[blindkid] Braille reading speed

[Dr. S. Merchant]

Ok,, very crude bit of information, because it is pretty different from one
child to the next, but when my son was at buddy camp in Louisiana, at the
end of 7th grade they wanted him reading 100 words per minute.

Jerry Whittle at the Louisiana Center for the  Blind would be a wealth of
information on this subject (as would most of the people that work there!)

Sandy Taboada

-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Craige Snader
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:33 AM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille reading speed

The problem I see with not having reasonable expectation values is that our
VI can get by with no accountability for speed of reading and comprehension.
They can tell you your kid is doing great and reading 10 words per minute! 

So I think we would benefit of some sort of yardstick.

Craige

-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 3:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille reading speed

Ultimately, I see no way for any study on braille reading speed to be 
truly statistically valid -- too many problems with controls and not 
enough people for a representative sample.

However, anecdotally, I suspect that anyone from our three NFB training 
centers could show you plenty of people who can read as fast as they can 
speak and quite a number who can read a good deal faster!

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debby B" <bwbddl at yahoo.com>
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<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:32 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Braille reading speed


Do we have a source or study on Braille reading speeds? That question 
has been posed on another group I'm on and I would like to pass on that 
info. And have it for Winona's school use as well.

Thanks!

 Debby
bwbddl at yahoo.com
www.nfbflorida.org/parents

Please support Braille literacy and programs for our youth by sponsoring 
me in
the Motor City March for Independence! Better yet, join the team of the 
FL Parents of Blind Children!
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