[blindkid] Braille reading speed

[Mike Freeman]

Why not just videotape some of our crackerjack readers doing their 
stuff!

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy & Sally Thomas" <andysally at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille reading speed


Even something that shows how fast braille can be read would be helpful.
Our school district insists that it is not possible to read braille as 
fast
as print.  I can give them anecdotal information about the fast braille
readers I know but they choose not to believe it could be true.  While I
don't expect my son to read as fast as the fastest readers, I think that 
the
teachers and administrators should know that it is possible.  Everything
that they find published shows slower speeds for braille readers than 
print
readers.  The expectations for blind kids are based on this data.

Sally Thomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craige Snader" <craige at homeopac.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'"
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:32 AM
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
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> 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>
> To: "Multiple recipients of NFBnet BlindKid Mailing List"
> <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!
> http://www.marchforindependence.org/goto/debbyb
>
>
>
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