[nabs-l] Braille Reading Speed

Anjelina anjelinac26 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 30 21:49:38 UTC 2013


Thank you for these helpful tips. Are there any additional tips you would add for reading with a Braille display? I tend to read books on my BrailleNote since I am able to access the electronic books quicker than a Braille volume.


-Anjelina
Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:15 PM, <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear Maria:
> 
>     I cannot help with Braille music, but I can help with your question about increasing Braille reading speed. If you practice 
> these tips, your speed will increase.
> 1. Read Silently! Do not move your lips as you read. Hear the words in your head, but do not mouth them. Fast readers do not move 
> their lips.
> 2. Use six fingers of both hands! Use all fingers except pinkies and thumbs. Index fingers give details, but tall fingers and ring 
> fingers give the shape of the words. Fast print readers do not read one letter at a time and neither do fast Braille readers. If one 
> hand is not as sensitive, that is all right, but keep it on the page. It will help out  more as you keep it involved.
> 3. Keep palms up off the paper! It should feel like you have a soft ball under your palms. Flat hands with dragging palms will slow 
> you down. Keep elbows and arms slightly off the desk or page. dragging these will also slow you down. Braille is primarily read with 
> the tips of the fingers, slightly back from the nail, but closer to the nail than to the pad of the finger.
> 4. Keep in contact with the Braille, but do not brush or rub back and forth or up and down. Light touch is better. Read with both 
> hands working together until the last couple words of each line. When you approach the end of the line, your hands separate 
> temporarily. The right hand reads the last word or two while the left hand tracks back on the same line and moves down. This way, 
> you do not lose time by losing contact with the Braille.
> 
> I hope this helps. Please contact me with questions.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Terri Wilcox
> Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Michigan
> 
> 
> 
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