[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

Steve,

A very welcome reminder. Thank you. I already use braille for labeling
and other limited tasks. 120 would be a great target for reading
documents aloud in court, for instance. 240 would just be an excellent
speed for silent leisure reading. We'll see what happens.

I'll make sure my braille display is charged tonight and I'll buy or
print a new hardcopy book ASAP. Then I'll read as often as is
practicable.

On 7/9/21, Steve Jacobson via NFB-Braille-Discussion
<nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Sanho,
>
> I don't know much about your background, so it is hard to be very specific.
> However, I can think of a number of people just within my NFB chapter that
> can likely read at least that fast.  Beyond that, though, you don't have to
> read braille that fast to have it be useful.  I have seen people who learned
> braille as adults and worked hard enough at it that they could read out loud
> at a very respectable rate.  You don't have to read at 240 words per minute
> to use braille to read from your notes for a presentation, for example.
>
> I would not at all want to discourage you from achieving the fastest rate
> you can, but be aware of the fact that speed is only part of the picture,
> and if you happened to not reach 240 words per minute, you will find braille
> to be very useful.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion
> Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 7:53 PM
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> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners
>
> All,
>
> Good evening. I hope everyone's had another wonderful Convention.
>
> Does anyone here know of braille readers who learned as adults and
> read at the standard 240+ WPM? I've only heard of one or two people
> managing it; most people tell me it's never going to happen. I refuse
> to accept that.
>
> Warmth,
> Sanho
>
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Warmth,
Sanho
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