[nabs-l] Speeding Up Reading?

[Ashley Bramlett]

Brandon,
two hands reading is more efficient. What  I do is maybe what Arielle does. 
I read and split the hands up half way through the line or when a majority 
of the line has finished. I read with both hands and usually two fingers on 
each hand although all four fingers are on the page, I just notice though I 
can percieve the dots and really read with my two fingers next to my thumb. 
Toward the end of a line, my right hand finishes reading while my left hand 
goes to the next line and waits for the right hand.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:09 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Speeding Up Reading?

Hello,
Maybe we are talking about different 2 handed split? I have my right hand on
the middle of the line marking me where I am while my left hand is at the
start. I then have my left hand go to my right hand and when they connect, I
move my left hand down to the next line.
Do you read with both the left and right hands at the same time with the
right hand reading the end of line 1 and the left hand reading the start of
line 2?
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Arielle Silverman
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:28 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Speeding Up Reading?

These are all great suggestions. I think putting your middle and ring
fingers down on the Braille in addition to your index finger will
really help. Also, as you master the two-handed split, you will find
you are getting words from both sides of a line at the same time. Your
brain will integrate this information from both hands so that you are
able to get the gist of a full sentence without reading every word or
every letter.
Arielle

On 9/21/12, Cynthia Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My method sounds silly, but it really helped to change my mind set
> about reading. Terri said some great things too. I did not do the
> speeding up thing but a few times.
>
> Cindy
>
> On 9/20/12, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Here are some things that I tell campers as I direct a week of camp for
>> improving Braille Reading Speeds.
>> 1. Do not move your lips as you read. Fast readers do not read aloud.
>> 2. Use all six fingers on the Braille. More fingers means faster speeds.
>> The
>> index fingers give details but the tall fingers and
>> ring fingers give the shape of the words. Print readers do not read every
>> letter. I do not read every letter in Braille and neither
>> does my husband. We read close to 300 words per minute.
>> 3. Keep palms up off the Braille. Some people benefit when I say piano
>> hands. Others thing that there is a soft ball under their
>> palm. You do not want to flatten that palm onto the Braille.
>> 4. The left hand is more sensitive than the right. Keep both hands
>> together
>> until the last word or two. Then, let them separate. The
>> left hand tracks back on the line you just read and then drops down,
>> while
>> the right gets that last word or two. Then, they are
>> braught together again to read most of the subsequent line. Practice
>> makes
>> perfect. Even if these things do not help at first, keep
>> practicing them, and your speed will increase. I hope this helps.
>>
>> Terri Wilcox
>>
>>
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>
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> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
>
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