Hi Wanda,

  This may not help now - but once my daughter got older I acquired a debit/credit card for her - its debit card with a Visa Logo on it and it works as either and is attached to her checking/savings aacount. My bank doesn't charge me for using it either way. As far as subway and bus fare goes - I buy the flash passes for her. 

                            Trisha

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Subject: Working with Money


Hey everyone,

I need some help and advice from those of you who have fine motor limits.
How do you handle picking up coins (or bills, for that matter, but especially
coins) to pay for something or get change?

My Ryan is learning second grade money math, which includes knowing the least
amount of coins to use to buy something and how much change you will receive.
 He can work this out like a whiz kid on worksheets and using his Dynavox.
However, he has much trouble when it comes to doing it with actual money.
Typically, many children have trouble with that skill.  As you all know, it gets
even harder when your hands and fingers don't work the way you want them to
work!

Does anyone have any advice to help me accomodate the fine motor portion?

Thanks so much,
Wanda