Drill Cards: Number & Math Signs: 1-03551-00 -- $7.00 Addition: 1-03552-00 -- $7.00 Subtraction: 1-03553-00 -- $7.00 Multiplication: 1-03554-00 -- $7.00 Division: 1-03555-00 -- $7.00 Discovering the Magic of Reading: "Elizabeth's Story" Video and booklet explore ways that parents and teachers of children with visual impairment can make reading aloud an enjoyable learning experience. Provides a compelling account of the value of reading to young children. Recommended ages: For parents and teachers of children ages birth to 5 years. 24-minute VHS videotape and booklet: 1-30002-00 -- $25.00 Booklets only (pack of ten): 7-30002-00 -- $16.00 REVISED! Desk Top Reading Stand APH's classic Desktop Reading Stand is now made of durable white plastic, replacing the former wooden stand. This portable stand holds reading material at a proper position for low vision users. Recommended ages: 8 years and older. -- Bookshelf now runs width of the stand -- Lower cost than previous stand -- Adjustable page clamps -- Built-in carrying handle -- Same size as previous stand, with a reading surface measuring 23 3/4 x 18 inches -- Five tilt angles 1-03220-01 -- $129.00 The GrandStand: Portable Reading Easel Light-weight and portable reading stand for low vision readers. Waterproof, colorful, durable, and inexpensive. Easy to lift, carry, and lock into position. Folds up when not in use. Adjustable shelf may be raised and lowered to accommodate the height of the reader. Includes clips for holding book pages open (clips not pictured). Top surface measures 15 x 14 1/2 inches. Weighs only 2 1/3 lbs. Recommended ages: 5 years and older. Yellow: 1-03205-00 -- $35.00 Black: 1-03204-00 -- $35.00 Shafer Reading Stand Adjustable, self-supporting stand for large print publications. Tripod base with a 42 inch shaft. A 4-joint, adjustable swivel arm/book rack attaches to the shaft. Book rack measures 16 x 11 1/2 inches. Swivel arm can be locked at any height along the shaft. Book rack can be rotated or tilted in many different positions. All-metal construction, except for nonslip rubber feet. Recommended ages: 6 years and older. 1-03230-00 -- $278.00 Print and Braille Literacy: Selecting Appropriate Learning Media Contains guidelines and informal evaluation processes to help ensure that each visually impaired student will learn to use the most appropriate reading medium/media. Braille Edition: 6-01500-00 -- $19.00 Large Print Edition: L-01500-00 -- $15.00 Print Edition: 8-01500-00 -- $5.00 Note: Not available on Quota. TOOLS for Selecting Appropriate Learning Media Designed to help parents, teachers, and administrators make decisions concerning students' use of braille, print, or both as their primary reading medium/media. This manual is a more detail