[blindkid] Braille reading speed

[Marshall Flax]

There's an interesting EdD thesis from 1989, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
BLIND LEARNING APTITUDE TEST SCORES AND BRAILLE READING SPEED AND
COMPREHENSION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND
by CHRISTINE PETERSON BAKER, B.S., M.S. Texas Tech University.

For example, she tested (Page 62, Table 1) 30 blind schoolkids (aged
8-15) and found that the oral reading speed ranged from 12 to 102
words per minute -- and she was fairly careful with her measurements.
Keep in mind that this is oral reading speed which would be slower
than our usual reading for comprehension speed -- but it has the
advantage that the observer can really tell that you're reading every
word!

There's much more in the dissertation about the correlation between
reading speed and reading comprehension, but I don't have time to read
the whole thing!

The PDF is at http://etd.lib.ttu.edu/theses/available/etd-02262009-31295005649594/unrestricted/31295005649594.pdf
and an HTML version is at
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:fEKuNvcI2OMJ:etd.lib.ttu.edu/theses/available/etd-02262009-31295005649594/unrestricted/31295005649594.pdf

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
> 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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