[nabs-l] Speeding Up Reading?

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello Terri,
I tried this and my speed right away increased... Thank you!
My hands have never sweated so much! That must mean I'm doing something 
right :).
I read in an arm chair, but when you mean the palms don't touch the braille, 
it is really no part of the arm is touching the Braille page, just the 6 
fingertips?
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: trising
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 5:52 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Speeding Up Reading?

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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