[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners

Sat Jul 10 06:14:39 UTC 2021

All,

Thank you for the encouragement. I've read every book, article, blog,
and research article I've ever found on the subject. The long and
short of it is that very, very, *very*  few adult learners have ever
been recorded reading more than 60-80WPM, and even the outliers are
usually at 120 or so. As someone pointed out earlier in this thread,
that could be bad research, bad teaching, limited motivation, or maybe
those people were just too busy reading to be busy participating in a
study about reading. Surely I can think of above average skill levels
that research isn't good at capturing for any number of reasons.
Regardless, 120 would probably serve my purposes, anyway. My ultimate
goals are to read fluently aloud and to read so quickly I'm not
exhausted after just a few pages.

I'll learn to emphasize the braille display and use speech when
something is truly time-sensitive. Let's see where it takes me.

On 7/10/21, Steve Jacobson via NFB-Braille-Discussion
<nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Sanho,
>
> I think any goal is worth pursuing.  Just know that braille will help you
> while you pursue that goal.  There just isn't anything magic about 240
> words, but it is worth pursuing.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion
> Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 9:47 PM
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> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners
>
> 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-----
>> From: NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>> On
>> Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion
>> Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 7:53 PM
>> To: nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org
>> 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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> Sanho
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Warmth,
Sanho
He, Him, His