BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:450@braillists.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231221T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231221T190000 DTSTAMP:20231224T133359Z URL:https://www.braillists.org/testevents/book-club-140/ SUMMARY:Book Club DESCRIPTION:Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can't read the cover in the first place? With four rooms to suit diffe rent ability levels\, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every we ek to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille c ode\, answer each other's questions regarding reading using refreshable br aille and practice reading amongst friends. You don't have to choose your group in advance\, and you can move to another group at any time if you th ink it would be more suitable.\nHere is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:\nBeginners\nWe have finished reading ou r most recent book. Join us this week to review some difficult braille sig ns.\nImprovers: The Wind in the Willows\, by Kenneth Grahame\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 1 in the "Children G1" folder (April 2020 and April 2021 versions) and the "Children g1 9 plus" f older (July 2023 version)\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 in the "Children Stories" folder (April 2020 version)\, the "Children Stories 2" folder (April 2021 version) and the "Children 9 plus G-L" folder (July 2023 version)\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n Read The Wind in the Willows on Project Gutenberg\n\nN.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T\, not the letter W.\nThis week we are starting on page 137.\nIntermediate: Danny\, the Champion of the Wo rld\, by Roald Dahl\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grade 2\, single line s pacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in SEB grad e 2 in the "Children Stories" folder (April 2020 version) and the "Childre n Stories 2" folder (April 2021 version)\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in UEB grade 2 in the "Children 9 plus A-F" folder (July 2023 version)\nF or download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nThis week we are start ing on page 1.\nAdvanced\nWe have finished reading our most recent book.\n Join us as we hear each other's thoughts regarding the aspects and techniq ues of reading braille that we find most difficult and our solutions to th em. We will also review some of the basic UEB symbols and the two charact er concept which identifies the symbols themselves\, followed by the manne r in which they are used. We might even have some fun with words that can be changed from one to another\, just by adding a braille dot.\nTo order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy\, call the helpline on 0303 \ ;123 \;9999. CATEGORIES:Book Club LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucuqqrDsjHtMzH4ytq2NPV 0rUpYAGRXEm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR